The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a nonprofit organization in Minneapolis, seeks an intern for September-January. Focus is on providing preliminary research and support to our telecommunications and energy initiatives. Our organization has worked with communities for 40 years to strengthen local economies and retain strong decision-making at the local level.
Requirements:
Interest in Energy and/or Telecommunications policy
Strong computer literacy skills, comfort with online content management system
Willingness to try new ventures and to occasionally fail, with grace
We anticipate approximately 20 hours per week, with a flexible schedule. This is a paid position. Our office is in the Seward neighborhood in South Minneapolis, close to the U of MN East bank campus. Tasks include, but are not limited to:
Research selected energy and telecommunications topics online and via phone
Research journalists, administrative agencies, elected officials and relevant organizations for targeted outreach
Create, organize, or edit content for our websites including graphics
Update ILSR page on a weekly or bi-weekly basis
Help create email and social media templates for sharing our Energy and Telecommunications reports, graphics, etc.
You will soon start seeing some stories by David Collado, under the byline "dcollado." David has been researching community owned networks with ILSR for the summer and will continue for a few more months. Here is some background biographical details on David.
David Collado is currently a JD candidate (2014) at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Our most recent joint effort with the Benton Foundation, Broadband At the Speed of Light: How Three Communities Built Next-Generation Networks, is now available for your e-reader:
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Some glitches are still being worked out, but we hope the site is generally around.