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Our positions are
multi-faceted. There are various interesting, challenging and important
functions we ask interns/volunteers to do.
Note: Tasks are assigned based on 1-Organization needs, 2-Intern
skills, 3-Intern interests, 4-Location and 5-The time the intern has
available. Note: Interns or volunteers are the same in OIC.
An intern or volunteer can work as few and as many hours as they
have available. There is no minimum or maximum amount of time or set
hours involved.
Task List
1-Support our volunteer and member development activities. This
involves researching, making calls and speaking to student and other
groups concerned about the breakthroughs possible in foreign relations
through our advocacy and public responsibility for national security,
global security and humanitarian challenges.
2-Support OIC’s pursuit of officials of governments and multilateral
institutions. This task requires strong communication and people
skills, assertiveness, integrity, tenacity and great passion.]
3-Build relations with journalists for 1- Future coverage on our
advocacy, 2-To find those that may refer us to officials and 3-To
support our efforts towards inspiring public responsibility and activism
for peace, security and humanitarian challenges.
4-Meet with Congressmen, Congresswomen, and Senators [Parliamentarians] to gain support with pursuing administration officials.
5-Research as needed.
6-Support our newly developing fundraising efforts. One function is
to support our efforts at finding companies to advertise on our new
web-site.
7-Support social media outreach. This involves developing our
content and outreach on Facebook, our efforts on Twitter and all other
forms of social media.
Location
OIC since 1984 has always been a totally home based all volunteer
organization. Our positions are available in every major city worldwide.
Volunteer Benefits
Interns or volunteers [they are the same in OIC] experience
excitement, important contacts, the ability to make a difference, fun,
new friendships, personal growth, a broader understanding of
international affairs, a greater understanding of how government
agencies and multilateral organizations function, a higher level of
personal effectiveness and fulfillment. They develop important
government contacts needed in their career pursuits. They learn
important things they could never learn in a university, at other NGOs
or in government.
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