ACA Offers Five Ongoing Internships (which we call Fellowships in cases where the intern is a graduate student or has particularly impressive experience):

• Public Policy Intern
• Business Development Intern
• Foundation Development Intern
• Executive Intern
• Web Designer

If you're an ambitious and environmentally concerned student or professional looking for something different for 3 months or more (in summer, fall, winter, or spring), please apply.  All the info's here:

• General Description and Benefits
• General Qualifications
• Internship Descriptions and Specific Qualifications
• How to Apply
• More About Amphibian Conservation Alliance

General Description and Benefits

Amphibian Conservation Alliance is a nonprofit organization working to protect frogs and other amphibians worldwide, and our Washington, DC office seeks summer, fall, winter and spring interns to work on several projects. Although the positions are unpaid, they offer unusually good career opportunities for applicants to take on high levels of responsibility and build records of concrete accomplishments in the environmental, policy, internet, fundraising, or business fields. The internships may be used to earn academic credit. ACA’s office is located directly above the Rosslyn station of DC’s Metro subway system.

General Qualifications

All ACA interns must possess excellent research, communication and interpersonal skills, an ability and enthusiasm for working independently, and a strong commitment to environmental conservation. Projects are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young professionals. In every case, job expectations are carefully tailored to fit both ACA's needs and the intern or fellow's particular interests and skills.  Specific qualifications, if applicable, are listed under each position below.

Internship Descriptions and Specific Qualifications

Public Policy Intern: ACA is one of the few DC-based environmental groups working to advance amphibian conservation policy. ACA’s Public Policy Intern helps lead our efforts in this regard by maintaining up-to-date scientific and policy information about amphibian conservation issues; writing fact sheets and web articles; regularly communicating with scientists and policy stakeholders via phone and meetings; and participating in “Hill drops” and other advocacy activities.
Specific Qualifications: Academic training and/or experience in political science, law, and/or policy is a plus.

Business Development Intern: Through our newly established Frog Friends™ initiative, ACA is working to build strategic partnerships with leading businesses interested in amphibian conservation. ACA’s Business Development Intern helps lead the acquisition of new partners in this program by: developing program materials; identifying and gathering information about potential partners; drafting letters of introduction; attending meetings; and following up with new partners.
Specific Qualifications: Academic training and/or experience in business (e.g., development, marketing, or sales) is a plus.

Foundation Development Intern: ACA’s Development Intern works closely with ACA’s President to help secure financial support for ACA in the form of charitable grants by: identifying and gathering information about potential grantees; drafting letters of inquiry, proposals, and supporting materials for existing and potential funders; and helping to maintain a calendar of reporting and other follow-up activities.
Specific Qualifications: Candidates must have strong writing and research skills. Experience with drafting funding proposals is a plus but not required.

Executive Intern: ACA’s Executive Intern works closely with the organization’s President to oversee administration and board relations for the organization, that is, the “business side” of ACA. Responsibilities will include everything from helping to oversee financial and reporting obligations to helping to arrange Board meetings.
Specific Qualifications: This is a position of considerable responsibility. Applicants must be well organized, excellent at communicating, and able to handle many tasks simultaneously. Some academic background or experience in corporate management is a plus.

Web Designer: ACA’s website FROGS.ORG is one of the most popular amphibian-related destinations on the web. Web Designers maintain content on the site (using an easy-to-learn online system), market the site, maintain statistics about the site’s usage, and help lead the development of several entirely new sections of the site.
Specific Qualifications: Many strong candidates for this position have a creative, journalistic, or literary background. Web programming experience is a plus but not required.

How to Apply

To apply for an ACA internship, please send us (1) your resume and (2) a cover letter indicating the internship for which you are applying, your availability to work, what you hope to gain from the experience, your qualifications (see above), and contact information such as phone and email.

Submit your application by mail, fax, and/or email, and address all questions, to:

Paul Speck, President
Amphibian Conservation Alliance
c/o Ashoka Foundation
1700 North Moore Street, 20th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209 (USA)
Tel: 703.807.5588, ext. 600
Fax: 703.527.8383
Email: internships@frogs.org

We’ll respond to your application with a telephone call or letter within two weeks. Thank you for your interest in ACA.
 

More About Amphibian Conservation Alliance