Membership Outreach Internship

The Membership Outreach Intern will work with staff to broaden HRC’s outreach and visibility and build our grassroots membership base. This intern will play an integral part in coordinating and fulfilling membership and administrative requests generated from our Gift Membership, Athletes for Equality, Wedding Registry, Her HRC, Community Events and Pride programs.
 

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to all Membership & Community Events staff
• Fulfillment of Membership Outreach acknowledgements
• Assist in Pride database management and coordination of HRC’s presence at 180+ pride events
• Assist the Senior Manager with maintenance and growth of the Athletes for Equality program
• Assist with the preparation of the team’s participation in the HRC Equality Convention
• Ship HRC branded materials to HRC volunteer co-chairs for community events
• Assist department in planning and execution of community events when needed
   

Qualifications:

• Professional and responsible manner
• Willingness to learn the details of membership recruitment in a non-profit setting
• Proficiency in or willingness to work with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access with the ability to become adept at the use of these and other computer programs
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated interest in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues
   

Outcomes:

• Gain transferable database management skills
• Gain experience working with many dedicated, high-level volunteers throughout the country
• Gain knowledge of HRC's role in modern LGBT rights movement
   

Other:

• This is an unpaid internship. Credit is available upon request
• All internships are based out of our offices in Washington, D.C. We cannot provide housing for our interns
• Resume and cover letter must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
• Please refer questions to our website
• For any other questions, email [email protected]
• No phone calls, please