Dartmouth Education Foundation Internship
Description of the company including the mission, location, sales and market coverage.
The Dartmouth Education Foundation (DEF) was founded in 2007 by a group of parents and citizens in Dartmouth concerned with the consequences of decreased public funding on the quality of education in the town's public schools. The DEF has been formed to ensure enhanced and enriched education opportunities for students in the Town of Dartmouth.
Adequate resources are essential to a school's ability to provide high quality and stimulating programs to our children. The DEF's goal is to provide resources to help ensure that each student receives an exceptional and empowering experience in the public school system, thus broadening the children's learning capacity.
The DEF will also serve as an important bridge between the Dartmouth Public Schools and the members of the community it serves.
· Within the community, it will foster a sense of pride and ownership of the Dartmouth Public School
· Within the schools, it will engender the excitement and enthusiasm that comes from the knowledge that innovative thinking; good ideas and thoughtful experimentation are capable of realization and valued by the public.
Our mission is to develop a significant fund that can generate private resources to augment the public effort in the school district. In addition, the fund will be endowed so that resources to augment the public effort in the school district. In addition, the fund will be endowed so that resources will be available in perpetuity to encourage excellence.
Please include your web URL (if you have it).:
http://www.dartmoutheducationfoundation.org/
Overview of the internship/coop objectives:
Intern will work closely with Marketing Committee chair and Board chair to support the Mission of the DEF as it works to raise funds to enhance the educational experience of the students in the Dartmouth Public School System.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
1. Assist as we implement our first membership outreach campaign.
2. Press Release writing.
3. Assist in website editing and maintaining the DEF blog.
4. Facebook postings.
5. Assist in administrative duties (dispense grant applications, prepare board minutes & agendas, etc.).
6. Assist in the creation of email communication system.
What will the student learn from this experience?
· The student will improve their writing skills as I will review and edit every piece they write and go over the edits with them.
· WordPress editing skills through the use of our newly designed WordPress website.
· Email creation skills through the use of Constant Contact email program.
· How to implement a membership campaign.
· Social media skills through the use of facebook, DEF blog, etc.
Job Title:
Marketing Intern
Compensation:
None, sorry we are a non-profit.
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.):
Junior with at least a 2.5 GPA or better
Skills required:
1. Writing and Communication
2. Reliability and Dependability
3. Computer (Excel & Word, some database, graphic design and/or web design a plus but not necessary)
4. Willingness to follow guidance
5. Enthusiasm for the experience
6. Ability to work well with others
Hours of work:
10-12/week
Start and end dates:
As soon as possible – end of semester
Primary supervisor:
Liz Olimpio, DEF Marketing Committee Chair
To whom should students send resume/application and how?
Liz Olimpio
Deadline for submitting resume/application:
As soon as possible.
How will the student(s) be evaluated?
Resume/Interview
Additional company contacts (if applicable):
John Beauregard, DEF Board Chair
jbeauregard@sylviainsurance.com
Name and title of the person providing this information
Liz Olimpio, DEF Marketing Committee Chair
