Volunteer Coordination Internship
Description:
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated student leaders to participate in the Cradles to Crayons internship program. As an intern in this program, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in our volunteer department. Since bringing on a new SalesForce CRM system, we are looking to establish more efficient practices for maintaining customer relationships prior to volunteers’ scheduled visits. Our intern will be responsible for our weekly volunteer reminders, developing a standard acknowledgement process for recurring individual adult volunteers, and maintaining and organizing our preregistration system for large groups. They will develop an understanding of our CRM system (SalesForce) and become more proficient in Excel.Beyond hands on work experience, we are committed to ensuring that interns have the opportunity to learn about the various components of building a social enterprise. As such, we have designed programs for interns that will focus on social entrepreneurship and the management of a social enterprise. Through structured sessions which will include the CEO and Founder of Cradles to Crayons, Lynn Margherio, interns will have the opportunity to network and learn about the success factors that drive a social enterprise.
As a College Corps Volunteer Coordination Intern, you will gain skills in database management, customer service and increase your knowledge and exposure to social enterprises. Our hope is that through your internship at C2C, you will learn valuable skills and experiences to create lasting change in the world.
Interns are expected to commit to working through the full semester for an average of 10 hours per week and responsibilities are likely to include:
-Sending weekly reminder emails to volunteers
-Answering volunteer questions prior to their weekly visits
-Managing our preregistration system for large student groups, editing Excel documents and inputting data
-Maintaining our photo database
-Work during business hours on Mondays and Tuesdays
-Participate in ongoing orientation/training sessions
-Have the opportunity to participate in leadership development and networking programs focused on social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management
Qualifications:
Ideal interns should have:
-High attention to detail and organization skills
-High level of self-direction and work independence
-Positive and friendly attitude
-Initiative and a can-do attitude
-Strong interest in social entrepreneurship and/or non-profit management
-Passion for the Cradles to Crayons mission
Length/Availability:
12 weeks
Start Date:
5/30/2012
End Date:
5/5/2012, 8/25/2012
Deadline:
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Cradles to Crayons
Cradles to Crayons (C2C) was launched in 2002 by Lynn Margherio with the mission to provide, free of charge, children living in low income and homeless situations from birth to pre-teen the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued. By partnering with schools, corporations and community groups for donations, and with social-service organizations serving homeless and low-income families, we connect communities that have surplus resources—new or used items in good condition—with communities that desperately need access to those resources. We currently serve over 55,000 children a year out of two locations in Boston and Philadelphia. One of the unique components of the C2C operating model is that most of our work is accomplished through the efforts of volunteers who work in our “Giving Factory.” In 2009, over 16,000 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds worked in the “Giving Factory” to sort, clean, and assemble donations for over 45,000 custom “KidPacks” to be delivered through our social-service partners. Through these meaningful, hands on volunteer opportunities, we aspire to set a foundation for lasting change.
Cradles to Crayons has received numerous awards for its success as a social enterprise. In 2008 it was recognized by the Social Innovation Forum as an innovator of the year, in 2009 and 2010 it received the Charity Navigator 4 star recognition, and in 2010 it received the Boston Business Journal award for innovative partnership with its work with Staples Corporation, and was recognized as a 2010 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder ™.
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155 North Beacon St
Brighton, MA 02135
Phone: 617-779-4723 Fax: 866-841-9995
Email: ashley@cradlestocrayons.org
Website: Cradles to Crayons
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