Communications and Development Intern

Communications and Development Intern

Updated April 2011

Women’s Action for New Directions is seeking a Communications and Development intern to work in our Arlington, MA headquarters on a part- or full-time basis. Start and end dates are flexible.

The Organization:

Women’s Action for New Directions is a nation non-profit organization which seeks to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism and to redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs. WAND was founded in 1982 as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. With the end of the cold war, we became Women's Action for New Directions, and have been dedicating our energies to redirect federal budget priorities away from the military and toward human needs. WAND has offices in Arlington, MA, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA.

Our goals are to:

• Challenge and promote alternatives to militarism and violence as the solution to conflict.
• Shift from a military to a civilian-based economy to address the threats to our real security, ensuring that human, economic and environmental needs are met.
• Clean up environmental effects of nuclear weapons production as well as toxic waste at all military facilities, and prevent further contamination.
• Eliminate the testing, production, sale and use of weapons of mass destruction.
• Prevent violence against women.
• Increase women's political leadership to further WAND's goals.

WAND operates two non-profit organizations with one united vision. WAND Education Fund is a 501 C-3 organization which creates educational materials for training and briefing individuals, elected leaders and the media. WAND Inc. is a 501 C-4 organization, comprised of our Action Center, members, and chapters.

The intern will assist in all aspects of our Communications and Development activities and will report to the Communications Associate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Communications

• Send out online communications to different email constituencies (action alerts, e bulletins, appeals)
• Maintain and expand WAND’s social networking efforts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)
• Integrate various email lists and systems
• Track and analyze email and website performance metrics
• Manage Google Ad Words Accounts and research other online ad opportunities
• Create graphics, logo’s, and photos for website and broadcast emails
• Manage relationships with print material vendors: obtain quotes, send files, review proofs, confirm delivery.
• Manage mailing of materials: determine best method, ensure account is paid, and investigate options for delivery.

Development/Fundraising

• Assist with regular direct mail fundraising appeals; run lists from database; contact printer, mail house, Post Office; verify thank you process.
• Assist with email versions of appeals.
• Respond to donor and prospect requests for information.
• Track and report on appeal results; analyze trends; help elevate and improve.

Events

• Help plan and execute fundraising and cultivation events.
• Secure in-kind donations for events including silent auction items, food and beverages, and give-a-ways.

Database

• Manage list of donors, members in our database. Run reports; generate lists; query. WAND uses NGP for primary database of members, donors, and friends.

Qualifications

• Interest in or willingness to learn about women’s political leadership, security and defense issues, peace advocacy, politics and the legislative process
• Social media user
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good sense of humor, creativity, and a willingness to show initiative

To apply:

Please send cover letter and resume to Sharon Zimmerman at szimmerman@wand.org. For more information about WAND, visit us at www.wand.org and www.wandactioncenter.org.