Intern Opportunity

Summary Writer

All-America City Award Program

National Civic League ñ Denver, Colorado office

Responsibilities:Ý Primary responsibility will be to condense two to three page program descriptions of varying quality writing into two to three paragraph, well written summaries and to categorize these programs by type to assist in the development of a searchable index of programs. Additional research and writing tasks will be assigned as needed.

Salary:Ý Position is unpaid, but interns receive valuable experience and expressed credit on web page for content creation. NCL will also consider requests for independent study or school credit status, on an individual basis.

Respond to:Ý Send cover letter and resume to Gary Chandler, Director of Development and Communications, National Civic League, gchandler@ncl.org or 1445 Market St., Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-1717.

Web Site Description: For 53 years the All-America City Award has encouraged and recognized civic excellence, honoring communities of all sizes (cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions) in which citizens, government, businesses and voluntary organizations work together to address critical local issues. Since 1949, over 500 communities have earned the All-America City designation.

By focusing attention on successful problem solving and community building efforts, the All-America City Award hopes to boost the confidence of public officials and citizens in their own ability to change their communities into better environments for families and children.

As a commitment to America's Promise, the National Civic League has issued the Youth Initiative Challenge. Since 1997, NCL has asked that at least one program from each All-America City applicant document ways in which the lives of children and youth have been tangibly improved in the applicant community.

The National Civic League has created a web page summarizing Youth Initiative Challenge programs so that these models can teach and inspire communities throughout the nation who are struggling with similar difficult local issues.

Capsule summaries describe the youth initiatives developed by each of the All-America City Award winners and finalists for the last few years. Visitors to this page can conduct a keyword search for programs that relate directly to the challenges their own community faces, or can browse through all the programs. Contact names have been provided for each program.

To view past summaries, please visit http://www.ncl.org/aac/model_programs/index.html

The National Civic League is a 109-year-old nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to strengthening citizen democracy by transforming democratic institutions. NCL accomplishes its mission through technical assistance, training, publishing, research, and the All-America City Awards ñ the nationís oldest and most prestigious community recognition program. The National Civic League is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and also has an office in Washington, DC.

NCL is an equal opportunity employer.