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OCA Internships in the North Woods

The OCA offers a unique opportunity to live in the quiet, spectacular beauty of Minnesota's North Woods, in combination with working on exciting campaigns supporting organic agriculture, sustainability, and fair trade.

Our national coordination center in Finland, Minnesota, is located in a wilderness area of Northeastern Minnesota, 60 miles north of Duluth, on the Baptism River near the shores of Lake Superior.

We are not currently offering an internship position at this time.

Interns are provided with a $100/week stipend and shared rustic lodging. At the completion of the internship, each intern will be given an evaluation and a letter of reference. Interns may also be eligible to receive college credit for their work with the OCA. Interns will develop skills in grassroots organizing and public interest activism.

For more info, call Loranda at 218-226-4164, or email loranda@organicconsumers.org

About Our Internships

The responsibilities of each intern may include:

Organizing events/demonstrations for OCA campaigns
Researching and writing (most of which is via computer)
Assisting with media outreach
Connecting with and providing support to OCA members during campaigns
Assisting office staff with daily duties such as responding to telephone inquiries and emails, organizing packets for distribution, communicating with and providing support to field organizers. Interns will work closely with OCA staff and will be treated as a regular employee.

Why intern with the OCA?

Experience in the nonprofit world: gain knowledge in the everyday workings of a non-governmental organization (NGO) and learn first hand about grassroots organizing, advocacy, research, coalition-building, and organizational development.
Thorough guidance and support working closely with OCA staff. Depending upon the nature of the project, you may be conducting library and web research, writing and helping with campaigns on pesticides, policies, economics, food safety and/or alternative agriculture.
Receive college credit for your internship.
Flexible schedule: While we ask interns for a specific time commitment, we can be flexible to meet individual scheduling needs.
Interns will be provided with a $100/week per diem, and shared accommodations in a rustic lodging.

Qualifications

Self-motivated with strong research and writing skills.
Computer knowledge is required.
Ability to work with people in a team.
Knowledge of Spanish is helpful.
Main office internships - you must be available to live in Finland, MN.

How To Apply

If you are interested in applying for an internship please send us the following materials:

Diverse perspectives and experience are important to the OCA. We strongly encourage women, people of color, and other under-represented communities to apply.

About The OCA

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a grassroots, non-profit public interest organization which deals with crucial issues of genetic engineering (GE), food safety, industrial agriculture, Fair Trade, and environmental sustainability. OCA's mission is to organize and mobilize a network of consumers and activists in the United States, Mexico, and Canada to oppose GE food and industrial agriculture and to promote organic and sustainable practices. The OCA strives to represent the views and aspirations of North America's estimated thirty million organic consumers and to mobilize this constituency in national and cross-border campaigns. The OCA currently has 500,000 consumers in its North American network, 500,000 contacts in its database, and is growing rapidly. Our staff consists of 19 people based in Minnesota, Illinois, California, Michigan, Idaho and Washington.

THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM!