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Job Title: Information Technology Intern Type: Unpaid Schedule: flexible; 8-40 hours per week Reporting to: IT Administrator Organizational Background: Founded in 1979, Family Equality Council (FEC) is the national organization exclusively dedicated to securing justice and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children by advancing social justice for all families. We work to achieve social and legal equality for LGBT families by providing direct support, educating the American public, and advancing policy reform that ensures full recognition and protection under the law. Position Summary: FEC is looking for an intern specializing in the field of information technology to assist with maintaining operating systems and related software and identifying areas of improvement; FEC is also looking for assistance in creating some simple applications using various tools including Microsoft SharePoint.

Communications/Story Collection Internship: The Family Equality Council, which connects, supports, and represents the three million parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in this country and their six million children, is recruiting a DC-based intern to assist its communications office. Candidates should have first-rate organizing skills, be familiar with LGBT and/or progressive issues, and steeped in new media tactics. Position requires at least 20 hours of work. Background: Founded in 1979, Council Family Equality Council is changing attitudes and policies to ensure that all families are respected, loved, and celebratedincluding families with parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. We are a community of parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren that reaches across this country. For over 30 years we have raised our children and raised our voices toward fairness for all families. Internship Summary: The stories from LGBT families offer us unique insights into the lives of the families we represent and provide us with strong arguments in favor of equality. The Story Collection internship is structured around cataloging archival media (photos, videos, etc) and assisting in the creation and implementation of new systems to collect new stories and other information from LGBT families. Success in this position requires highly developed organizational skills, the ability to problem solve independently, a team-oriented mindset, and excellent interpersonal skills.

The Family Equality Council, which connects, supports and represents the one million lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parents who are raising two million children, is recruiting a DC- based intern to assist its communications office. Candidates should be skilled writers, familiar with LGBT and/or progressive issues and steeped in new media tactics. Position requires 20 hours of work.

Job Title: Information Technology Intern Type: Unpaid Schedule: flexible; 8-40 hours per week Reporting to: Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) Organizational Background: Founded in 1979, Family Equality Council (FEC) is the national organization exclusively dedicated to securing justice and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children by advancing social justice for all families. We work to achieve social and legal equality for LGBT families by providing direct support, educating the American public, and advancing policy reform that ensures full recognition and protection under the law. Position Summary: FEC is looking for an intern specializing in the field of information technology to assist with maintaining operating systems and identifying areas of improvement; FEC is also looking for assistance in creating some simple databases and collecting data for end of year reporting.

Location: Boston, MA Internship Period: Fall 2012 16-40 hours per week requested Background: Family Equality Council connects, supports, and represents the one millions parents in this country who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and the two million children they are raising. Over the past 30 years we have built an approach that strengthens families in three ways: building our community to support parents and children; sharing our stories to open hearts and minds; and raising our voices to create social justice for all families. Summary: Work directly with staff in developing and implementing electronic workspaces in the new Microsoft Office365 environment.