2013 Public Policy Internships

An exciting opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in the areas of advocacy, health policy, and insurance coverage working in the Government Relations Department of a mission-driven health nonprofit. The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. has an internship opportunity for a health policy or political science student to perform advocacy activities and project management. You can create a flexible internship schedule that complements your school obligations and work directly with two experienced public policy specialists in order to learn the inner workings of advocacy and government relations. You will have the opportunity to: Support the growth of lupus grassroots advocacy. Research the health care needs of people with lupus. Attend conferences, meetings, and health care briefings from various stakeholders. This is an unpaid internship.

The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) is an advocate for planning and implementing public policies that promote housing opportunity and choice. Its purpose is to be the business and political "voice" for the residential construction industry in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties in Arizona; to stimulate business within the home building industry; influence political decisions by virtue of member strength; and provide a format for networking, information, training, and support for members. www.sahba.org

The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) is an advocate for planning and implementing public policies that promote housing opportunity and choice. Its purpose is to be the business and political "voice" for the residential construction industry in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties in Arizona; to stimulate business within the home building industry; influence political decisions by virtue of member strength; and provide a format for networking, information, training, and support for members. www.sahba.org

The Tucson Hispanic Chamber has over 1000 member businesses and offices in Tucson and Hermosillo. Our mission is to advocate for and provide services that help grow our member's businesses. Our Business Advocacy committee meets every other week (Thursdays from 8:30a - 10:30a). The Public Policy Intern will assist in research, drafting letters and communicating our positions to our membership. In addition, they may attend public meetings representing the Tucson Hispanic Chamber.

A non-partisan candidate for Mayor of Toledo is looking for a qualified intern to join our team. Our team produces quality work and seeks an intern who can participate in various stages of research, development, and compilation of a comprehensive platform. This will analyze current events and research key points for public discussion. This is an unpaid internship, but will be a great networking opportunity and excellent resume / experience builder. This intern should be prepared to work in a fast-paced team environment, and will finish the internship having gained broad experience in various aspects of Public Policy & Administration.

Independent Television Service, Inc. (ITVS) is a nonprofit organization chartered by Congress to make unique and compelling programs for public television. ITVS brings to local and national audiences high-quality, content-rich programs created by a diverse body of independent producers. ITVS programs reflect underrepresented and underserved communities. (www.itvs.org) ITVS is seeking interns to support activities in the programming, production, communications and business affairs departments. In addition to gaining hands-on work experiences, the interns will attend organizational and community engagement events, view producer rough cuts, and participate in staff activities. The intern will observe how programs are evaluated, managed, and distributed to reach the widest audience. The ideal student intern is passionate about documentaries, publicity, marketing, outreach, social media technology trends and other facets of public television and media. Depending on needs and student interest, student intern will be assigned to a department.

CJR welcomes the opportunity to be a part of your educational and professional development in the field of social services. We also welcome the opportunity for you to share your fresh perceptions, enthusiasm, and talent with us and others associated with CJR. We look for hard-working, detail-oriented individuals with a strong interest in Social Services.The position begins in December 2012 or January 2013, with a flexible ending date (at least 4 months required).

Boutique entertainment Public Relations firm specializing in event, personal, and corporate PR looking for unpaid publicity intern. Duties include rolling calls, help with events, creating and maintaining lists, and learning basic PR skills. Must be computer proficient, punctual, discreet, and be able to work individually as well as in a team. Looking for 2-3 days a week. Experience not necessary as long as hard-working and driven.

Leadership Newark is a New Jersey based non-profit organization offering a public policy leadership development program for adults who either live, work or participate in the civic life within the City of Newark that seek to strengthen the City of Newarks civic infrastructure through preparing the next generation of leaders to serve in numerous professional, political and volunteer capacities in the largest city in the State of New Jersey. The 1st Annual Leadership Newark Public Policy Summit will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013. The Summit will be a high profile, PR Worthy day long symposium where nationally known and locally active speakers, thinkers, and doers are coming together in an interactive environment to incubate solutions to specific issues. Think "TED" meets "Public Policy" in Newark. As 2013 commemorates Leadership Newarks 15th Anniversary, a Reunion Celebration will be held that evening closing out the days festivities. A typical Leadership Newark event draws people from government, non-profit, entertainment, corporate america, media, education and more! This will be a great networking experience. We seek some rock star interns that want to gain experience in the area of Marketing (emphasis in Grassroots Street Team, Video Production, PR) that will provide some great contacts, an impactful internship experience and letters of reference for job well done. If you can get college credit, awesome! We don't mind filling out the paperwork required for your school. You don't have to live, work or attend school in Newark, but if you are New Jersey based (live, work, school), we'd prefer it.

New York City Office of Public Advocate seeks energetic, passionate, internship candidates who are looking to improve the welfare of New York City through the legislative and policy-making process. Applicants with the following interests are particularly encouraged to apply: education, landuse/housing/civil rights/ election reform/social services/transportation/finance/budget. This is a perfect opportunity for students who are completing studies in public affairs, public policy, and urban planning. Hours: 10-25 hours per week Compensation: Unpaid; will complete paperwork necessary for student to receive available college credit. Positions Available: 2-3 To apply: Please send cover letter, resume and one writing sample to painternship@gmail.com. In subject line, please write "Policy Internship".