Internships

The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters is a nonprofit organization working to educate voters and elected leaders on state environmental issues. We collaborate with dozens of groups to develop and support good environmental policies at the state legislature, publish an annual Environmental Scorecard grading legislators on their environmental voting records, endorse candidates for state office who will make the environment a top priority, and help to get conservation-minded people informed and involved.

Our interns assist us with all of these tasks and more. From attending briefings and hearings at the Capitol to helping with research on policies or legislation, current and prospective college students have the opportunity to be part of an important movement while earning credit towards their degree.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email a cover note and resume to CTLCV Executive Director, Lori Brown at ctlcv@ctlcv.org. Qualified candidates will be contacted. No calls please. Candidates must be currently enrolled in a college or graduate school, or law program. All interns report to our Hartford Office at 553 Farmington Avenue and work a minimum of 10 hours/week for 3 months or minimum required for school course.

CURRENT INTERNSHIPS

COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH INTERN

CTLCV seeks an energetic individual with excellent verbal and creative writing skills to:

Assist with overall communications outreach and social media strategy
Engage with urban communities on environmental issues
Activate citizens to have their lawmakers and/or candidates committed to environmental policies
Learn how to track and influence environmental policy at the state level.

Reports to: Deputy Director
Semester: Any Semester

DEVELOPMENT INTERN

CTLCV seeks an energetic individual with excellent verbal and creative writing skills to assist in vital fundraising efforts. This intern will learn and hone highly marketable skills in the development and maintenance of the organization’s fundraising activities. The intern will help the Development Director on communications with previous and potential donors, look for opportunities to garner support for the organization, and assist in formulating and writing grant proposals. Competence in Microsoft Excel and experience with grant writing, database management, or working with non-profits is a plus.

Reports to: Development Director
Semester: Any Semester

POLITICAL INTERN: ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD

CTLCV seeks a self-motivated individual with exemplary skills in verbal and written communication and an interest in environmental policy to help CTLCV develop the annual Environmental Scorecard for the current Connecticut legislative session. Prospective candidates should be prepared to directly communicate with legislators and special interest groups to identify, track and summarize legislation resulting from the year's legislative session. Strong communication and social media skills recommended.

Reports to: Executive Director or Deputy Director
Semester: Any Semester

POLITICAL INTERN: ELECTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE OUTREACH

CTLCV is seeking an individual with strong organizational skills to assist the organization in reaching out to candidates for state legislature prior to the elections. The intern will assist in the endorsement process of pro-environment candidates by contacting candidates, researching races, helping to distribute and get candidate questionnaires for review, and coordinate logistics of candidate surveys and interviews. A key responsibility will be to prepare materials for CTLCV board members reviewing candidates for possible endorsement.

Reports to: Deputy Director
Semester: Spring or Summer

BRIEFING BOOK INTERN

The CTLCV Education Fund is seeking an undergraduate student with exemplary research and writing skills to assist with the update of a briefing book about Connecticut’s environmental issues in relation to the development of law and advocacy at the state level. Prospective candidates should have excellent written communication skills, an interest in environmental issues, and a general understanding of the state political process.

Reports to: Communications Director
Semester: Any Semester

GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN

CTLCV seeks a creative individual with technical and artistic abilities to assist in creating visual concepts to communicate, inspire, and inform our members. Prospective candidates should have experience developing brand images, advertisements, brochures, website design and other organization materials. Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite package, primarily Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign is required.

Reports to: Communications Director
Semester: Any Semester