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PA NOW Education Fund Internships

Pennsylvania NOW Education Fund is seeking to fill two volunteer (unpaid) internships. One will be located in Central Pennsylvania and the other in Western Pennsylvania. Descriptions follow:

  • Central Pennsylvania Location: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 16823-0068
    Area of Focus:     Women's Issues
    Skill(s): Web page design, public relations, editing, driving, database design, Writing
    End date: December 31, 2008
    Language(s): English
    Start date: April 1, 2007
    Last day to apply: September 8, 2007
    Paid or unpaid: Unpaid
    Description: Assist in NOW's advocacy for access to Emergency Contraception (EC). Duties may include but are not limited to research on identifying pharmacies in PA that carry EC, data collection via phone or face-to-face interviews, compiling data collected by intern and NOW members, and assisting in the creation of an interactive webpage to enable women, family, friends, counselors and organizations to search for closest pharmacy providing EC. Internship for 8 -16 flexible hours a week, possibly for credit (in coordination with your school). Good people, organizational and writing skills; Excel, Access, and Word required.
    Application instructions:
    Send cover letter, resume, and references to panow@panow.org

  • Western Pennsylvania Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221
    Area of Focus:     Race and Ethnicity, Women's Issues
    Skill(s): computer training, editing, fundraising, special events planning, web page design, writing
    End date: December 31, 2008
    Language(s): English
    Start date: April 1, 2007
    Last day to apply: ongoing
    Paid or unpaid: Unpaid
    Description: Support development and co-ordination of PA NOW's Women of Color and their
    Allies feminist conference in Pittsburgh 2008: Support may include but is
    not limited to committee development, organization liason, research,
    workshop development, event planning, media, material development.
    Internship for 8 -16 flexible hours a week, possibly for credit. Good
    people, organizational and writing skills; Word and Power Point required.
    Application instructions: Call Pamela Macklin - 412-780-7730 cell