Some of these offer possible paid summer positions

Keep checking intern listings on the SRC website

Useful for career and summer job searches

and don't forget to search to launch your own search through your local papers, the websites of organizations you’re interested in, or just Google - what you're looking for, in what location…

Writers!

Berkshires Week magazine in The Berkshire Eagle,

Summer internship opportunity!

Berkshires Week offers an internship or internships in feature writing, layout and design -- any intern can and will take a hand in any part of the magazine, including photography and web work.

Freelance writing work possible, too.

Please be in touch with Quincy if you’re interested. Have a resume ready and a faculty member willing to be a reference.
emclaughlin@simons-rock.edu

The Nature Conservancy

2 summer Outreach Internship positions - paid

Looking primarily for local applicants, no housing.

The Nature Conservancy's Forest Health Program is looking for two outgoing undergraduate, graduate students or recent grads to help spread the word about invasive forest insects at outdoor events (music festivals, agricultural fairs, and campgrounds) throughout Eastern New York and Western Mass. Ideal candidates will have a combination of excellent public speaking skills and knowledge of or interest in forest ecology. The job is based in the Sheffield office, but will require a significant amount of travel on the weekends. This internship runs 35 hours per week at the rate of $12/hour.

Application deadline: March 8th

Cover letter and resume are required.

For a complete job description, please visit the HR posting at-
http://www.internships.com/posting/outreach-intern-i6854 
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/181902-Outreach-Intern

Contact:
Susan Powell
spowell@tnc.org
413.229.0232 ext 233

Berkshire United Way

JOB DESCRIPTION
GRANTS MANAGEMENT INTERN

SUMMARY OF POSITION: Assists the Director of Community Engagement and Evaluation in management, analytical and clerical tasks associated with the provision and monitoring of Berkshire United Way community impact grants to central and southern Berkshire County.

The ideal candidate would be a social sciences student (sociology, social work, etc.) with an interest in the grants process for non-profit organizations, an analytical mind, an interest in statistics and excellent organizational and computer skills. A retired grants management specialist would also be an excellent candidate.

Reports to Executive Assistant under direction of Director of Community Engagement and Evaluation.

Mary M. Ryan
Executive Assistant
BerkshireUnited Way
200 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-442-6948 ext. 11
Fax: 413-442-5050
http://www.berkshireunitedway.org

CHP-SBCC Request for Interns

CHP-South Berkshire Community Coalition is a catalyst for substance abuse prevention across all of South Berkshire County. SBYC reduces youth substance abuse by finding solutions to the environmental factors that lead youth to use alcohol and other drugs and by promoting factors that decrease the likelihood of substance abuse. According to this view, individuals do not engage in substance abuse solely on the basis of personal characteristics, but rather as the result of a complex set of factors in their environment. Prevention, if it is to prove effective, must exist in all areas of community life.

We are looking for interns with an interest in coalition building, substance abuse prevention and/or public health. Prior experience in these areas is not required, but is helpful. Candidates should be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, be willing/able to handle administrative tasks (photocopying, faxing, answering phones and Emails, etc), ask questions and take initiative when not given specific directions. Individuals who are good at building/maintaining relationships will be given priority.

By the end of their internship, candidates will be more familiar with some or all of the following: grant writing, federal guidelines, substance abuse prevention strategies, coalition building, Microsoft Office Suite applications, community organizing, event planning and oral and written reporting and the public health model.

Contact:
Tanya Hills, Director
South Berkshire Community Coalition
413-528-1919 x16
thills@chpberkshires.org

Paid Editorial Internship at MoveOn

https://moveonorg.backpackit.com/pub/2242163-internship-description

MoveOn.org Civic Action is looking for a couple of fiercely intelligent, hard-working, impressively creative Editorial Interns to help launch an exciting “future of media” project at MoveOn.

Right-wing spin is drowning out the truth. Fox News is bullying the rest of the media into submission. Fewer Americans believe that climate change is real every day. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin drive our national media narratives.

We have a plan to make sure that progressive messages get out online, but we need smart people to help us make it happen. The effort is led by former senior staff at MoveOn and The Onion; by joining on the ground floor, you can also help shape it from the beginning.

Editorial Interns will be involved in many aspects of the project, from helping to curate content to managing the front page to developing the editorial voice of the enterprise. You’ll work directly with the project’s leaders. You’ll never have to get us coffee, but you should be ready and willing to work hard to make the project’s vision a reality.

Skills Required:

• Great writing ability
• Deep understanding of social media—if you have a blog or Twitter feed or Tumblr with a dedicated following, that’s a good sign.
• Basic HTML and photo-manipulation skills. User experience, graphic design, and programming chops are all big plusses.
• Ability to manage complex projects and hit deadlines.
• Self-manager and self-starter.
• Early riser—a lot of the key work will happen in the morning.
• A sense of humor.

Location: Anywhere. We have a virtual office, and collaborate online.
Stipend: $1,000 to 1,500 a month, based on experience, plus health benefits.
Start Date: As soon as possible
End Date: May 1, 2011 (but may be extended indefinitely if it works out).

If you’re interested: Please send a cover letter, writing sample, link to something amazing you’ve seen online lately, and resume to editorialintern@moveon.org.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. MoveOn is an equal opportunity employer.

Students interested in theater

Looking for some people to assist with PR, advertising and writing press releases (we have a writer to do some training for that one).

http://www.newstageperformingarts.org/

Located in Pittsfield, but there are opportunities to work in Great Barrington and via email.

Contact:
Rob Allen: rob@newstageperformingarts.org