The Conservation Fund · 8 hours ago
Resourceful Communities Local Food Resources Intern
Chapel Hill, NC
Internship
Remote
Intern
$20/hr - $20/hr
Start in 2025 Winter
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Responsibilities
Develop educational materials and resources for food pantries and farmers, including converting an existing toolkit into a website, and updating the Resourceful Grower Wix site.
Help gather and analyze data to assess the effectiveness of farmer/grower resources and identify areas for improvement.
Support landownership workshops and trainings for rural, underserved landowners
Support food hub connectivity through resource sharing
Develop database of university partnership opportunities for food-based work (i.e. research projects, student capstone projects, etc. and examples from RC network)
Other work as assigned
Qualification
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Required
Currently enrolled in or recent graduate from an accredited college or university.
Strong interest in community development and local food access
Dependability, initiative, and follow-through
Strong organizational, task management, and time management skills
Research skills
Software: Microsoft Office, OneDrive
Willingness to work cooperatively with a broad range of people
Ability to travel
Excellent organizational and multi-tasking ability
Ability to work at a desk for prolonged periods of time
Preferred
Understanding of and experience with issues affecting limited-resource and rural communities and communities of color a plus
Knowledge about local food systems, farming, and/or forestry a plus
Experience with building basic websites (Wix)
Experience with using Airtable a plus
Knowledge or experience with non-profits a plus
Company
The Conservation Fund
The Conservation Fund focuses on the conservation of land, food, finance, water resource & wildlife by land acquisition & training programs.
Founded in 1985
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$25MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-10-29Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Larry Selzer
President and CEO
David Williams, CISSP
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
NH Business Review
2024-11-16
Charlotte Observer
2024-10-10
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