The Women’s Sports Foundation, a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is accepting online applications for an internship position to work with It Takes A Team! Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sport. The internship is part-time for June-August 2009 and part-time for the August-December and January-May sessions. This internship will be under the direction of the It Takes A Team! Director. Interns work in our Washington, D.C., area office (Bethesda, Md.) for the hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The intern position is non-paid, but participants may obtain school credit.
The It Takes A Team! Intern assists the director with program activities; inquiries from parents, coaches, athletes; and administrators related to homophobia in sport. Other responsibilities include assistance with the maintenance of the It Takes A Team! section of the Foundation’s Web site and databases, as well as preparation of a monthly e-newsletter.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working with computers
• Familiarity with LGBT issues in sport preferred, but not necessary
To be considered for this opportunity, send a cover letter stating your interest and a resume to Pat Griffin, It Takes A Team! Project Director, at PGriffin@WomensSportsFoundation.org.