The Koch Internship Program?(KIP)?is a paid, 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nation's most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization, Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET, wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5,500 or $3,300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (28 hours/week). Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance! The Learning Center is the curriculum and educator-focused branch of FEE's mission. Our team is full of experienced economics teachers who are passionate about education. We're looking for an intern with a mind for economics/personal finance/civics and the heart of a teacher who's excited about promoting free-market economics, civics, and personal finance curriculum for middle and high school. An ideal candidate will complete the internship with a greater understanding of how to create quality curriculum and communicate sound free-market principles to U.S teachers, and competency in the behind-the-scenes of nonprofit team administration. About the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society. For over 75 years, FEE has been committed to inspiring and educating individuals on the values of personal freedom, entrepreneurship, and sound economic thinking. Through various programs, publications, and events, FEE empowers individuals to understand the economic principles that drive prosperity and fosters a society rooted in individual rights and limited government. About FEE's Learning Center Team: The Learning Center is the way we reach high school students through their teachers. Just in 2024, the Learning Center team has conducted over 150 sessions of professional development for over 3,000 teachers. Working with teachers allows us to engage in economies of scale as each teacher we work with reaches over 100 students each school year. We have established an educator community of 10,000+ teachers over the last three years. In addition to providing professional development, we create and launch a new classroom curriculum resource every day of the school year, ensuring teachers have free market friendly materials to use with their students. Our team consists of Director of Education Derek D'Angelo, Curriculum Development Manager Joel Miller, Curriculum Development Officer James Redelsheimer, and Learning Center Associate Hannah Langdon. Check out our resource library complete with curriculum and on-demand professional development at teachers.fee.org!
\n Responsibilities:Provide administrative support for the FEE Learning Center (teachers.fee.org). This may include customer service support for teachers, creation of certificates for our users, data entry, and other duties as determined by the FEE Director of Education.OPTIONAL Travel to approximately 2-4 conferences to manage FEE's exhibit booth at various conferences and events. Travel expenses compensated.Collect, maintain, and report necessary data into Salesforce for the Learning Center team and work with other departments for data retrieval and analysisAssist with management of Learning Center curriculum resources, layout, and ongoing updates on our Thinkific LMS platform in order to maintain an easy-to-navigate user experience.Assist with promoting the Learning Center resources via email and social media.Provide logistical and administrative support for virtual, on-demand, and in-person professional development.Contribute to Learning Center user community management: event promotion, product marketing, user incentives execution and strategy.If desired, assist with curriculum development of resources to be used by high school teachers with their students.Other duties as assigned by the Director of Education, depending on the team's needs and the intern's unique talents and interests. SkillsThe heart of a teacher. You enjoy educating others.Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and willingness to learn new software and tools such as Salesforce, Canva, ChatGPT, and Thinkific, our Learning Management System.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong customer service skills, and feels comfortable in public speaking situations.Strong understanding and knowledge about the US government education system (background in secondary education is a plus).Familiarity or interest in Economics, Civics, and Personal Finance content.Utmost professionalism, particularly when interacting and communicating with educators and our national partners.An unwavering commitment and passion for FEE's mission, principles, and team values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect, Accountability, Creativity, and Courage.Commitment to meeting deadlines and changing needs in a fast-paced atmosphere.Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to continuously improve upon existing products and processes.Ability to collaborate effectively with all teams/departments at FEE.Careful attention to detail with strong written, creative, and organizational skills.Exceptional organizational, time management, and punctuality skills.Strong attention to detail, accuracy, dependability, and thoughtfulness in all tasks.Enthusiastic desire and self-motivation for mastery, even in minor tasks.Event or project management experience in the education setting.
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