Internship Opportunity
Voting Rights Intern

Colorado Progressive Coalition is looking for interns with a passion for civil rights and social justice to join and help build the movement for positive social change.

CPC organizes one of the largest voter outreach programs in the state, and conducts non-partisan voter education drives so that more low- and middle-income people, communities of color, LGBTQ people, and young people are represented in our democracy. CPC registers thousands of new voters, conducts voter education to tens of thousands about ballot initiatives, organizes Get Out The Vote drives, and works to push elected officials to advocate for a more progressive future for Colorado. CPC works to educate, engage, and build democracy for those communities and constituencies that are most often left out of the political process. 

The voting rights intern will be responsible for advancing CPC’s statewide civic engagement program in Northern Colorado. This includes registering voters and participating in get-out-the-vote efforts, training volunteers to register voters, and expanding the reach of CPC’s voter program in Weld and Larimer Counties.

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)

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