Position Overview

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition works to promote bicycling for everyday transportation. Our 12,000-member grassroots organization is considered one of the largest, most active and effective advocacy groups in the country. For more than 40 years, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has a proven track record of winning better bicycling improvements. In the last five years, our advocacy has helped increase the number of people biking in San Francisco by 71% and help San Francisco become a leading bicycling city. We are working to Connect the City with a complete system of crosstown bikeways designed so that anyone, from an 8-year old child to an 80-year old grandmother will feel safe and comfortable crossing the city on a bicycle.

Volunteers are key to the success of our organization. We have over 1,000 active volunteers every year, and the Volunteer Coordination intern will learn firsthand about the backbone of our advocacy organization--our members--by organizing people around transportation issues in their neighborhood while building San Francisco's bicycle community. You will gain hands-on professional development and valuable experience in communications, outreach, and event planning for a thriving nonprofit organization. We will challenge you with a fast-paced, quick-turnaround experience on a hard-working team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong interest in volunteer management and organizing who wants to get a better understanding of how to work with diverse volunteer populations, manage a broad range of projects, and how to best leverage volunteers to support and grow a nonprofit. This internship will address all aspects of volunteer management, from recruitment to training to appreciation and retention, as well as program evaluation. You will have the benefit of learning critical volunteer organizing and advocacy skills from experienced staff. Plus, the SF Bicycle Coalition volunteer community is a fun, energetic and inspiring group of people.

This unpaid internship offers a flexible schedule with an 10-20 a week minimum commitment. This is chiefly a Monday through Friday internship, with occasional evenings and weekends. Interns are expected to make a three month commitment, which may be extended.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in the recruiting and training of SF Bicycle Coalition volunteers for a variety events
• Solicit and secure in-kind community donations for events
• Provide impeccable membership services for 12,000 members, including data entry, payment processing and member emails
• Represent the SF Bicycle Coalition Bicycle at events, fairs, trainings as needed
• Organize and manage mass mailings
• Assist in management of our Salesforce database
• Write and edit social media, newsletter and website marketing for volunteer opportunities

An Ideal Candidate will:

• Have interest and/or experience in volunteer recruitment and management
• Possess strong organizational/multi-tasking skills, attention to detail and have an ability to meet deadlines on time
• Be a self-starter able to take initiative on individual projects
• Have excellent and persuasive written and oral communication skills
• Be a strong writer, researcher and editor; familiar with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and the Internet
• Be outgoing, dynamic, and flexible
• Be familiar with biking in San Francisco

Benefits

• 1 year’s free membership to the SF Bicycle Coalition
• First-hand experience in one of the country’s oldest and largest bicycle advocacy organizations
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• A behind-the-scenes view of a bustling nonprofit organization
• Indoor bike parking provided

To Apply

Application deadline for Summer 2013 internships is Friday, May 17. Please send a tailored cover letter and resume addressed to Margaret McCarthy. No calls please.

margaret@sfbike.org
415/431-2468 fax

or mail to:

SFBC - ATTN: Volunteer Coordination Internship
833 Market St 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103