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Employment, Volunteer and Educational Opportunities
Please visit this page often as we are constantly updating the opportunities for our members to get involved. If you are a member of FCAA--either as an organization or an individual--and would like to have an opportunity posted here, please contact us.
Paid Internship Opportunity: Alumni Encouraged to Apply
Foster Care Alumni of America is seeking a Marketing and Public Relations Intern to work in our Alexandria, Virginia office in the summer of 2010. The intern will receive a stipend of $2,750 for the 8 weeks of the internship program.
Foster Care Alumni of America is a national non-profit association whose mission is to connect the alumni community and to transform policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and from foster care.
The ideal candidate will be a marketing or PR major seeking hands-on application of his/her learning. The intern’s summer will be focused on raising the visibility of FCAA through branding and product awareness. You must be registered to attend college full time in the fall of 2010 to apply.
The intern will create and begin implementing a marketing plan for FCAA that focuses on building organizational “brand” awareness. The tasks that will support the plan implementation include:
• Identify sources for potential members within untapped markets;
• Identify new markets for product sales (books, educational videos, posters, etc.);
• Market FCAA’s fall event such as identifying potential sponsors or attendees, and securing mailing lists;
• Assist with developing any needed materials for the web or for mail efforts;
• Assist with managing groups on Facebook and MySpace and post strategic messages about FCAA to engage these audiences;
• Investigate the applicability of YouTube and Twitter to FCAA’s marketing;
• Correspond with bloggers, making them aware of FCAA, and encourage bloggers to reference FCAA, and our products, in their work;
• Market “Culture of Foster Care” postcard and public art project to audiences who can incorporate the project into their work; and
• Assist the CEO, Deputy Director, and Internal Resources Manager as needed.
Interested in intership please fill out FCAA's survey here.
We need the intern to start no earlier than May 17, 2010. Hours of operations are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday -Friday. Great atmosphere and working environment. Deadline for submittals is April 15th, 2010 close of business.
Questions? Please contact:
Amanda Chandler, Internal Resources Manager
(703) 299-6767
achandler@fostercarealumni.org
FCAA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Alumni of the foster care system are encouraged to apply. Internship is made possible by a grant funded by the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.
Employment Opportunities: Alumni Encouraged to Apply
The Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center (MFYRC) is a non-profit organization created and operated by former foster youth. The mission of MFYRC is to provide a variety of supportive resources for both youth in foster care and alumni of the foster care system through a "one stop (physical and virtual) shop" that connects these youth in Maryland with resources and programs already provided by local non-profit organizations and gives advice and support drawing on the life experiences of older former foster youth. MFYRC’s goal is to ensure that all youth transitioning out of foster care and foster care alumni in Maryland are aware of resources available to them and have the tools they need to become successful and contributing members of society and to ensure that the voice of foster youth is included in child welfare policy and practices. We're looking to fill the positions of Youth Advocacy Coordinator, Training Coordinator and Administrative Coordinator. To see information about each of the jobs, click on the title to download information:
College and graduate school scholarships for alumni
Employment Opportunity: Alumni Encouraged to Apply
Send your resume and cover letter to both Lacy Kendrick and Clay Finck when applying. With questions, contact Lacy Kendrick at the National Resource Center for Youth Services at (918) 660-3723.
C.A.S.E. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR *NEW!*
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PUBLIC ALLIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2010:
FCAA is pleased to be partnering with a signature AmeriCorps program, PUBLIC ALLIES, to change the face and practice of leadership in the nonprofit community across the country. Public Allies is a service learning organization that identifies talented young adults from diverse and under-represented backgrounds who have a passion to make a difference, and helps them turn that passion into a viable career path. Allies become leaders who can engage and unite people of all backgrounds, lead effective projects and organizations, and commit long-term to creating a more just society with opportunity for all.
Public Allies is now looking for their next class of Allies, starting Fall 2010. Benefits to Allies include a stipend for living expenses during the term of service as well as $6000 in educational funding. For more information, visit www.publicallies.org and stay tuned to FCAA for more information!
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