Advocacy Intern

Summary

The FACT Coalition is a non-profit organization focused on promoting transparency and fairness in corporate tax codes. They are seeking an Advocacy Intern to assist with communications, outreach, and operations during the Fall Semester, primarily through online media work and logistical support for various events and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the Coalition’s various email list-serves
• Sending emails to list-serves pushing out reports, statements, press hits, event notices, etc. from Coalition members
• Sending reminders of Policy/Communications, Field, and Community meetings with solicitations for agenda items
• Helping to draft the agenda for the Policy/Communications, Field, and Community meetings
• Taking notes at the Policy/Communications. Field, and Community meetings and circulating them to attendees
• Helping with the logistics and planning of events, Hill briefings, press conferences, etc. This includes dealing with venues, catering, A/V, invites, etc
• Helping to follow up on commitments by coalition members: op-eds, scheduling legislative meetings, field work, etc
• Assisting with advocacy actions through the Salsa database
• Logging and maintaining contacts (in Salsa database)
• Assisting with logging and maintaining the press lists (in Salsa)
• Identifying relevant topics, articles, etc. and drafting tweets for the Coalition
• Assisting with the Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles of the Coalition, posting and sharing on a regular basis as appropriate
• Assisting with pitching calls to press for briefings, events, conferences, etc
• On occasion, drafting press releases, statements, blogs, op-eds, LTEs, correspondence, etc. for the Deputy Director and the Executive Director to review
• Assisting the Communications and Operations Associate with maintaining and updating the website: posting blogs, op-eds, speeches, reports, FACT Sheets, and press releases to site. Posting links to member’s reports and quotes in print, radio, and TV interviews
• Drafting weekly “Just the FACTS” newsletter
• General research and grant-writing support, as needed; and
• General administrative duties, such as ordering office supplies and troubleshooting IT issues

Skills

• Excellent skills in copy editing, persuasive writing
• Strong organizational and logistical skills
• Resourcefulness and creativity
• Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize information technology skills
• Team player who can deliver in a fast-paced environment
• Intellectual curiosity
• Some related experience using social media, blogging, or websites as advocacy tools
• Some related experience (work, volunteer, or internship) organizing public events
• We give applicants who can work 40 hours/week higher priority but are flexible
• Strong writing and speaking skills
• Some graphic design skills are a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Excellent skills in copy editing, persuasive writing
• Strong organizational and logistical skills
• Resourcefulness and creativity
• Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize information technology skills
• Team player who can deliver in a fast-paced environment
• Intellectual curiosity
• Some related experience using social media, blogging, or websites as advocacy tools
• Some related experience (work, volunteer, or internship) organizing public events
• We give applicants who can work 40 hours/week higher priority but are flexible
• Strong writing and speaking skills

Nice to Haves

• Some graphic design skills are a plus