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Policy Internships
The National Audubon Society invites undergraduate students, recent graduates, and graduate students to apply for our National Environmental Policy internships program. We sponsor these paid internships throughout the year and select candidates on the basis of their interests and experiences, as well as education in political science, environmental studies, natural resources, history, law, journalism, or other closely related fields.
Our policy interns gain invaluable real-world policy experiences – an inside look at Congress and Capitol Hill, hands-on work with one of the conservation community’s most extensive grassroots databases, and an intriguing exposure to the federal bureaucracy in the nation’s Capital. You will get all this during what will surely be one of the most important electoral cycles in recent memory. The next several years promise to be an historic – and partisan – public policy tug-of-war. So come work with the good guys! Come work with Audubon as a public policy intern.
Audubon is More than a Magazine…It’s a Cause!
It’s fair to say that one of the more dynamic of Audubon’s many programs (500 chapters nationwide in all states and virtually every congressional district) is the organization’s National Public Policy Office in Washington, DC headed by Ms. Betsy Loyless. For a number of years The Hill newspaper has cited her in its annual list of the nation’s “Top 20 Non-Profit Lobbyists.” Prior to Audubon, she had 20 years of experience as chief political director with the national Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters.
Working side-by-side with Betsy Loyless and Audubon’s highly skilled lobbyists, policy and specialists, interns can develop a range of lobbying policy and outreach skills. Duties could include: conducting research, gathering and analyzing information, writing summaries and educational fact-sheets, assisting Audubon’s grassroots outreach, helping prepare Congressional testimony, and accompanying Audubon lobbyists and activists from the field on visits to Congressional offices. Interns may also represent Audubon in meetings of other environmental groups, monitor Congressional hearings, help develop background information on particular issues, participate in Hill "drops," and/or prepare briefing materials.
Some of the major issues covered by Audubon's DC Office:
Endangered Species Act
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge & Other Alaska Issues
Ecosystem Restoration
Population & Habitat
Wildlife Programs Funding
Public Lands
For more details about Audubon, its mission, projects and cutting-edge conservation issues go to www.audubon.org.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample (on any subject) of fewer than five pages. Please indicate your specific interest or experience in environmental issues and your availability dates. We especially seek interns who have been directly involved in conservation projects or related policy arenas. We also look for individuals who have good communication and writing talents.
Audubon provides a small monthly stipend to its interns.
Please mail applications to:
Eddie Flaherty
1150 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
eflaherty@audubon.org
Tel: 202-861-2242 Fax: 202-861-4290
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