Internship Opportunity
Voting Rights Intern

Colorado Progressive Coalition’s Health Justice Organizing Project is looking for individuals who are interested in internship opportunities and ready to fight for high quality, affordable, and culturally competent health care for every Coloradan.

We have an exciting, innovative and diverse team of people from different backgrounds working hard to advance a progressive agenda, and we look forward to interns who are committed, good troubleshooters, ready work in communities we represent, e.g. uninsured underinsured populations, immigrant communities, local health clinics, churches, etc., and get in CPC’s leadership committee. This includes helping with outreach and health care forum events, helping with follow up phone calls to activists, and recruiting folks into CPC’s story bank and other efforts.

Why become an intern with Colorado Progressive Coalition?

• Broaden your horizons beyond that of the classroom.
• Gain valuable skills for a future career in activism, nonprofit management, and/or communications
• Intensely advance and develop your leadership skills.
• Earn College Credits.
  

What qualifications and experience are necessary?

The ideal intern will:

• Have a passion for social change, justice, and building a community-based movement.
• Be able to meet deadlines and to work with minimal supervision.
• Be able to multi-task and prioritize among assignments.
• Be bilingual and bi-literate (English and Spanish)
• Be available at least 10 hours/week. Some evening or weekend duties will be required.
• Have some experience working in a multiracial and multicultural setting.

Relevant skills include:

• Grassroots organizing experience on progressive issues, including human rights, racial justice, health care, and tax reform.
• Friendly and respectful of all community groups, ethnicities, gender, sexual orientation, gender identities and disabilities.
• General office administration (phones, fax, copying, filing, etc)
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office, Internet research, emailing, data entry, etc)
• All levels of education, experience, and training welcomed.

INTERESTED PARTIES should email or send a resume and writing sample to:
Lindsey Hodel, CPC, 1600 Downing St., Suite 210, Denver CO 80218
(303) 866-0908
f (303) 832-6416
lindsey@progressivecoalition.org