Ballot Initiative Intern

Greenbelt Alliance is seeking an individual with an interest in the political process and electoral elections for a fun and rewarding opportunity to work on our San Francisco-based regional phone banks.

About Us
Greenbelt Alliance is the Bay Area's leading land conservation and urban planning nonprofit. Our mission is to make the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area a better place to live by protecting the region's greenbelt and improving the livability of its cities and towns. Since 1958, we have been active across the nine-county region protecting open space, opposing sprawl, and promoting smart growth. We have helped save over 1.1 million acres of greenbelt and we’re a leader in promoting regional solutions to the problems of sprawl. Greenbelt Alliance’s San Francisco Phone Banks organize local volunteers to educate voters on initiatives on the November ballot that will impact open space protection in the Bay Area.

Responsibilities
The Ballot Initiative Campaign Intern will work with the Regional Issues Organizer to manage the San Francisco-based phone banks. Tasks include preparing phone bank materials, recruiting callers, training callers and managing phone bank nights, tallying results, and assisting with other campaign work as needed.

Commitment
This opportunity requires a 12 -15 -hour per week commitment starting October 1 through November 8. The Ballot Initiative Campaign Intern is required to attend all phone banks. These take place weekday evenings 1- 2 times weekly leading up to the November 7th election. Working days are flexible, but late afternoons and evenings are required. Work takes place in the Greenbelt Alliance main office in downtown San Francisco. This location is BART and MUNI accessible and public transportation is strongly encouraged. This position is unpaid.

Talents/Skills Desired
The ideal candidate will have an interest in the political process and ballot initiative campaigns. Candidates must have strong verbal and written communication skills, an ability to learn quickly, and strong attention to detail. Experience in training others and participation in phone banks is not required, but helpful.

Benefits
This internship is a great opportunity to be a part of an open space protection movement in the Bay Area where you can see your influence in the results. This is also an excellent opportunity to learn valuable professional skills that can be applied to many environments such as grassroots organizing as well as legislative campaigns and ballot initiative campaigns.

To apply, please send a resumé and cover letter to:

Cheryl Scott
Greenbelt Alliance
631 Howard Street, Suite 510
San Francisco, CA 94105

or to volunteer@greenbelt.org.

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