You Matter 2, Inc. is organizing a HF Juneteenth Festival for 2021. We are looking for passionate, driven, dedicated, vision oriented, college student leaders that are willing to volunteer to organize this festival. These positions are voluntary and unpaid. These internship positions will last from July 2020 - June 30, 2021. If these positions serve any interest to you, please apply!
Sponsorship/Fundraising Coordinator Intern
Internship Description: Serve as the Sponsorship/Fundraising Coordinator Intern for You Matter 2’s “HF Juneteenth Festival 2021”. Organize/gain sponsors and fundraisers for the festival. Fundraising and sponsorship involves the cultivation, care and maintenance of a relationship between the festival/event and the donor/sponsor(s). Donors/sponsors could be an individual, corporation, foundation or business. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Sponsorship/Fundraising Coordinator
- Know the business and corporate community well
- Be familiar with the types of giving this sector of the community engages in
- Be able to articulate the objectives of the festival/event to funders and granting organizations
- Be able to determine appropriate recognition
- Researching the community for potential donors and creating a donor database
- Writing a letter of invitation to sponsors, researching the criteria (if any) for donation requests (foundations and corporations have clear mandates for giving)
- Establishing recognition for sponsorship, arranging a thank you reception or letter of gratitude
- Assessing the success of the sponsorship program
- Exceptional phone etiquette
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college
Media Relations/Promotions Coordinator Intern
Description: We are seeking a Media Relations/Promotions Coordinator Intern, who is full of creative ideas and eager to contribute on a large scale. The intern will gain visibility into the inner workings and aspects of the public relations field, provide concrete deliverables and learn from top to bottom. Managing expectations is extremely important in creating a successful festival/event and the Media Relations/Promotions intern is responsible for assisting in making that happen. This person’s role is to ensure the right message is delivered to the right people and in the right medium. They’re responsible for providing information about the festival/event to the media as well as the general public. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Media Relations/Promotions Coordinator
- Be able to create advertising that captures the vision of the festival/event and then deliver it to the appropriate audience
- Have excellent computer and communication skills
- Have experience in the media relations field
- Have contacts with local media and key contacts
- Be able to manage media experiences during the festival or event and provide them with the information that reinforces the vision and theme
- Prepare all material for the media and event itself (press kit, internet/website promotions, posters, flyers, signage, etc.)
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college
Entertainment & Activities Coordinator Intern
Description: We are seeking a Entertainment & Activities Intern, who is full of program and entertainment ideas. The function of the Entertainment and Activities Intern is to ensure the festival/event has programs and features that are appealing and appropriate for the audience and tie directly into the overall theme. Managing the programming component of the festival/event requires a clear agenda for providing the audience with an entertaining experience that draws attention to the significant features of the goals and provides messaging consistent with the theme. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Entertainment & Activities Coordinator
- Clearly understand that programming needs to reflect the vision of the festival/event
- Have good entertainment and activity contacts
- Have experience in developing contracts, scheduling, programming, acquiring technical help and choosing appropriate venues
- Have strong negotiation skills
- Be organized and details-oriented
- Choosing suitable acts that fit the target audience
- Determining the number of volunteers that will be required
- Identifying all the materials, equipment and technical needs
- Determining the cost and overall needs and communicating that to the Entertainment & Activities Coordinator & Sponsorship Coordinator
- Assessing the success of the programming
- Reiterating the theme in all of the above
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college
Vendor Coordinator Intern
Description: We are seeking a Vendor Intern, who is full of program and entertainment ideas. Vendor management involves handling health and safety regulations, placement and scheduling of vendors, developing contracts and putting together information packages for the vendors. The Vendor Coordinator should be someone who is organized, communicates well and has a good understanding of how various special event venues should run. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Vendor Coordinator to choose vendors
- Be able to effectively organize and communicate to a volunteer staff
- Understand the necessary health and safety regulations for all food services and other potential venues/vendors
- Invite, communicate, and organize with black owned vendors
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college
Productions/Logistics Intern
Description: The Production/Logistics Coordinator is responsible for the festival/event site itself, the set up/take down of the site and its components, emergency protocol, parking as well as general site safety for the day of the event. It is extremely important that this person understands the scope and importance of his/her role. Production manages the physical site and all logistical matters within the site. The job entails working with all coordinators to determine their particular needs and how the production crew will meet their requirements. Checking the location, conditions, timing and scheduling, producing a site plan and map, obtaining all the necessary services and equipment and developing a risk assessment and contingency plan, are the major aspects of production. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Responsibilities:
- Have the knowledge and experience to carry out the activities for site development,
- organization and implementation
- Have full understanding of emergency protocol, requirements and procedures
- Be an organized individual capable of scheduling and overseeing the many logistical elements that will take place simultaneously on the day of the event
- Be a good leader and an effective communicator
- Have strong problem solving skills and the ability to stay calm
- Determine what can and cannot be done through discussions with city officials, local police services, fire marshal, and physical surveys of the site
- Communicate and determine all supplementary requirements from all coordinators
- Supervise Production/Logistics intern(s)
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college
Volunteer Intern
Description: The Volunteer Coordinator is an extremely important member of any festival/event committee. This person ensures there is enough manpower on all levels to ensure the festival/event’s success. In addition, they’re responsible for recruiting, caring for and organizing all the volunteers for the weeks and month leading up to, as well as the day of the festival/event. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the development of volunteer information, recruitment, screening, placement, orientation and recognition of volunteers as well as developing tools for the coordinators to help them organize and inform their individual area volunteers. Please note that this position is unpaid.
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Requirements:
Responsibilities:
- Have experience working in the volunteer sector
- Possess good communication skills
- Be aware of all the components of a good volunteer program
- Have the ability and knowledge to recruit and maintain volunteers
- Be able to effectively schedule volunteers for all aspects of the process
- Be able to efficiently direct and lead volunteers
- Be able to communicate with committee coordinators to assess needs
Requirements:
- 18 yrs or older
- Experience in sponsorship or fundraising
- Commit to You Matter 2 from July 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Dedicated to the mission of You Matter 2 and our event
- Available for bi-weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons
- Current enrollment in a university/college