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Internship Opportunities The Land Trust Alliance encourages those who want to make a difference in land conservation to apply for an internship. Interns will gain firsthand knowledge of local, regional and national land trusts and the inner workings of a national, nonprofit organization. The Alliance's national headquarters is in Washington, DC; thus interns can experience the opportunity of living and working in our nation's capital. Internships at the Alliance are available throughout the year, although the summer months are most popular. Therefore, it is more competitive to obtain an internship at that time. The length of the internship, as well as the start and end dates, will be worked out mutually between the Alliance and the applicant. Typically internships last an average of two to three months. We hope the duration will be long enough to benefit both parties. Most internships at the Alliance are not paid, however the Alliance will work with students and their advisors on provision of student credit at their institution of higher education. The Alliance will make every effort to match each intern with a program that best suits his or her background and or educational training. An intern could work with public policy, information services, development, communications, administration, and training and conferences. Current
Opening(s): Writer, Public Website (unpaid) Write for the only national organization providing information and services directly to local and regional land trusts and land conservationists! The Land Trust Alliance is seeking a journalism major or other candidate with journalism training or experience to write land conservation success stories for our public website. Responsibilities include researching on the Web or in our offices in Washington, DC, to identify stories; contacting land trusts for interviews and fact checking; and writing the stories. There is no minimum time commitment and the candidate can work remotely or come in to work at the Washington, DC office. The position is unpaid but the benefits include increased knowledge of the land trust community, networking and experience writing for the Web. Interested applicants can send their resume, writing samples (or urls where your work is posted) and three references to: raldrich@LTA.org. How to apply for an internship: Unless otherwise specified, send your resume and cover letter, the Alliance's internship application form (PDF; 12KB), and a brief writing sample of no more than three pages to:
Please no phone or e-mail inquires. The Land Trust Alliance will contact each applicant about the status of their internship application. The deadline to submit applications for summer internships is March 15. Writing SampleA short writing sample should be sent with the application to demonstrate the applicant's ability to organize and articulate their thoughts as well as provide us with an introduction to the applicant. The sample should be no more than three pages. It can be an extract from a previously written research paper or a paper that describes the applicant's interests, studies or background. updated 1/31/2007
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