The Philadelphia Children's Foundation is currently accepting college interns for the fall 2008 semester. Interested applicants should e-mail a resume to mnakamura@philadelphiachildrensfoundation.org. (Please note that all internships are unpaid.)

The Executive Assistant Intern will lend administrative support to the Executive Director. Duties include (but are not limited to) letter writing, e-mail correspondence, database maintenance, and appointment set-up. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 15 hours per week for a full semester, verbal and written communication skills, proficiency with MS Office, organizational skills, and attention to detail.

The Promotions Intern must promote PCF through grassroots efforts. The intern will distribute PCF’s promotional materials to the general public, solicit private contributions, and initiate potential partnerships with local organizations. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 15 hours per week for a full semester, strong interpersonal skills, friendly attitude, and ability to work well with others and independently.

The Market Research/Office Assistant Intern will lend general operating support to PCF’s staff. Duties include (but are not limited to) conducting mailings, copying, faxing, filing paperwork, cold-calling, and directing incoming calls. The intern can also collect supplier bids, establish vendor relationships, and conduct market research. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 20 hours per week for a full semester, verbal and written communication skills, proficiency with MS Office, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.

The Research/Data Entry Intern will conduct research using all available outlets (Internet, newspapers, magazines, phonebook, etc.) to find additional resources for PCF’s website. The intern must input collected data onto the website’s administrator, and maintain a daily log of all work. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 20 hours per week for a full semester, Internet research experience, critical thinking skills, and strong attention to detail.

The Journalism Intern will attend public meetings and press conferences, conduct on-site interviews, and research periodicals and other media outlets to write articles about education in Philadelphia. These articles will be published on PCF’s website and featured in the monthly newsletter. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 15 hours per week for a full semester, concentration in journalism, sociology, or a related field, primary and secondary research experience, excellent writing skills, ability to work independently, and strong interest in public education.

The Career Exploration Intern will assist PCF’s staff with developing a new career exploration section on PCF’s website. The intern will select a career field that relates to his/her major, research pertinent information about this field, and upload it to the website. Requirements: Commitment of 5 - 20 hours per week for a full semester, Internet research experience, excellent writing skills, critical thinking skills, and attention to detail. qrk

The Campus Rep. Intern will be responsible for establishing, building and maintaining relationships with on-campus departments/organizations to help make connections that will benefit the mission of PCF and the students whom we serve.  Students will be able to build upon their communication, organizational, negotation, time managment skills and more.  This is a telecommuniting position with majority of work done on campus.  Requirements: Committment of 2-5 hours per week for a full semster, excellent time management, follow-up, and organizational skills.  Professional, outgoing mannerisms, ability to work independently a MUST.  Established presence on campus a PLUS, not required.