Fall Internship - Imerman Angels Outreach
Imerman Angels was created on the belief that no one should have to face cancer alone and without the necessary support. At 26 years old, Jonny Imerman was diagnosed with testicular cancer and began his fight against the disease. Throughout his experience, Jonny was lucky enough to have loving support from his family and friends but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and was intimately familiar with his experience. In short, he was looking for someone who had already faced the same type of cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny’s vision and in 2003, it became a reality when he founded Imerman Angels.
Through our unique matching process, Imerman Angels partners anyone seeking cancer support with a “Mentor Angel”. A Mentor Angel is a cancer survivor or caregiver who is the same age, same gender, and most importantly who has faced the same type of cancer.
Our service is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world.
Internship Summary:
This internship will give its participant(s) a firsthand view of outreach while working for a close-knit nonprofit organization. While Imerman Angels is well known in Chicago and parts of the Midwest, we aren’t as familiar beyond. Interns will have the opportunity to assist with national outreach efforts to ensure Imerman Angels is known all over the country and the world. The Volunteer Outreach Internship is a part-time, unpaid internship.
Primary Goals and Required Skills:
- Assist Outreach Manager with maintaining, growing, and training our nationwide outreach volunteers, called Ambassadors
- Research and identify hospitals, businesses, corporations, etc. where Imerman Angels should have a presence and help to forge those relationships
- Help to organize literature, resources, etc. for our nationwide volunteers.
- Assist with outreach events, such as our hospital events, called Socials.
- Various administrative tasks
- Other tasks as assigned by the Outreach Manager
Qualifications:
- A desire to help grow Imerman Angels’ presence all over the country and the world.
- Currently working toward or having recently completed a degree in a related field. (Sociology, psychology, social work, cultural anthropology, human services, etc.)
- Skilled with computers (Microsoft Office, GoogleDocs, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing and orally
- The ability to work under a deadline and to multitask effectively.
- Strong leadership skills, and the ability to work both with a team and also independently with little instruction.
Time commitment:
This Internship requires a minimum commitment of 12 weeks at our downtown Chicago office for a minimum of 8 hours/week.