Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) ensures the right and ability of all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health by providing health services, education, and advocacy.

What’s up?

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast seeks to strengthen our presence throughout our service area. We wish to educate the community about our mission and vision. We need a student intern to coordinate it all. This means you!

What’s in it for you?

First of all, you are in for the experience of a lifetime. Grassroots organizing is a challenging activity; you will have to be innovative, make contacts, and persevere when ideas do not go as planned. Training in organizing and advocacy will be provided, as well as an orientation to the organization.

The Program

You will be organizing and coordinating educational events on campus, virtually, and in the community. You will be working with PPGC staff and interns to promote issue-based campaigns through phone banks, canvassing and online activities. Overall, the mission is to build a new generation of supporters and advocates for those who share Planned Parenthood’s vision.

The Intern Will Work To

OUTREACH

Coordinate a membership recruitment campaign for Planned Parenthood Action Network (PPAN)
Participate in phone bank, canvassing, and virtual events to recruit supporters of Planned Parenthood
Establish significant contacts with existing student groups and with other student leaders
Outreach at concerts, fairs, and parades to potential supporters of Planned Parenthood

ADVOCATE

Organize students and community members to register and to vote
Explore forming campus coalitions to promote awareness on our issues
Staff tables with PPGC information on campus and in the community

SUSTAIN

Communicate with students, faculty, PPGC staff and interns
Sustain energy around Planned Parenthood by writing occasional Letters to the Editor and Op Eds
Identify and develop new ideas for reaching and engaging student and community supporters

Requirements

Be currently enrolled as a student
Take initiative
Be flexible in dealing with community members and Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast staff
Be able to work with diverse people (all races, ages, sexual orientation, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, various sexual and reproductive health knowledge bases, etc.)
Be computer literate, especially with Microsoft Office applications and online communities (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.)
Be willing to approach and talk to people you don’t know
Have reliable transportation and access to a phone and computer
Be willing to follow through with projects
Participate in meetings among Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast staff to keep everyone informed of your progress and activities
Be dedicated
Enjoy the process of organizing!

Stipend: $15/hour for 5-10 hours of work per week – Hours to be determined with supervisor

Planned Parenthood’s Vision

We seek a world in which all children are wanted and cared for; all women and men have equal rights and dignity; sexuality is expressed with honesty, equality, and responsibility; and the decision to bear children is private and voluntary.

Please send your resume with a brief cover letter describing why you are interested and how your leadership would benefit the program. Be sure to include any previous organizing experience. Mail, fax, or email your resume to us as soon as possible.

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Planned Parenthood is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to ensuring that all of our decisions regarding all aspects of the employment relationship – including recruiting, hiring, promotions, assignment, training, access to social and recreational programs, discharge, compensation, benefits, and the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment – are in accordance with our principles of equal opportunity. It is Planned Parenthood’s policy that, in exercising our management responsibilities, we will not discriminate against teammates or applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military service, covered veteran status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, political opinions or affiliations, or on the basis of any other status protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local law. It is our objective to hire and promote individuals who are qualified for positions by virtue of job-related considerations such as education, knowledge, skills, training, and experience.

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