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Jobs & Internships
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is always looking for qualified staff and interns. Check the openings below to find out how you can leverage your expertise in the work we carry out. Organizational Overview NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. Our mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is an equal opportunity employer. |
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| CALLER FOR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE |
Responsibilities NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is looking for self-motivated, organized, and dedicated callers to work on a membership drive preceding the upcoming 2010 election. The callers will report to the supervisor, and will be responsible for calling lapsed members and acquisition prospects of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado to solicit memberships. Each caller will be responsible for meeting a weekly quota of $700. Primary responsibilities include: · Utilizing provided lists to solicit new memberships ($700 per week) · Conducting professional, courteous, and friendly phone calls to NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s contact lists · Entering the results of the call in NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s database, DonorPerfect · Sending pledge materials to members who pledge to donate through the mail · Debriefing with supervisor weekly Qualifications and Skills · Must be available for the period of August 23 through November 5 (approximately 11 weeks). · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom · Previous fundraising experience preferred · Strong oral communication skills · Strict message discipline · Must be dependable, hard-working, and able to work independently with little supervision · Must be able to work under and meet measurable goals as set by the supervisor and fundraising associate · Detail-oriented with the ability to follow instructions and collect and manage data · Strong computer skills, including Excel and databases · Must be willing to work from 5-8PM every week night · Bilingual candidates (Spanish and English) are strongly encouraged to apply · The position is headquartered in Denver Benefits · Compensation is $7.50 an hour for 15 hours per week with 10% commission on every membership generated by the caller and received by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. · Participate in increasing the power of an important local advocacy group- our membership is the key to our successes · Excellent training for future political campaign work · Fantastic part-time job for students or activists To Apply Please send a resume, cover letter, and two references to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or fax to (303) 388-1692. No calls, please. Deadline for applications: Wednesday, August 18th.
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| Campaign Canvasser |
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: CAMPAIGN CANVASSER Organizational Overview
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. We use the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. The organization leverages its various entities to educate and mobilize voters to vote pro-choice up and down the ballot to defeat Amendment 62 (“personhood” amendment) and to support pro-choice candidates running for the state Legislature. Responsibilities NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is looking for self-motivated, organized, and dedicated canvassers to work on a grassroots educational campaign to turn out Colorado’s pro-choice vote during the 2010 election. Reporting to the political organizer, the canvassers will be responsible for door-to-door canvassing in targeted communities to identify, educate, persuade, and turn out pro-choice voters to defeat Amendment 62, which could ban abortion and the use of hormonal birth control, restrict use of in-vitro fertilization, and have far-reaching consequences on other important life decisions.
Each canvasser will be responsible for cutting turf and meeting contact/ID goals in targeted communities. Primary responsibilities include: - Working with the political organizer to cut turf and create walk packets for targeted communities.
- Door-to-door canvassing with voter education literature
- Follow-up persuasion contacts with identified voters
- Meeting measurable goals for canvasses, including knocks, contacts, IDs, and commitments to vote
- Occasional coordination with coalition partners to avoid duplication of turf
- Actively participate in ongoing assessment of the organization’s canvass program
- Participate in post-election analysis of the organization’s canvass program and the organization’s overall civic-engagement efforts
Qualifications and Skills · Must be available for the period of August 1 through November 5 (approximately 14 weeks). · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom · Previous canvassing and/or political, community, or campus organizing experience preferred · Strong in-person oral communication skills · Strict message discipline · Must be dependable, hard-working, and able to work independently with little supervision · Must be able to work under and meet measurable goals as set by the political organizer · Experience with voter file (VAN) is preferred (though training is available) · Detail-oriented with the ability to follow instructions and collect and manage data · Strong computer skills, including Excel, Outlook, Web, and databases · Must be willing to work long and irregular hours, including weekends and evenings · Must be able to provide own transportation to regional activities (mileage will be reimbursed) · Ability to walk and/or stand for 3-5 hours at a time · Bilingual candidates (Spanish and English) are strongly encouraged to apply · The position is headquartered in Denver, but travel to Denver suburbs will be required Benefits · Compensation competitive and commensurate with experience · Behind-the-scenes access to campaigns · Participate in compelling and recurring ballot initiative campaign · Excellent training for future political campaign work · Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within Colorado’s women’s advocacy and progressive political communities · Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy To Apply Please send a resume, cover letter, compensation expectations, and two references to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or fax to (303) 388-1692. No calls, please. Deadline for applications: Friday, July 16th
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| Campaign Field Organizer |
Organizational Overview
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. We use the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. The organization leverages its various entities to educate and mobilize voters to vote pro-choice up and down the ballot to defeat Amendment 62 (“personhood” amendment) and to support pro-choice candidates running for the state Legislature. Responsibilities NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is looking for self-motivated, organized, and dedicated field organizers to work on a grassroots educational campaign to turn out Colorado’s pro-choice vote during the 2010 election. Reporting to the political organizer, the campaign field organizer will be responsible for recruiting, training and mobilizing pro-choice volunteers to turn out Colorado’s pro-choice vote to: (1) maintain pro-choice majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly; and (2) support coordinated efforts to defeat Amendment 62, which could ban abortion and the use of hormonal birth control, restrict use of in-vitro fertilization, and have far-reaching consequences on other important life decisions.. Each field organizer will be responsible for field programs in one of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s three targeted districts. Primary responsibilities include: Calling, e-mailing, and attending local events to recruit volunteers for Choice Vote, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado's grassroots voter education and mobilization campaign. Planning and running, including recruiting attendees for, campaign kick-off activities in assigned targeted district. Coordinating with coalition partners to plan and run joint field programs as appropriate in targeted district. Updating ChoiceVoteColorado.org, the Web site dedicated to pro-choice electoral activities. Using Web-based social networking tools to recruit youth activists. Coordinating volunteer/activist recruiting and turnout activities with the NO on 62 Campaign. Participating in, running, and/or representing NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado during phone banks, neighborhood canvasses, strategy meetings, get-out-the-vote events and other campaign activities. Working with the political organizer to cut turf and create walk packets for targeted communities. Training volunteers to phone bank, canvass neighborhoods, write letters to the editor, drop literature, raise visibility, and turn out pro-choice voters before and on Election Day. Recognizing and thanking volunteers for their participation in ChoiceVote activities.
Qualifications and Skills · Must be available for the entire period of August through mid-November (exact start date flexible). · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom · Strong written and oral communication skills, including by phone and email · Must be dependable, hard-working, and able to work independently with little supervision · Experience with volunteer recruitment and/or volunteer management helpful · Must be willing to recruit volunteers by phone · Must have interest in learning “political math” to achieve electoral victories · Experience with voter file (VAN) is preferred (training is available) · Strong computer skills, including Excel, Outlook, Web, and databases · Must be willing to work long and irregular hours, including weekends and evenings · Must be able to provide own transportation to regional activities (mileage will be reimbursed) · Bilingual candidates (Spanish and English) are strongly encouraged to apply · Previous political, community, or campus activism or organizing experience preferred · The position is headquartered in Denver, but travel throughout the state should be expected. Benefits · Compensation commensurate with experience · Behind-the-scenes access to candidates and candidate campaigns · Participate in a compelling and recurring ballot initiative campaign · Exposure to nationwide network of NARAL affiliates · Excellent training for future political campaign work · Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within Colorado’s women’s advocacy and progressive political communities · Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy To Apply Please send a resume, cover letter, compensation expectations, and two references to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or fax to (303) 388-1692. No calls, please. Deadline for Applications: Friday, July 16th
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| MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SUPERVISOR |
Responsibilities NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is looking for self-motivated, organized, and dedicated call leader to work on a membership drive preceding the upcoming 2010 election. This position supervises two callers, and will be responsible for calling lapsed members and acquisition prospects of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado to solicit memberships. The supervisor is responsible for meeting a weekly quota of $700. Primary responsibilities include: · Managing two callers, evaluating performance, hiring callers, and maintaining high-quality, efficient calls · Facilitating caller trainings and debriefings · Working with NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s development department to develop scripts, asks, and lists · Utilizing provided lists to solicit new memberships ($700 per week) · Conducting professional, courteous, and friendly phone calls to NARAL’s contact lists · Entering the results of the call in NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s database, DonorPerfect · Sending pledge materials to members who pledge to donate through the mail · Debriefing with fundraising associate weekly Qualifications and Skills · Must be available for the period of August 23 through November 5 (approximately 11 weeks). · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom · Previous fundraising experience required · Strong oral communication skills · Strict message discipline · Must be dependable, hard-working, and able to work independently with little supervision · Must be able to work under and meet measurable goals as set by the supervisor and fundraising associate · Detail-oriented with the ability to follow instructions and collect and manage data · Strong computer skills, including Excel and databases · Must be willing to work from 4:30-8:30PM every week night · Bilingual candidates (Spanish and English) are strongly encouraged to apply · The position is headquartered in Denver Benefits · Compensation is $9.00 an hour for 20 hours per week with 10% commission on every membership generated by the supervisor and received by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. · Participate in increasing the power of an important local advocacy group- our membership is the key to our successes · Excellent training for future political campaign work, and excellent entry management experience · Fantastic part-time job for students or activists To Apply Please send a resume, cover letter, and two references to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or fax to (303) 388-1692. No calls, please. Deadline for applications: Wednesday, August 18th.
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| ChoiceVote 2010 Campaign Internships |
Organizational Overview NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. Our mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. Background ChoiceVote is NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s grassroots campaign to mobilize the pro-choice vote for Election Day victories up and down the ballot. Campaign interns are needed to position ChoiceVote as the go-to campaign to find out which candidates are pro-choice and how to plug in with campaign efforts to defeat a dangerous anti-choice constitutional amendment and to elect a pro-choice General Assembly, president, U.S. senator and U.S. representatives. Multiple interns will be selected to fill the needs of this position and to delegate duties/responsibilities based on candidates’ interests. Primary Duties and Responsibilities ChoiceVote campaign intern(s) will work with the political director and the political organizer to roll out ChoiceVote this year. Responsibilities will include: · Writing and posting content for the ChoiceVote campaign Web site. · Supporting recruiting and planning efforts for summer outreach, tabling, and campaign events. · Researching and managing campaign contact information. · Researching candidates’ positions on reproductive rights and reproductive health. · Creating reproductive health profiles for different regions of the state. · Supporting coordination and management of volunteers. · Providing additional support for ChoiceVote and the general activities of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. Qualifications · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom — must be pro-choice! · Applicant must have strong written and oral communication skills and a desire to use the political process to advance public policy. · Applicant must be comfortable reaching out to political candidates and campaigns to establish relationships. · Applicant must be hard-working, dependable, and self-motivated. · Must be comfortable reaching out to potential volunteers and members on the phone and in person. · Must be able to commit approximately 8-10 hours per week. Benefits · Excellent opportunity to gain political campaign experience. · Behind-the-scenes access to state lawmakers, candidates, and other political actors in Colorado. · Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy. · Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within the women’s advocacy and Colorado progressive political communities. · Opportunity to work in leading progressive advocacy organization in Colorado. · This position is unpaid but may qualify for internship credit(s) as appropriate. To Apply Please e-mail or fax a cover letter and resume to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or (303) 388-1692, attn: Campaign Intern. Applications accepted until position filled. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is based in Denver and majority of work will be completed in Denver. No phone calls please. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is an equal opportunity employer. PLEASE POST OR CIRCULATE
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| PUBLIC POLICY INTERN |
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The public policy intern will work with the political director and political organizer to manage NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s public policy program. Responsibilities will include: Researching Colorado law regulating reproductive health and rights Identifying opportunities to revise existing statutes to expand access to the full range of reproductive health care options Identifying potential new ally organizations to advance reproductive health care policy in Colorado Facilitating coalitions related to women’s health care and reproductive freedom Updating training materials for 2009 Constituent Lobbyist Network
Qualifications Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom — must be pro-choice! Applicant must have strong written and oral communication skills and a desire to use the political process to advance public policy. Familiarity with Colorado's constitution, Colorado Revised Statutes, and Lexis-Nexis a plus. Applicant must be hard-working, dependable, self-motivated and comfortable conducting extensive Internet research. Must be able to commit approximately 8-10 hours per week.
Benefits Excellent opportunity to have direct involvement in crafting potential legislation and to meet state lawmakers Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within the women’s advocacy and Colorado progressive political communities Behind-the-scenes access to Colorado’s policy and reproductive health arenas Opportunity to work in leading progressive advocacy organization in Colorado This position is unpaid but may qualify for internship credit(s) as appropriate.
To Apply Please e-mail or fax a cover letter and resume to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or (303) 388-1692, attn: Public Policy Intern. Applications accepted until position filled. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is based in Denver, but telecommuting or an externship arrangement may be considered for the right applicant. No phone calls please.
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| PUBLIC/MEDIA RELATIONS INTERN |
SUMMARY NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado seeks self-motivated individuals to develop and implement an aggressive earned-media/public relations plan to raise public awareness about the reproductive health needs of Colorado women. The successful applicant(s) will have a desire to pitch creative angles to community media to increase awareness about the work of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. Multiple interns will be selected to fill the needs of this position and to delegate duties/responsibilities based on individuals’ interests.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities Public/media relations intern(s) will work with the political and public education and research directors to dplan and carry out an earned media plan for the duration of the internship. Responsibilities will include: · Identifying earned media opportunities based on organizational activities. · Writing press releases, blog posts, and other content as necessary. · Conducting targeted media outreach. · Developing a media database. · Planning and implementing earned-media events (i.e., press conferences, community forums, etc.) · Providing additional support for the general activities of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. Qualifications · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom — must be pro-choice! · Applicant must have strong written and oral communication skills. · Individual must have an interest in using media relations to raise public awareness about reproductive health. · Applicant must be hard-working, dependable, and self-motivated. · Individual must have Internet research experience. · Prior public relations/media experience a plus. · Must be able to commit approximately 8-10 hours per week. Benefits · Excellent opportunity to gain political campaign experience. · Behind-the-scenes access to political actors in Colorado. · Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy. · Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within Colorado’s women’s advocacy and progressive political communities. · Opportunity to work in leading progressive advocacy organization in Colorado. · This position is unpaid but may qualify for internship credit(s) as appropriate. To Apply Please e-mail or fax a cover letter and resume to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or (303) 388-1692, attn: Public/Media Relations Intern. Applications accepted until position filled. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is based in Denver and majority of work will be completed in Denver. No phone calls please. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is an equal opportunity employer.
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| Political Organizing Intern |
Organizational Overview
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political action arm of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. Our mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. Primary Duties and Responsibilities The Political Organizing intern will work with the Organizing & Membership Associate to recruit and engage our existing activist base and to further develop our base of members and volunteers. Responsibilities will include: - Recruit volunteers for and help organize events to kick off the Choice Vote '10 program, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado's grassroots campaign to elect pro-choice candidates to the Colorado State Legislature.
- Assist with community outreach and campaign-related work to mobilize pro-choice voters and activists in targeted communities in Denver and throughout the state.
- Increase our volunteer and membership base through creative outreach methods, including but not limited to: festivals, community-based events, social networking, and building our online presence.
- Update our volunteer database.
Qualifications · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom · Dependable and hard-working · Organizational skills, with attention to detail · Strong written and oral communication skills, including by phone and email · Strong computer skills, including Excel, Outlook, social networking, web, and databases. · Flexible hours, including some evening and weekend hours and a commitment of at least 15 hours per week for summer or 9 hours per week for fall. · Experience with volunteer recruitment and/or volunteer management helpful · Ability to work independently with little supervision Benefits - Excellent venue to develop skills to organize various communities for civic engagement and political advocacy.
- Unique exposure to nexus of non-profit work and political advocacy
- Exposure to networking and career development opportunities within the women’s advocacy and Colorado progressive political communities
- Insight into Colorado’s reproductive health arena, from government to private business to non-profit service providers
- Opportunity to work in leading progressive advocacy organization in Colorado
- This position is unpaid but may qualify for internship credit(s) as appropriate.
To Apply Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or fax to (303) 388-1692. For more information, contact politicalorganizer@prochoicecolorado.org.
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| Prevention First Colorado/NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation Intern |
Prevention First Colorado/NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation Intern Announcement Prevention First Colorado is a program developed by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation to address certain reproductive rights issues, such as birth control access, comprehensive sexuality education and lowering the rates of unintended pregnancy in the state and therefore reducing the need for abortions. Prevention First Colorado has highly developed research, public policy and education programs. Currently we are looking for an intern with whom to share this experience. Primary Duties and Responsibilities The Prevention First Colorado intern will work with the Public Education and Research Associate to run an updated Emergency Contraception research project. Responsibilities will include: - Design a research program based on the organizations research projects of 2005 and 2008 to survey pharmacies and clinics throughout the state & assess their knowledge of EC and the rate at which they dispense EC, among other data.
- Program will include:
- A survey and phone call script,
- Partnerships with NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s volunteer base,
- Creation of a database to store and sort all information collected, and
- A written report of findings
Qualifications · Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom — must be pro-choice! · Applicant must have strong written and oral communication skills · Applicant must be hard-working, dependable, self-motivated and comfortable conducting extensive research projects. · Must be able to commit approximately 10-15 hours per week for a full semester. Benefits Oversight of a sophisticated research project throughout all steps Behind-the-scenes access to Colorado’s policy and reproductive health arenas Opportunity to work in leading progressive advocacy organization in Colorado This position is unpaid but may qualify for internship credit(s) as appropriate To Apply Please e-mail or fax a cover letter, writing sample and resume to jobs@prochoicecolorado.org or (303) 388-1692, attn: Prevention First Colorado Intern. Applications accepted until position filled. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is based in Denver. No phone calls please.
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