{"id":1338,"date":"2022-06-21T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/intern\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:32:42","slug":"intern","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/intern\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"middle-col\">\n<h1><span style=\"background-color: var(--base-3); color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;\">Mon, 2012-11-05 09:14 \ufffd cristina<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"clear-block\">\n<div id=\"node-695\" class=\"node\">\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, PR or nonprofit fundraising and management? Want to help change the world?<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Break the Cycle is seeking interns to join our team of energetic professionals in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia! This is not a filing job. Gain hands-on experience that is <strong>practical<\/strong> and looks great on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Break the Cycle interns build skills that can be applied to careers in the education, legislative, nonprofit and corporate sectors. We offer a casual, friendly work environment where interns are encouraged to contribute and learn. Internships are available for 3 &#8211; 12 months. Please refer to the listings below (by city).<\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles<\/h2>\n<h3>Programs Intern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Program Interns help deliver Break the Cycle services to youth. Interns receive training on domestic and dating violence, Break the Cycle&#8217;s services and other relevant areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drafting and updating educational materials.<\/li>\n<li>Responding to requests for help, including maintaining our nationwide referral system.<\/li>\n<li>Developing web content for loveisrespect.org.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with research projects, community outreach and other support as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Social\/Digital Media Intern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Social\/Digital Media Interns help develop and manage Break the Cycle&#8217;s extensive online\/social\/digital media presence in real time. Supporting the Director of Youth Programs and Digital Strategies Coordinator, Social\/Digital Interns have the opportunity to directly impact a leading national nonprofit&#8217;s efforts to engage young people in innovative and creative ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing and expanding Break the Cycle&#8217;s social media presence.<\/li>\n<li>Creating teen friendly web content, blogs and help resources.<\/li>\n<li>Crafting digital media content for YouTube and online advertising.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting communications staff with various PR projects.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting other graphic design projects as needed (depending on experience).<\/li>\n<li>Assisting staff in developing new marketing strategies to grow our audience and donor base.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Experience using Adobe Suite and Drupal web platforms is desired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Break the Cycle is willing to consider applicants outside of the Los Angeles area IF they are United States citizens and are able to commit to &#8220;remote&#8221; work requirements.<\/p>\n<h3>Development Intern: Donor Relations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Donor Relations Interns learn what it takes for a nonprofit organization to maintain sustaining support from individual donors as well as gain experience in promotion and fundraising for Break the Cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assisting with Break the Cycle events, including logistics, silent auction coordination and PR.<\/li>\n<li>Individual donor research and outreach.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with other fundraising and community relation efforts including our volunteer program, press kits, data entry, social media outlets and other duties as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Development Intern: Grants &amp; Research<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Development: Grants and Research Interns learn what it takes to fundraise, write grants and conduct research for a national nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching foundation and corporation funding opportunities that fit with Break the Cycle\u2019s mission and work to end dating abuse.<\/li>\n<li>Filtering funding opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Working directly with the Foundation &amp; Government Relations Specialist in developing and submitting grant applications.<\/li>\n<li>Performing literal and statistical research on dating and domestic violence trends, prevalence rates and percentages.<\/li>\n<li>Researching various forums for factual and statistical information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Non-profit Management Intern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Management Interns participate in all facets of nonprofit management, working side-by-side with Break the Cycle&#8217;s Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conducting research on organizational best practices and policies.<\/li>\n<li>Preparing reports and communications for management team.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with logistics and planning for board, staff, donor and community meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Providing general administrative support as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>District of Columbia<\/h2>\n<h3>Training &amp; Technical Assistance Library Intern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Training and Technical Assistance Interns will be expected to identify, interpret and catalog training and technical assistance resources and have a desire to use research and advocacy to advance social change and progressive public policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributing to the development of written products to assist in improving response to young survivors of abuse<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with coordinating logistics for web-based trainings and conferences<\/li>\n<li>Research and update information house in the resource library<\/li>\n<li>Research and analyze laws related to dating violence, sexual assault and stalking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Applicants MUST be an undergraduate or graduate student in education, public policy or public health, law, women&#8217;s studies or related field. Experience using Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw to conduct legal research preferred.<br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/><br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>These internships will be paid a small stipend. To apply, email cover letter and resume to Program Specialist Erin Clark at <a href=\"mailto:eclark@breakthecycle.org\">eclark@breakthecycle.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Intern<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Legal Interns gain hands-on legal and public policy experience with a law-based, domestic violence organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting Staff Attorneys in the delivery of free legal services to young victims of dating abuse, including client intake, safety planning, case preparation, court accompaniment and drafting legal documents.<\/li>\n<li>Conducting legal, legislative and policy research with the aim to write on various domestic violence, family, criminal and general public interest law issues.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with the creation of advocacy and educational materials.<\/li>\n<li>Responding to requests for help and maintaining our nationwide referral system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Get Started<\/h2>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">This is an unpaid internship program. Undergraduate, graduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, are welcome to apply. Generally-speaking, we ask interns to commit a minimum of 10 weeks, 8-10 hours per week for part-time status and 20-40 hours a week for full-time status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">We accept applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email or mail a cover letter and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<h3>In Los Angeles, CA:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Break the Cycle Internship Program <br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 1150 <br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>Los Angeles, CA 90045 <br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:la.intern@breakthecycle.org\">la.intern@breakthecycle.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<h3>In Washington, DC:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Break the Cycle Internship Program <br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>P.O. Box\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">66165<\/span><br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>Washington, DC\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">20035<\/span>\u00a0<br class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\" \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:dc.intern@breakthecycle.org\">dc.intern@breakthecycle.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-block\">\n<div class=\"meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-block-13\" class=\"clear-block block block-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #middle-col --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mon, 2012-11-05 09:14 \ufffd cristina Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, &#8230; <a title=\"Programs Intern\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/intern\/\" aria-label=\"More on Programs Intern\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3758,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338\/revisions\/3758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}