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Writing Internships with Rising Star Outreach (Provo, Remote)

Rising Star Outreach

Click on the job titles to apply via BYU’s Handshake by May 13, 2021.

Rising Star Outreach is a NonProfit Organization based in Provo, Utah. Our mission is to help leprosy colonies become thriving, self-sufficient communities.

We are accomplishing this through three major initiatives:

  • Economic rehabilitation through micro-grants.
  • Providing medical care through mobile medical clinics.
  • Educating children by providing opportunities to become productive citizens of India.

STARS Internship – PR/Communications/Writing

Position start date/end date: Start May 17, 2021 – Aug 31, 2021, with the possibility of being hired

Location: Partly in Provo, UT otherwise Remote

Job Type: Internship

Hours per Week: 20

Job Category: Public Relations, General Communications, English/Writing

Wage/Salary: N/A

Application Deadline: May 13, 2021, application rolling

Qualifications of Applicant:

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Organized
  • Conscious of international development

Description of Job Duties: 

The STARS Program, Sponsor To A Rising Star, matches donors to students from a leprosy colony or a neighboring impoverished village to help them receive a quality education. This program helps these children gain the education and skills necessary to empower themselves and their communities.

We are looking for a highly dedicated and driven individual who loves outreach, communications and writing and will help promote and grow the STARS program in every possible way.

Some Responsibilities include:

  • Create content for the STARS instagram page & other social media accounts
  • Help recruit potential donors to the STARS program
  • Reach out to nonprofit specific podcasts, influencers, community magazines
  • Reach out to nonprofit management professors and sociology professors and schedule appointments to showcase the STARS program
  • Assist in writing and sending press releases for the STARS program
  • Help write the STARS newsletter (once a month)
  • Write bios for new students in the STARS program
  • Help write and update email templates
  • Help package donor boxes for STARS program

Grant Research and Development Internship

Position start date/end date: May 17, 2021 – Aug 31, 2021 ***willing to work around your schedule if the right fit***

Location: Partly in Provo, UT otherwise Remote

Job Type: Internship

Hours per Week: optional FT or PT, ***willing to work around your schedule if the right fit***

Job Category: English/Writing

Wage/Salary: N/A

Application Deadline: May 13, 2021, application rolling

Qualifications of Applicant:

  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • An ability to work independently to execute tasks, while seeking support and feedback as appropriate
  • Strong research and writing skills

Description of Job Duties: 

We are looking for a highly dedicated and driven individual who loves outreach, communications and writing and will promote Rising Star Outreach by expanding our funding through grant research and writing.

Some Responsibilities include:

  • Research potential funders to identify and prioritize applications
  • Create and maintain a grant calendar detailing application deadlines and tasks
  • Contact grant providers for additional information and nonprofits that may offer grants but do not advertise it
  • Write grants and fill out applications
  • Consult with the Director of Development to submit grant drafts and then edit them
  • Strategize and present ideas to maximize funding from all potential funding sources, including grants, individual donations and other opportunities

Supervisor Contact Info:

Elizabeth Cook | Internship & Events Coordinator

| phone: (925) 724-6024

| email: elizabethcook@risingstaroutreach.org

| website: risingstaroutreach.org

| address: 3521 N University Ave #250, Provo, UT 84604

| LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethcook23

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