The MinKwon Center for Community Action (formerly YKASEC)
Fall 2011 Internship
Development & Capacity-Building Intern
The MinKwon Center for Community Action (formerly YKASEC) was established in 1984 to meet the needs and concerns of the Korean American community through our five program areas: Community Organizing and Advocacy, Social and Legal Services, Civic Participation, Youth Empowerment, and Culture. Since our founding, we have made a profound presence in the Korean American community through various grassroots organizing, education, and advocacy initiatives that address important community issues, including immigration policies at the national, state and city levels, voter rights, and culture awareness. The MinKwon Center places a special emphasis on meeting the needs of our marginalized community members, including youth, elderly, recent immigrants, low-income residents, and limited-English-proficient residents. More recently, it has expanded its program areas to work with the Chinese American community as well.
The MinKwon Center is offering an exciting Development/Capacity-Building internship. The development work will consist of seeking funds and resources to support the work of the organization in all five program areas and administration, and the capacity-building work will involve strengthening our internal processes and procedures to strengthen our foundation. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable development, administrative, and non-profit experience. The intern will work directly with the Development Coordinator and Administrative Director.
Internship Description
- Perform research on prospective funders
- Draft funding proposals and letters of inquiry
- Learn to navigate and import data into our custom database
- Provide support for fundraising events and initiatives
- Assist with maintaining comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date files, records, and systems
- Perform research on internal systems and improvements
- Provide additional administrative support as needed
Details of Internship
- Supervision: Intern is supervised by the Development Coordinator and the Administrative Director.
- Compensation: While internships are not paid positions, academic credit has been arranged in the past.
- Hours: Interns are expected to work part-time for a minimum of 15 hours a week.
- Duration: The internship runs from September to December 2011. Specific internship dates will be discussed in person.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Word and Excel.
- Strong writing and organizational skills.
- Have the desire to empower the Asian American community.
- Strong interest in social justice issues.
Internship applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit a cover letter and resume by July 15th, 2011 via email to:
Jenna Ness
Development Coordinator
jenna@minkwon.org