AGENCY:
NARAL PRO-CHOICE CONNECTICUT
839 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
INTERNSHIP CONTACT: Executive Director, 203-787-8763
info@prochoicect.org. Resume and cover letter are required for internship positions.
AGENCY FUNCTION: NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut is the political leader of the
pro-choice movement in Connecticut. We work to elect pro-choice candidates into
state office and lobby the state legislature to pass proactive pro-choice
legislation through our grassroots organizing, education, and outreach efforts.
NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut is a leader in promoting
state policies that protect and encourage healthy reproductive choices. We work
closely with some of Connecticut’s most influential policy makers on pro-choice
legislation.
INTERN ACTIVITIES:
Campus Organizer
Campus Organizer interns will work with students,
NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut staff, and allies to strengthen the role of
students in grassroots organizing on choice issues and the presence of NARAL
Pro-Choice Connecticut on campuses across Connecticut. The Campus Organizer intern will also be
responsible for planning and implanting specific events on campus related to reproductive
choice. They will: Develop and implement creative outreach strategies to
attract pro-choice students, faculty, and staff on campus; Plan for and
coordinate events related to reproductive choice; Identify opportunities on
campus to conduct outreach and to expand the campus base of activism; Conduct
education and outreach activities on campus; Build coalitions with student
organizations on campus.
Communications and Online Advocacy Intern
Communications
interns work with both new and traditional forms of media. NARAL Pro-Choice
Connecticut is expanding our online presence via our website, Twitter, and
Facebook pages as well as email alerts, newsletters, and press releases. The
Communications intern will be responsible for updating our online
communications tools and monitoring state and local newspapers for earned media
opportunities. The Communications intern
will be a part of creating and implementing our communications strategies.
Primary responsibilities include: Assist with creation of communication plan; Update
Facebook and Twitter communications; Update NARAL Pro-Choice CT website with
new information and pro-choice news; Outreach to press about NARAL events,
releases, etc.; Provide general support to press operations.
Policy Intern
Policy interns
participate in every phase of policy development: conducting research,
developing messaging, assist with lobbying activities, coalition building, and
much more. Policy interns during the spring semester experience the Connecticut
General Assembly and lawmaking from a pro-choice perspective. Policy interns
year-round will create materials and meet with legislators to ensure that the
voice of pro-choice individuals is heard by our representatives. Primary
responsibilities include: Assist with research on reproductive health policy,
including creation of measurement instruments, data collection, analysis, and
reporting Transform research into policy recommendations and share with
legislators; Assist in developing messaging and lobbying materials; Attend
coalition meetings; Organize and participating in press conferences and lobby
days.
HOURS PER WEEK: 10 or more
INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE: FALL: Yes; SPRING: Yes; SUMMER: Yes
STIPEND: No