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Internships and Fellowships
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grants Intern The Grants Intern will gain broad knowledge of the different facets of grants management, including grantee contracting and reporting. The intern will be provided with key responsibilities as well as routine daily activities, in order to understand the broad range of activities that a public funding agency undertakes. The intern will work in an office environment that is creative and stimulating, and will be invited to sit in on various Arts Commission meetings in order to learn more about grant management, arts administration and potential job opportunities. Major projects and activities may include the following:
Required Skills/Desirable Qualifications:
Supervisor information: Leslie Ito, Director of Grants Submit application or address questions to: Application deadline: April 4th, 2008 ******************************************************* 2008 Internship Description Collections Intern The Collections Intern will assist with the ongoing development of a database of the County's collection of civic art. This collection includes both historical and contemporary public art located on County facilities and grounds. The intern will learn how to conduct a survey of an artwork and will identify and research pieces that will be recorded in the collection database. This research will be utilized to develop entries for our website http://lacountyarts.org/civicart_countyscollection.htm . Desirable qualifications:
Applicant must have a reliable car and a good sense of direction. Please submit cover letter, writing sample (for example, a paper from a recent course), resume and three references (U.S. mail, fax or email) Interviews will be conducted with the finalists. Submit application or address questions to the Intern Supervisor: Letitia Ivins, Civic Art Coordinator Civic Art Program 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800 Los Angeles , CA 90017 213-202-5859 phone 213-580-0017 fax livins@arts.lacounty.gov For further information: www.lacountyarts.org/civicarts.html ************************************************ ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTS OUTREACH at the FORD AMPHITHEATRE A program of the LA County Arts Commission, the Ford Amphitheatre hosts over 100 performing arts events each summer in its historic 1245-seat outdoor theatre in the Hollywood Hills. The Ford's Community Bridges Program is a proactive effort to build bridges between the Ford and various parts of the greater Los Angeles community. Working directly with the Asian Pacific Islander Arts Coordinator, the intern will promote Community Bridges' mission of increasing participation of underserved segments of the community at the Ford, both in the audience and onstage. The intern will:
Dates of Internships: May-June 2008 through August-September 2008. Payment: $350 per week for a 40-hour workweek. To Apply: Submit a cover letter, resume, and a minimum of 2 references (with telephone numbers). The application packet should be sent, preferably via email, to: John Anson Ford Theatres APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 14, 2008
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Organizing Institute Are you passionate about social justice? Do you care about worker's and immigrant's rights? Are you interested in joining the labor movement? Then the APALA Organizing Institute is for you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 APIAVote Internship Program The Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state and local levels. APIAVote envisions a society in which all Asian Pacific Islander Americans fully participate in and have access to the democratic process. The APIAVote Internship Program strives to encourage and cultivate young Asian Pacific Islander student leaders to explore a career in the public sector or the political area. This summer internship program will also provide hands on experience and training on how to organize and implement voter activities to increase the participation of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the electoral process. Internships Available in APIAVote National Headquarters – Washington, D.C. I. ECAASU Internship · Reports directly to Program Coordinator · Establish conference, workshop and training materials to be presented at APA conferences · Learn tactics for engaging and mobilizing youth voters · Maintain communications for ECAASU and other youth coalitions II. Communications/PR Internship · Works directly under Communications Director · Develop and implement communication strategy for AAPI political and civic engagement · Learn how to take research and turn it into messaging for press and voters · Use traditional and cutting-edge communications tools to empower voters III. Campaigns/Elections Internship · Works directly under Field Director · Develop relationships with local organizations to mobilize voters across the nation · Learn to differentiate between local and national field organizing · Maintain communications between partner coalitions and local organizations Requirements: Completed Application Package including: A. Application Form B. Resume Including Education, Work Experience, Extracurricular Activities, Community Involvement, Awards/Honors You Have Received C. Most Current Academic Transcript D. One-Page Essay (Typed) On Your Interest In Participating In The Internship Program And Describe "WHAT DOES DEMOCRACY MEAN TO YOU? E. Two Letters Of Reference Stipend: $2000 Send your complete application to: APIAVote, Attn: Alvina Yeh, 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington DC 20006 Deadlines: Postmarked by April 18,2008 for the Summer Session.
For more information,
please visit the Multicultural Leadership Center in the Titan Student Union, Room
234 or call (657) 278-7366 or email at multiculturalcenter@fullerton.edu Updated on 4/2/08 |
