Evolving Minds
Summer 2020/Fall 2020
Internship Opportunities
Description:
We are in the midst of a national mental health crisis. Between 1999 and 2014, the United States suicide rate has increased 24%. Here at the University of Maryland, 1 in 3 Terps will feel too depressed to function. There is a great need for innovation, creative ideas that inspire cultural change and save lives. At Evolving Minds, a mental health nonprofit start-up, we are developing innovative mental health preventative care programming and envisioning compassionate responses to a mental health crisis that affects us all. We are seeking passionate and engaged student interns to join our team. Please see the details for each intern position below.
Ideal interns enjoy brainstorming, building community, advocacy, and social entrepreneurship. This is a growth-oriented work environment with opportunities for autonomy, creativity, and leadership. As mental health advocates, we promote self-care within, integrating mindfulness and resilience-based skills into our work environment. Interns will also be trained in one of our community builder programs, leaving our internship with 10 resilience-based skills that they can integrate into future professional environments and community spaces. The internship begins this summer (June 1st, 2020) and lasts through fall of 2020. A 20 hour time commitment per week is expected with flexible responsibilities. All positions are unpaid. We are a member of the Do Good Accelerator and will meet weekly in their co-working space (under The Hotel on route 1).
Graphic Design Intern
-Create designs for website, social media, and support other organizational needs (templates, flyers, marketing materials etc)
-Collaborate with Social Media team to plan and execute a month-by-month social media
platform
-Experience with Canva and or Adobe Creative Cloud is strongly preferred, video editing
experience a plus
-Please include a portfolio of 3-5 pieces to be considered in your application
Digital Marketing Intern
-Curate and execute a social media plan on a month to month basis
-Envision monthly themes, and weekly uploads to Instagram and Facebook
-Collaborate with Mental Health Research and Graphic Design interns
-Support fundraising initiatives
-Market social media channels and increase University of Maryland student engagement
Mental Health Research Intern
-Research mental health inequities across different demographics
-Review media (scientific journals, books, magazines, documentaries, videos) and find
evidence that sheds light on questions such as ‘What is wrong with our mental health care
system? Why is it broken?’ as well as evidence-based strategies to improve mental health
and resilience
-Work with social media team to develop a strategy of sharing this collected information via
our various media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Podcast)
Fundraising and Campus Development Intern
-Support the Executive Director in creating, planning, and implementing our Fall 2020
fundraising platform (help set goals & objectives, implementation of campaign)
-Research foundations, grants, and partnership opportunities
-Establish and maintain relationships with other UMD and DC organizations
How To Apply:
To apply, please identify which internship position interests you and email us a resume (evolvingminds.me@gmail.com) with any recent work or volunteer experience, leadership roles, extracurricular activities and/or community service. In addition to your resume, answer ONE question from the three below. Please limit essay responses to no more than 500 words. Submit as PDF or word document. Quality over quantity. -What are you most passionate about?
-What do you enjoy about yourself?
-How would you like to see the world become a better place?
Email: evolvingminds.me@gmail.com Website: www.evolving-minds.org Socials: @ourevolvingminds Please submit resume & essay response to evolvingminds.me@gmail.com no later than April 15th.
