CCAO Internships
| May 28, 2010 
Spend a semester learning about the political process through the lens of your faith in our Washington, D. C., mission center and in our region headquarters near Omaha, Nebraska.
Testimony: “For the first time I feel like I really understand something that up until this point I tended to just shrug aside, the works of mercy.” Bill B.
Typical projects for advocacy interns include (Omaha and D.C.):
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- Monitoring assigned issues, countries and pertinent legislation through list serves, research, as well as by attending working group meetings and Congressional hearings, briefings and seminars.
- Meeting with Congressional staffers to present Columban advocacy priorities
- Writing letters to decision makers concerning Columban priorities
- Developing material for newsletters, action alerts and other publications
Advocacy Priorities include:
- Migration: global economic & climate migrants, human trafficking, US immigration
- Environmental Justice: climate change, water rights, extractive industries
- Economic Justice: international trade agreements, debt cancellation
- Peace & Conflict Resolution: indigenous rights, fostering peace
Service Opportunities Include:
- Part-time internships during the Fall and Spring semesters
- Full-time internships during the summer
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Web / Media Opportunities Include (Omaha, Nebraska):
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- Create engaging web pages (or parts of pages) that offer a variety of content (photos or video);
- Develop mobile website on WordPress platform using existing content;
- Offer suggestions on how to improve efficiency of the website (download speed) and, if directed, implement those suggestions;
- This may include a partial rebuild of the website in a test environment; when finished, this could be launched to the public (Existing layout and color scheme may remain the same)
- Improve the look of videos (including download time) and Photo Galleries;
- Improve the Search Engine Optimization of the website;
- Help develop key new sections on the website.
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For more information about Internship opportunities, please contact Brian Radziwill at 301-565-4547 or ccaoprograms@columban.org
Spend a semester learning about the political process through the lens of your faith in our Washington, D. C., mission center and in our region headquarters near Omaha, Nebraska.
