Job Title: Membership and Events Fellowship
Organization: Marijuana Policy Project
Location: Washington, DC
Salary:
FT Temporary
 
Job Description:
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the nation's largest marijuana policy
reform organization, has an opening for a full-time, paid fellow to assist
its Membership and Grants & VIP Outreach departments. The fellowship begins
in late August or early September, pays $9 per hour and requires a minimum
four-month commitment.
 
This position is a chance to play a crucial and responsible role in two
different areas of a successful nonprofit organization. Candidates should
expect a fast-paced, professional environment and should have excellent oral
and written communications skills and be meticulous, organized, and
detail-oriented.
 
The Grants & VIP Outreach department coordinates MPP's events, including
MPP's upcoming party at the Playboy Mansion and an invitation-only activist
training workshop, and manages MPP's grants program, which dispenses $1.5
million annually in support of efforts that foster measurable changes in
marijuana policy.
 
The Membership department coordinates MPP's fundraising, conducts donor
research, oversees communications with members, maintains MPP's member
database, processes donations, and submits grant applications.
 
The fellow's time will be divided between the two departments. Duties
include:
- Researching donors;
- Conducting outreach and promotion for celebrity fundraisers;
- Maintaining inventory;
- Working within MPPs member database;
- Providing logistical and administrative event support; and
- Other tasks as needed.
 
Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills,
strong analytical ability, strong initiative and work ethic, and fastidious
attention to detail.
 
With more than 24,000 dues-paying members and 180,000 e-mail subscribers
nationwide, MPP is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the
United States. MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana
both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit
its use  and believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is
imprisonment. MPP has 36 staffers  22 in MPP's headquarters in D.C., six in
Minneapolis, five in California, two in Boston, and one in Michigan.
 
Thank you for your interest.
 
 
 
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please visit
http://www.mpp.org/jobs/process.html and follow the application guidelines
listed on that page. Please note that interviews are being conducted on a
rolling basis, and interested individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as
possible.
Organization Web Site: www.mpp.org/jobs
 
Email replies to: internships@mpp.org