Internship Opportunities with
the Society
The E. F. Schumacher Society welcomes interns to bring
their skills and enthusiasm to the organization. Openings
vary throughout the year. If you have a specific area of
interest or expertise and would like to contribute to the
work of the Society, please
to discuss possible projects. Include a brief resume, area
of interest, and period of availability.
We are able to work with you to design an appropriate
internship according to your interests, time frame, and
credit requirements. Examples of possible internship projects
include (but are not limited to):
Local Economies Archival Internship:
The E. F. Schumacher Library receives regular donations
of valuable books and papers written by leaders in the local
economies movement. This internship includes organizing
and cataloguing undocumented materials including the personal
letters of E. F. Schumacher, Robert Swann, and other innovative
thinkers. The archival intern will also be responsible for
thinking strategically about how to provide broader access
to the Society's unique collection.
Nonprofit Management Internship:
This internship is an introduction to some of the core
activities of managing a nonprofit organization. Intern
responsibilities will include grant research and writing,
member communication, and database management. The intern
will also help organize ongoing lecture and seminar programs.
Local Currency Intern:
This intern project involves updating contact listings
for currency groups, organizing existing material and soliciting
new material about active currency programs for the Schumacher
Library files, describing and cataloguing these files in
the Library's computer based system, creating a best-read
list of articles on local currencies, and working with the
Schumacher Society's local currency team to implement new
projects.
Research Assistant:
Generate annotated bibliographies in subject areas relating
to local economies, decentralism, appropriate technology,
micro-financing, ecological economics, land tenure and reform,
alternative agriculture, and bioregionalism. Bibliographies
will be included in the Schumacher Library collection and
made available to visiting scholars.
General Qualifications:
All internship positions require excellent writing and
organizational skills. In addition, because we are a small
staff, interns will be asked to help as needed with general
office activities such as answering the phone, assisting
volunteers, responding to members' questions and other tasks
as they arise.
Details
The Schumacher Society is located in South Egremont, a
small town in the southwestern corner of Massachusetts,
in the heart of the lively and popular Berkshires. The neighboring
town of Great Barrington is the cultural and commercial
hub of the area located approximately three hours west of
Boston and three hours north of New York City. Excellent
hiking, music, restaurants, and other recreational and cultural
activities are located nearby. Public transportation is
very limited, so access to a car is necessary to enjoy these
amenities.
Schumacher Society staff will provide assistance in locating
affordable housing for the internship period. If not already
committed, a limited amount of funding is available for
stipends. Work hours are flexible and we can adjust schedules
to accommodate a part-time job elsewhere in order to cover
expenses.
Please
if you are interested in volunteering or interning.
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