The Borgen Project - Political Affairs Internship

This is a part-time 12-hours per week telecommuting internship. The internship is 4 months and responsible for leading public and political outreach in the state and district assigned to. Must be available Monday’s 4:30-6:00 PM PST for The Borgen Project’s national conference call.

Key Responsibilities:

· Meet with members of Congress and/or Congressional staffers in your State and District.
· Represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.
· Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
· Mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
· As needed, speak to groups, classes and organizations.
· Write letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups.

Qualifications:

· Outstanding writing skills.
· Self-starter who can produce great results with limited supervision
· Strong oral communication skills and ability to lead meetings and give speeches.

To Apply: To be considered for the Political Affairs Internship, please email your resume to openings@borgenproject.org.