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People For the American Way Foundation conducts research, legal, and education work on behalf of First Amendment freedoms and democratic values; monitors, exposes, and challenges the Religious Right movement and its political allies; identifies, trains, and supports the next generation of progressive leaders through its Young People For youth leadership programs and its Young Elected Officials Network; and carries out nonpartisan voter education, registration, civic participation, and election protection activities. Young People For (YP4) is a progressive leadership development program focused on identifying, engaging, and empowering the next generation of progressive leaders. YP4 is dedicated to identifying young campus and community leaders, engaging them, and supporting them with the skills and resources they need to create change. Together, People For and YP4 are building a long-term network of emerging leaders committed to protecting our nation's fundamental rights and freedoms. YP4 has three overarching priorities: 1) to diversity leadership in the progressive movement; 2) to support young leaders to effect change in their communities now; and 3) to ensure that young leaders are sustained in their leadership over the long term. The core of YP4 is our one-year fellowship program for progressive college students, which supports and empowers them to create progressive change on their campuses and in their communities. The 2011-2012 fellowship class is comprised of 134 fellows from 72 campuses in 21 states and is the next generation of YP4's growing network of over 1000 alumni across the nation.

The American Family Business Institute (AFBI) has an opening for a Policy Intern. This is an unpaid position for college credit. On-going Responsibilities: Accompany Director of Government relations to hill meetings, take notes and produce post-meeting brief documents Maintain death tax repeal pledge signatory database Assist with candidate outreach via phone, e-mail, direct meetings Perform economic and policy research and produce issue briefs for AFBF Perform pre-meeting research on candidates, Congressmen, and Senators Record minutes at DTRWG meetings, update and maintain contact database for DTRWG Prepare blog posts on current events Perform research as requested by senior staff Candidates for this position should have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. They should have the following skills and experience: professional attire and demeanor, humility, good communication skills (including writing ability and telephone skills), internet research skills, familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Access, and Excel. The candidate should be detail-oriented, have strong initiative and demonstrated resourcefulness, and be willing to take on a variety of assignments, both working independently and as part of a team. A successful candidate will also have a solid commitment to permanent repeal of the Death Tax. AFBI is a 501(c)(6) trade association of family business owners and farmers committed to permanent repeal of the Death Tax (a.k.a. federal estate tax). We believe that the Death Tax is fundamentally immoral, and destructive of family cohesion, entrepreneurship, and jobs. AFBI is the coalition leader in Washington, DC, of organizations working for Death Tax repeal. The office is located in downtown Washington DC walking distance to Metro Center. Please submit resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to: Bobby Collins at bobby@americanfamilybusinesses.org or fax to (202) 969-2445. No phone calls please.

The Center for Immigration Studies is the nations only think tank devoted exclusively to the research and critique of U.S. immigration policy. It is animated by a pro-immigrant, reduced level of immigration that seeks fewer immigrants admitted into the United States but a warmer welcome for those admitted. Undergraduate interns are accepted for all semesters. Work hours, typically 20-35 hours per week, are flexible and unpaid. Please send cover letter and resume to press@cis.org.

National Quality Forum (NQF) is a not-for-profit membership organization, conveniently located at McPherson Square, is committed to improving the quality of healthcare by setting priorities for healthcare quality improvement and standards for practice and measurement. NQF is currently seeking Interns in our Performance Measures Department. This is an unpaid position designed for educational purposes of students in the public health field. The Performance Measures Intern will work with a mentor within the department on a project which will include a final presentation and/or paper related to the work of the department. The topic of the project can be determined jointly with the intern and the staff mentor and should be discussed prior to the interns start date. Once a project is agreed upon, a short description of the project or brief proposal (no more than 100 words) should be developed by the intern and submitted to the departmental management for approval.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Conduct internet research, price comparisons of shipping costs, and miscellaneous procurement duties Assist with daily operations for headquarters and field offices; including international communications, logistics, travel arrangements and coordination between field and HQ Support Operations Department with ensuring that the organization is in adherence to in-country registration requirements, etc. Carry out procurement procedures and paperwork for capital assets for field and HQ offices; provide consolidation and shipping support Assist Relief International employees as needed

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Middle East Program Manager, the Intern will assist in report and proposal editing, write program summaries or assist in developing program communication material, assist on creating or revising program budgets in Excel, and conduct administrative tasks as assigned.

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the South Asia Program Manager, the Intern will assist in report and proposal editing, writing program summaries and assisting in developing program communication material, assist with creating or revising program budgets in Excel, and conduct administrative tasks as assigned.

Develop overall strategy and maintain social media presence for our internet presence focused on the promotion of the .coop TLD (www.coop). The social media intern will be instrumental in increasing our social media presence, getting visibility for our brand and increasing sales. Social media consists of website enhancements using Umbarco, external blogs via WordPress, maintain presence on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others as appropriate. Intern will take direction from program director and appropriate communications staff and consultants. Use search tools to provide management with regular metric and impact reports. Use on-line and off-line social networking techniques for collaboration with users and coop channels inside and outside the organization. Since 2002, .coop has been the way to locate and identify cooperatives on the Internet. .Coop is the only domain that is reserved for cooperatives and cooperative organizations that are guided by cooperative values and principles as defined in the Cooperative Principles of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), such as member ownership and control. DotCooperation LLC (dotCoop), the sponsor of the .coop domain, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) and defines and implements eligibility and verification policies for use of the exclusive cooperative domain. Midcounties Cooperative Domains Ltd (MCD), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Midcounties Cooperative, Ltd and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of .coop's technical environment.

National Quality Forum (NQF) is a not-for-profit membership organization, conveniently located at McPherson Square, is committed to improving the quality of healthcare by setting priorities for healthcare quality improvement and standards for practice and measurement. NQF is currently seeking Interns in our Performance Measures Department. This is an unpaid position designed for educational purposes of students in the public health field. The Performance Measures Intern will work with a mentor within the department on a project which will include a final presentation and/or paper related to the work of the department. The topic of the project can be determined jointly with the intern and the staff mentor and should be discussed prior to the interns start date. Once a project is agreed upon, a short description of the project or brief proposal (no more than 100 words) should be developed by the intern and submitted to the departmental management for approval.

Izone Manila is seeking ambitious college graduates who want to write code and develop new applications, for the PC and for Mobile devices. We're an Internet marketing company with a focus on creating and marketing our own websites using social media, search engine and email marketing. We sleep, eat and breath online marketing. We have 10 years of online experience in the paid search field, and are now branching into social media. We are now getting into Iphone & Android Apps Candidates must have strong computer science skills. You as the Software Development intern will work directly with the Director of Strategy, and will have the opportunity to learn new things. The position is full-time for 6 months. A small stipend is available. Housing and travel will be covered. Successful interns will be offered a full time position. Who You Are You are looking for an Internship position with a highly reputable company in an exciting, growing industry. You have a passion for learning something new every day and for being able to actually see the results of your hard work. You are detail-oriented with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. You want to work with enthusiastic, team-oriented people who trust you to get the job done.