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Nourish International is seeking interns for its Spring 2010 internship program. Interns will work closely with full-time Nourish staff to expand and perfect Nourish’s model.

Anyone with a high school degree is eligible to apply. To apply, send a resume and cover letter toallie.treske@nourishinternational.org by Wednesday, November 18th by 5:00 pm. Be sure to mention the position for which you are applying. Internships are volunteer experiences.

Applications are to participate with the National Office of Nourish International.  Nourish's UNC Chapter can be contacted by email Jonathan Tarleton at jtt11@email.unc.edu.

A complete list of the positions is available below.

About Nourish International- Nourish International is one of the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative's earliest success stories. Founded at UNC as "Hunger Lunch" in 2003 by Sindhura Citineni, Nourish International received inspiration and assistance from CEI's programs and community to develop into a nonprofit venture. It incorporated in 2006 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on eradicating poverty worldwide. Nourish works with students on 29 campuses in the United States. This summer, Nourish sent 60 students to work on community development projects with partners in 8 communities world wide. In 2008, Nourish received the North Carolina Peace Prize for excellence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development. For more information, visit www.nourishinternational.org

Positions:

PR Coordinator

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed: Excellent communication skills, organizational and planning skills
Description: This volunteer will work side by side with Nourish staff using social media and publicity campaigns to raise awareness about the organization.  The PR assistant will be given leadership in designing and planning fundraising events.
Positions available: 1

Special Projects Intern

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed: Strong writing skills, organizational and planning skills
Description: The Special Projects Intern will be in charge of up keeping Nourish databases, and developing an Exit survey. The intern will also be involved in some grant writing.  This position is ideal for people interested in gaining experience in grant writing and non-profit management.

Positions available: 1

International Projects Coordinator

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed: Strong communication skills, research and organizational abilities
Description: The International Projects Coordinator will work closely with our community partners abroad and student chapters.  They will facilitate plans for the each partnership to implement a sustainable development project in Summer ’10.

Positions available: 1

Chapter Founders Team Members

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed: Strong communication skills, ability to work closely with others

Description: Chapter Founders Team Members will be integral to the expansion of Nourish International.  They will contact faculty and staff from our target universities to publicize our program.  They will also recruit applicants to our Chapter Founders Program and guide them through the process.

Positions available: 3

Web and Marketing Intern

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed:

Requirements:

• Solid understanding of HTML concepts, with examples of past projects
• Experience working with CSS and PHP
• Aptitude towards problem solving
• Interest in learning new skills, technologies

Plusses:

• Knowledge of Flash Actionscript and MySQL databases.
• Image processing experience
• Project management experience

Description: The Intern will work closely with nourish staff in assisting with web and graphics projects. This position is ideal for people interested in web design and programming.

Positions available: 1

Chapter Support Intern

Commitment: 10 hours a week
Skills needed: Excellent communication and organizational skills
Description: The Intern will work side-by-side with Nourish staff assisting with chapter support, communicating with student leaders, and developing fundamental chapter documents.

Positions available: 1