Internship (New York): #VoteEverywhere Ambassador Program - Fall

The #VoteEverywhere Ambassadorship

DESCRIPTION: The #VoteEverywhere Ambassadorship is an 18-week Internship with The Andrew Goodman Foundation. Available to students across the nation, the Ambassador's role is to represent the interests of millennial voters on his/her college campus by coordinating voter registration drives, connecting various civic engagement groups and creating opportunities for peer-to-peer political activation. Ambassadors will receive online and offline training and mentorship from leading voting rights advocates.

Responsibilities Include:

Voter Registration: Coordinate Voter Registration Drives at selected college events and participate in National Voter Registration Day as well as other GOTV activities.

Voter Education: Coordinate a #VoteEverywhere Meetup on-campus that rallies civic engagement groups and activities, educates potential voters on important issues to young adults, and directs students to technology applications that facilitate civic engagement.

Action: Ambassadors will choose a category of civic engagement (civic, electoral, and/or political) and lead an action to affect change.

Content Management: Work with The Andrew Goodman Foundation to co-create #VoteEverywhere online content (including photos, videos, blog posts and updates across social media channels) to support offline campus activities

Training: Attend ten 60-minute virtual training sessions with civic education and democracy workers from across the country

Commitment: 10-12 hours/week, 8/15/13 - 12/13/13

Qualifications:

You must be passionate about civic engagement, civil rights and voting rights

Some experience in voter registration drive coordination helpful but not required

Coursework in history, journalism, government, creative writing, advertising and/or public relations preferred

Familiarity with social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram preferred

College Sophomore and above

Vote Everywhere

Vote Everywhere Vote Everywhere integrates the social web and offline events to create opportunities for young adults to discuss citizen engagement and participate in democracy together. The initiative includes a growing Content Toolkit (social media programming and downloadable assets), College Ambassador Program, Meetups and Partnerships with civic technologies and youth engagement organizations. Ultimately, Vote Everywhere, is The Andrew Goodman Foundation's 21st Century call-to-action for millennials and their allies to vote together, always and everywhere.www .andrewgoodman .org /voteeverywhere

ABOUT Andrew Goodman and The Andrew Goodman Foundation

Andrew (Andy) Goodman was a 20-year old college student who decided to spend his summer as a volunteer for CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) registering African-Americans to vote. On his first day in Mississippi, June, 21, 1964, Andy, along with two other civil rights workers, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1966, Robert and Carolyn Goodman, founded The Andrew Goodman Foundation to carry on the spirit and purpose of their son's life. Andy's commitment to the right of all Americans to vote and his desire to make the world a better and kinder place motivated him to take action.

Today, The Andrew Goodman Foundation empowers the next generation to initiate and sustain creative and effective social action; we enable leaders and their communities to flourish by operating and investing in programs that advance civic engagement and intergenerational coalitions.Learn more about our programs and events here: www .andrewgoodman .org