Internships can be fluid dependent upon candidate’s skills though here are some examples of internships that BuildaBridge offers:

1. Volunteer Coordination Intern – The intern will assist the Volunteer Coordinator with managing potential and current volunteers. Duties will include maintaining regular email and phone interaction with volunteers, collecting volunteer data including monthly hours worked, helping to coordinate volunteer training sessions, writing job descriptions for researched recruiting opportunities and collecting resumes from those locations. The ideal candidate would have excellent interpersonal skills, good writing abilities, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and a knack for seeing the big picture. This is an unpaid position.

2. Development Intern – The intern will assist the Development Department in Marketing/Public Relations, Fundraising and Event Planning. Duties include research, writing, and preparation of grant proposals, writing a monthly newsletter and potential press releases, and assistance with processing donations, as well as, general administrative tasks. Skills in maintaining a Facebook and Twitter accounts a plus but not required. This is primarily an administrative position with the potential for expansion as merited. A background in nonprofit management and/or business administration and grant writing is preferred but not required. This position encourages creativity and a proactive work style to generate new ideas and projects in support of the Buildabridge mission. The ideal candidate should have first-rate writing and computer skills, care about details and should be passionate about art as a tool for empowerment and social change. This is an unpaid internship.

3. Communications Intern - The intern will assist the Development Department to create Public Relations/Marketing material, build and maintain media contacts, as well as updating Web Blogs.  Other duties may include: helping out with Special Events, Website Content and Design, assisting staff with the creation of monthly newsletters, and other Administrative Tasks, as required.  A qualified candidate will have strong writing, editing, and web skills, care about details and should be passionate about art as a tool for empowerment and social change, because one of the primary objectives of this position is to keep the public focused on the good work Buildabridge is doing. Knowledge of Joomla! Software is a plus. Priority will be given to candidates with backgrounds in Marketing/PR, Communications and Sales. This is an unpaid internship.

4. Media and Technology Intern – The intern will assist the Communications Intern and other program departments in developing/editing video, online BuildaBridge media material, illustrative marketing, and website content/design. Assistance in streamlining and integrating current technologies is much appreciated dependent upon the candidate’s skills and current BuildaBridge needs. A qualified candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to convey a message through the medium of media and technology, and possess skills in Adobe Illustrator, Joomla, website content and design, mysqyl, and Moodle.

5. International Programming Intern – The intern will assist in the management and organization of the international programs.  The intern will assist in organizing contacts and maintaining contact with current international artists and volunteers, responding to needs as they arise, coordinating specific trainings for them, and managing travel issues. Special assistance for the November Diaspora of Hope trips required. The ideal candidate will have good verbal and written communication skills, the ability to remain calm in stressful situations, and exceptional organizational skills to keep track of the international trips while keeping the bigger picture of BuildaBridge’s mission at the forefront.

5. Institute intern (Spring) – This position is twofold; one or both sides can be chosen dependent upon the intern’s skills, abilities, and organizational capabilities. The intern can assist the Institute Project Coordinator with daily activities, research and development of a database of potential funders and development of marketing materials for press and media coverage, as well as contributing to the final evaluation of the Institute. The other side of the institute involves the online international version where skills in media, video editing, HTML, and web design are needed. The ideal candidate would hold at least a B.A. degree (M.A. is a plus), have previous experience in marketing and/or project coordination and possess excellent communication skills.

6. Community Programs Intern - The intern will provide general administrative and assessment support to the BuildaBridge Community Programs: Discovery (arts classes in homeless shelters and transitional housing), Artology (summer camp fusing visual art with biology), and the Philadelphia Refugee Mental Health Collaborative (art therapy program addressing refugees' mental health needs) with some assistance for Healing as needed.  The intern's two main objectives include: 1) Synthesizing information from the Online Assessment for all Community Programs and 2) Special site visits to the Community Programs sites to observe, document the classes, and report the stories. This is a fantastic way to get the insider’s scoop on how a community arts program works!

This is the BuildaBridge procedure for all interested interns who wish to serve BuildaBridge in any capacity domestically or abroad.