Neighborhood Housing Services has a solid, longstanding reputation for fostering communities and working with residents. With the advent of web and social media technologies, the outreach process has begun to change in ways that are not yet fully realized, and young people are often well ahead of the curve. However, there will always be a place for good old-fashioned face-to-face interactions, which will never be completely replaced by social media. As you will see from the following volunteer intern positions, we are looking for people who are passionate about the face-to-face, web tech, and/or social media.

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CB&O Intern

Purpose:

As a CB&O intern, you will be responsible for one or more areas of our Revitalization Demonstration Projects (RDPs). You will serve as a liaison with residents--assessing their needs and helping to determine a vision for the neighborhood--while engaging the residents in various projects aimed at revitalizing the community.

Goals:

• Form relationships with residents in target community
• Determine strategy for resident engagement
• Organize projects for community revitalization
• Perform ongoing evaluation/assessment of efforts

Requirements

• Passion for working with people
• High EQ qualities (empathy, patience, consistency)
• 2-3 hours/week, 3 weeks/month (~8 hours/month)
• Independent transportation (car, bike, bus, feet)

Assistant Webmaster

Purpose:

As an assistant webmaster, you will have an opportunity to develop your web-related skills while working on a mission-driven, non-profit website.

Goals:

• Develop strategy for updating content on regular basis
• Help improve user experience and information accuracy

• Help with design and layout of new web pages
• Upload new pictures and video to website
• Implement and test new features

Requirements

• Interest in web technologies (extensive coding knowledge is not a requirement)
• Aptitude for learning complex systems
• 3-5 hours/week, 3 weeks/month (~12 hours/month)

Social Media/Marketing Intern

Purpose:

As a social media/marketing intern, you will develop and implement a coherent strategy for the use of popular social media platforms as a public face for the organization.

Goals:

• Post regular updates to Facebook, Twitter, Flikr, Ning, and YouTube
• Encourage dialogue with residents, volunteers, and donors via social media
• Work with other interns in the organization to develop social media strategies
• Implement one or more marketing campaigns via social media
• Market housing projects and homeowner/homebuyer services

Requirements:

• Strong aptitude for social media
• Concise, engaging writing style
• Awareness of various social media trends
• 2-3 hours/week