Communications Intern

 10 hours per week | Unpaid Internship | Course Credit Available

Communications Intern

10 hours per week | Unpaid Internship | Course Credit Available

Develop a portfolio of experiences that demonstrate program management in a nonprofit environment. This is a description of major WakeEd Programs and the opportunities for internships with each of the programs. The description each internship focus provides a general overview of the majority of the activities to be completed during a semester of work. Programs internships may be completed during the Fall, Summer, or Spring semesters.

 

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Intern Programs

Partners Read | Fall & Spring

  • Partners Read places community volunteers into WCPSS schools to read with struggling first grade readers. The program occurs each semester.
  • Identify new sources of funding to support the purchase of books for the program
  • Develop contacts list and make outreach to generate new partner organizations and volunteers to expand program
  • Evaluate program impact using anecdotal and quantitative measures
  • Promote program through social media.

Link | Fall & Spring

  • Link partners businesses with WCPSS schools for innovative projects that support learning.
  • Identify new business partners
  • Develop event materials; track implementation of project plans
  • Create multimedia stories that demonstrate impact
  • Data collection.

SummerSTEM | Fall, Spring & Summer

  • SummerSTEM is a professional development experience for educators that integrates project-based learning with immersion in STEM industries.
  • Assist with event planning
  • Program evaluation
  • Collect stories of program impact.
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