Contact Person: Michelle Penson
Title: Office Manager
Organization: Equality New Mexico
Address: 1410 Coal Ave., SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-224-2766
Fax: 505-224-2777
Email: info@eqnm.org
Website: www.eqnm.org
Organization Description: Equality New Mexico (EQNM) is a
state wide non profit organization that works to support full civil rights in
multiple facets such as housing, employment, hate crimes, and marriage equality
for all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) New Mexicans
regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity through field
education projects such as voter identification, community education and
outreach programs, and lobbying.
Internship Description: Equality New Mexico interns have the opportunity to
participate in a wide range of ongoing projects vital to the organization. They will be able to work in community
organizing while educating New Mexicans on the issues that affect the LGBT
community of New Mexico.
Supervision: The internship
supervisor is dependent upon the type of internship tasks which each candidate
desires and is qualified to do. The
statewide education and outreach coordinator will supervise most interns
however, business and organizational management students will be supervised by
the Executive Director and given more organizational development tasks and
experiences; law students will have additional regular access and work
opportunities with the EQNM Board Chair working specifically on legal issues
related to the non profit as well as legal issues involving the LGBT community
in New Mexico.
Tasks/General Assistance:
1.
Education
o
Lobby Day Training
o
Lobby Day Material
Prep
o
Research and writing
of position papers, outreach materials, speaker’s bureau training materials,
etc.
2.
Event Planning and Production
o
Issue
identification
o
Identification
of population to be served
o
Event
logistics and media planning
3.
Field Operations & Development Assistance
o
Canvassing: door to
door voter education
o
Turf Cutting:
identifying canvassing areas
o
Volunteer Training
o
Field
Packet Preparation
4.
Volunteer Recruitment
o
Phonebanking for
Events, Canvasses, & Other Volunteer Opportunities
5.
Membership Building
o
Phonebanking
membership list
o
Updating Contacts
o
Generating
Membership
6.
Office Assistance
o
File organization
assistance
o
Archive/Library
organization
7. Fundraising Assistance
o
House
party prep & coordination
8. Data Organization
o
Data Entry
o
Data De-duplication
o
Data Clean-up
o
Database Updating
Qualifications
o
Excellent Communication Skills
o
People
Oriented
o
Organizing
experience such as canvassing, phone banking or general volunteerism
o
A
general and genuine commitment to social justice work
o
Discretion
o
Literacy
o
Own
Transportation with insurance
“Wishful Thinking” Section
o
Some
previous political involvement
o
Excellent
Typing Skills
o
Attention
to Detail
o
A
Like for Work in an Office Setting
Internships for:
Undergraduates: X
Law Students: X
Semesters available:
Fall: X
Spring: X
Summer: X
Deadlines:
Fall: August 15
Spring: January 15
Summer: April 15
Application Materials: Please send a resume & cover letter explaining
skills you’d like to gain and your potential contributions to this non profit
organization. Also please include 3
references (1 personal and 2 professional).