Date: open
Time: flexible
Location: WNC Nature Center
Sponsor: Friends of the WNC Nature Center

This internship is open to all majors but would greatly benefit those looking to enter one of the following career fields: business administration, management, parks and recreations, psychology, or anyone interested in working with nonprofit organizations.

Scheduling is flexible, however, candidates must be able to work 10 - 20 hours per week with at least a 3 month commitment. Internships during the fall months require working the weekend of our yearly fundraiser in October. You must be able to interact with staff and volunteers in a friendly and helpful manner.

This position encourages personal and professional growth to the intern in the following areas:

-- Basic office functions, including database management
-- Memberships and Donations
-- Event Planning
-- Maintaining professional relationships with staff and volunteers
-- Much more

What we hope to accomplish with you (some of our goals):

1. Work up a volunteer database whereas the intern would be responsible for the volunteers including assigning job duties and setting schedules.
2. Work up a database of members, volunteers, donors, and other interested parties in the community.
3. Upgrade our office to be "technologically" friendly. Scanning in bills, memberships, etc. and storing them on disk for future use.
4. Organization of past files.
5.Creating "Membership Drives" at least one day per week. During fall and spring these days would be on the weekend.

HOW TO APPLY
Please forward your resume along with a cover letter to:

Sarah Oram, Administrator
Friends of the WNC Nature Center
P.O. Box 19151
Asheville, NC 28815|

Fax: 828/298-2644
No deadlines for applications.