Internships

GYC hosts unpaid interns year-round and especially welcomes interns during the summer months (May, June, July and August).  All interns work from our main office in Kingston, New York (2 hours north of New York City).

We believe that internships should be substantive experiences and therefore, any interns working with GYC can be assured that their skills will be well-utilized and that they will make a meaningful contribution to our on-going programmatic and administrative operations.  GYC interns will work closely with program staff to develop a course of work that utilizes the intern’s skills and interests as well as meets the current needs and goals of GYC.

Intern responsibilities typically include a combination of administrative and substantive duties and will provide support to the on-going development of GYC’s programs (see our website for details on our current programs).  Interns may also be asked to help develop and implement fundraising strategies in support of our programs, including: proposal writing, research on funding prospects, assistance with direct mail campaigns, special events, etc.  Other projects that interns can become involved with may include helping GYC to expand its outreach to young people interested in human rights activism, assist us in documenting the stories of young human rights defenders, researching information for a human rights action guidebook, etc.   

Internship start and end dates are flexible, as well as are hours worked per week depending on personal availability, although we expect interns to make a minimum commitment of at least 10-15 hours per week for at least one month.  All internships are unpaid.

General Qualifications:  Preferred candidates will have excellent written and oral communication skills; experience and/or interest in social justice, human rights, international development, conflict resolution, and/or education; and a sense of humor is invaluable.   Interns must be able to work from GYC’s main office in Kingston, NY and have their own transportation to and from the office.

Volunteers

Are you interested in getting actively involved with GYC’s work?  We are currently looking for volunteers to assist both in our main office and virtually.  We are especially interested in volunteers that have any of the following skills:

 

• Accounting (at NY office)
• Clerical/secretarial skills (at NY office)
• Web design/maintenance (at NY office/virtual)
• French, Arabic, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Nepali language translation skills (at NY office/virtual)

How to Apply

If you are interested in an internship with GYC please mail, e-mail, or fax cover letter and resume to: