Title: Field Intern
Organization: Equality Texas Foundation/Equality Texas
Reports to: Community Outreach and Engagement Managers
Location: Austin, TX
Hours and Compensation: Hours are based on selected candidate’s availability. Ideally, applicants should be able to commit to at least 10 hours a week from January – June 2021 and hold a predetermined schedule to be agreed upon during onboarding. Interns will be paid $15/hr.
THE POSITION
Equality Texas is seeking an intern to join our field and advocacy team. This individual will work closely with the Community Outreach and Engagement Managers (North and South) to engage Equality Texans in advocacy to support our legislative priorities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
CANDIDATE SKILL PROFILE/REQUIREMENTS
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
Learning Objectives
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please email your resume and cover letter detailing how your experience prepares you to assume the responsibilities and expectations of the Field Internship role at Equality Texas to info@equalitytexas.org with subject line: EQTX Field Intern.
No applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Equality Texas envisions a Texas where all LGBTQ+ people and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds of their fellow Texans and in all areas of the law. Headquartered in Austin, Equality Texas is dedicated to securing full legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration. With tens of thousands of members across the state, Equality Texas is the state’s leading state-wide organizing and advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ Texans.
Today’s Equality Texas is comprised of two connected nonprofit corporations:
Each organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors; these Boards have 33 members in total who represent a cross-section of LGBTQ community, business, and philanthropic leaders and allies. Equality Texas had combined (c)3 and (c)4 revenue of roughly $1.2 million in 2019.