Expression, Arts, and Culture
Celebrating the African Spirit
https://celebratingtheafricanspirit.org/
Non-profit, 15 – 20 team members
Address: Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Action Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Racial Justice
About: The mission of Celebrating the African Spirit is to acknowledge, articulate, research and commemorate the lives of enslaved Africans in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Our work is rooted in the reality that slavery existed in the MidHudson Region, and in Poughkeepsie from the earliest days, and enslaved adults and children were major contributors to the growth of what is now the City of Poughkeepsie and the Mid-Hudson Region. The works, language and traditions of Africans, both enslaved and free, are part of the legacy, which is American history, and should be taught to, and treasured by, all Americans. This lack of knowledge contributes to ongoing denial regarding the consequences of centuries of slavery, our violent and racist past, and the pervasiveness of racism and inequality in America today.
Our many projects are centered around memorialization, K-12 education (particularly PHS), and social justice-related collaborative city of Poughkeepsie initiatives.
Position Description:
Cultivating and fostering relations with young people and families at our Family Partnership office, supporting specific CAS initiatives (i.e., Poughkeepsie High School visits and recruiting for our summer intensive program, Black History Month events/displays, fundraising for CAS memorial marker at Waryas Park, building up online resource base)
Desired Skills: Communications, Graphic design, Previous experience working with people young and old, Public speaking/presenting, Research skills, Social media management
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with Celebrating the African Spirit? Visit here for your next steps.
Nature’s Impact
Poughkeepsie/ Hudson Valley
1-5 team members
Action Areas: Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture
About: Nature’s Impact is a youth-focused organization in Poughkeepsie that promotes environmental stewardship through horticulture and arts education. By combining hands-on gardening with creative expression, it empowers young people to connect with nature, their community, and their own voices.
Position Descriptions:
- Garden Support: Help maintain community gardens, plant, weed, water, and harvest.
- Workshop Assistance: Support youth workshops in arts or environmental education as a teaching assistant or group leader.
- Event Help: Volunteer at community events, seasonal celebrations, or clean-up days.
- Curriculum Development: Help design lesson plans or activities for youth programming in sustainability, horticulture, or the arts.
- Social Media & Marketing: Create content, manage accounts, or promote events to increase visibility.
- Community Engagement: Represent the organization at tabling events or local markets to build partnerships and awareness.
- Research: Assist with grant writing, impact assessments, or gathering data on local environmental issues.
- Graphic Design: Design flyers or educational materials
Desired Skills: Gardening/farming experience, Previous experience working with young people, Previous experience in this field
Additional Requirements: Background check
Hours: 4hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with Nature’s Impact? Visit here for your next steps.
Dutchess County Historical Society
Address: 6282 Route 9, Rhinebeck, New York and, in general, is open to the public Wednesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm excluding holidays.
Action Areas: Historical Preservation
About: The Dutchess County Historical Society (DCHS) remains committed to being the most meaningful source of Dutchess County history, a commitment in place since its 1914 founding. We do this through the responsible archival stewardship of tangible objects, and the restless and energetic interpretation and presentation of its history to the public. DCHS conserves the past to help us understand the present and prepare for the future.
Position Description: Support with archival records and/or research and writing projects.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Fact-checking, Research skills, Writing
Hours: 4hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with DCHS? Visit here for your next steps.
Poughkeepsie Weekly
Town of Poughkeepsie
For-profit, 1-5 team members
Address: Town of Poughkeepsie
Action Areas: Poughkeepsie news/journalism, small business, non-profits, and events which can fall under the above issues easily.
About:The Poughkeepsie Weekly (“PW”) is a weekly e-newsletter intended to inform residents about the businesses, community organizations, and events happening in our Town and the City of Poughkeepsie.
PW believes that with greater communication and more information, residents will be encouraged to support our local businesses, attend our community events and champion the work of our local not-for-profit organizations. It is our hope that PW will bring our community together and contribute to its vibrancy and strength.
Position description: A student will support and/or contribute to the Poughkeepsie Weekly by contributing to the editing of the weekly newsletter which includes listing Poughkeepsie events and spotlighting a small business or non-profit. Engaging with subscribers and assisting in growing the following via social media, etc. Assisting in Investigating, researching, or interviewing regarding local issues. Website editing and updates. Importantly: collaborating, sharing, and discussing ideas in an open environment.
Desired Skills:Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Research skills, Social media management, Writing, The skills above are ideal, but not a requirement, our goal is to also teach skills a student would like to learn.
Hours: Between 4 to 8, but we can certainly stick to a 4 or 8 hour weekly schedule.
Are you interested in getting involved with Poughkeepsie Weekly? Visit here for your next steps.
The Art Effect
thearteffect.org
Non-profit
45 Pershing Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 and 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
About: The Art Effect empowers young people to develop their creative voice to shape their futures and bring about positive social change. The Art Effect helps youth explore, experience, and excel in the arts, introducing them to visual arts and media, giving them the opportunity to develop real skills in these fields, and guiding them towards achieving their academic and career goals. We believe that the arts have the power to create a more vibrant, caring, and sustainable world led by a generation of youth who value creative thinking, diverse voices, and stronger connections between all people.
Action Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Self-Actualization through professional artistic skills
Development Intern – The Development Intern will gain hands-on experience in non-profit fundraising, donor relations, and event planning. The intern will work closely with our Director of Institutional Giving and Development Associate to assist in various fundraising activities, and research potential funding sources including grant research, writing, reporting, donor communications, event planning, and administrative support. Availability required is at least 4 hours per week.
Marketing & Communications Intern – Marketing & Communications Interns assist with all aspects of The Art Effect’s communications channels. Responsibilities include: keeping our website up-to-date, connecting with local and national media outlets, creating and sending out press releases, creating content for social media, and conducting community outreach. Availability required is at least 4 hours per week.
Social Media Intern – Social Media Interns assist with representing The Art Effect’s programs and initiatives in digital spaces. Responsibilities of this internship include: building content for marketing materials (including e-blasts, blog posts, press releases, social media, flyers, etc.), inputting information into community calendars, conducting web analytics, and conducting community outreach. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite and graphic design experience preferred. Availability required is at least 4 hours per week.
Media/Art/Design Lab (MADLab) – The MADLab intern helps with student application processing, creation of rosters and visual arts education tools, on-site production assistance, arts materials maintenance, and digital file management. Prior experience with visual arts and/or working with teenagers preferred but not required. Availability required is at least 4 hours per week.
Desired Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Graphic design, Previous experience working with young people, Research skills, Social media management, Writing, Video editing/production, Data collection/analysis, Curation or gallery design
Hours: 4 hrs/week or 8 hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with The Art Effect? Visit here for your next steps.
Chronogram Media
Address: 45 Pine Grove Avenue, Suite 303, Kingston, NY 12401
Action Areas: Expression, Arts, and Culture
About: Chronogram magazine offers a colorful and nuanced chronicle of life in the Hudson Valley in all its vitality and complexity. Like a flip book, our archive of place-based stories offers a changing, moving picture of the region as it has evolved since our founding in 1993. Through our website and monthly print magazine, we coalesce the region’s diverse makers and shakers, thinkers, educators, artists, and entrepreneurs into a single vibrant community. Beyond simply documenting, Chronogram catalyzes conversation and invites readers into the arts, culture, and spirit of this place.
Position Description: The main focus of editorial internships is on writing, for both print and digital platforms. Interns will work closely with the Editorial Director and Digital Editor. Students have the opportunity to develop writing and editing skills, publish numerous articles in print and online, and learn the latest skills required to succeed in the rapidly evolving multimedia publishing environment from social media management, to newsletter creation, and content managment platforms. Students leave with a portfolio of published writing, workplace experience, and references.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Fact-checking, Research skills
Hours: 16-24 hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with Chronogram? Visit here for your next steps.
Arts Mid-Hudson
artsmidhudson.org
Non-profit, 5-10 team members
Address: 696 Dutchess Turnpike Suite F Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Action Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Expression, Arts, and Culture
About: To provide vision and leadership to support thriving and diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley. We value the abundant presence of art in the Mid-Hudson Valley and its ability to uplift, empower and engage. We honor diversity and celebrate creativity. We are committed to playing a central role in supporting and promoting all of the arts in the communities we serve.
Position descriptions: Arts Mid-Hudson is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Stewardship and Special Events Intern to join our development team. This internship offers hands-on experience in event planning, donor stewardship, and community engagement within a dynamic arts nonprofit. The intern will play a vital role in supporting our fundraising and community-building efforts, helping to strengthen connections with donors, partners, and the broader arts community.
Position 1:
🔹 Event Planning & Execution
Assist in organizing and executing Arts Mid-Hudson’s signature events, including the Dutchess and Ulster County Executive’s Arts Awards and Community Mixers.
Support logistics such as venue selection, vendor coordination, guest management, and on-site event assistance.
Work collaboratively with staff to ensure successful and mission-aligned events.
🔹 Donor Stewardship
Help implement donor recognition and stewardship strategies.
Prepare donor communications, including thank-you letters and outreach materials.
Assist with donor database management and donor appreciation activities.
🔹 Community Engagement
Promote Arts Mid-Hudson’s events and programs through outreach and relationship-building.
Collaborate with local businesses and organizations to enhance member benefits.
🔹 Administrative Support
Provide general administrative assistance to the development and events team.
Support data entry, meeting preparation, and operational tasks as needed.
Position 2:
Content Creation:
- Capture high-quality photographs and video footage at Arts Mid-Hudson events, exhibitions, and community programs.
- Edit footage and images into engaging short videos tailored for different audiences and platforms, ensuring alignment with Arts Mid-Hudson’s branding and mission.
- Create visual content that showcases the impact of the arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Event Documentation:
- Attend and document key events such as the Dutchess and Ulster County Executive’s Arts Awards, Gallery Openings and Closings, and Arts Mid-Hudson Community Mixers.
- Collaborate with staff to ensure all significant moments and highlights are captured.
Community Engagement:
- Work closely with staff and community partners to promote Arts Mid-Hudson programs through visual storytelling.
- Assist in developing content that fosters connections between artists and the broader community.
Administrative Support:
- Organize and archive digital assets, including photos and video files.
- Assist in preparing content for social media, newsletters, and the Arts Mid-Hudson website.
- Provide general administrative support as needed.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Previous experience in this field, Social media management, Video editing/production
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
Positions Available: 2
Are you interested in getting involved with Arts Mid-Hudson? Visit here for your next steps.
CONVEY/ER/OR Gallery
299 Main Street, Poughkeepsie 12601
Action Areas: Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, LGBTQAI+ Rights, Prison Abolition, Racial Justice, Reproductive Rights, Voting Rights
About: I’m an activist artist, who also runs a gallery on Main st to promote social, political, or environmental art. Part of my mission is to engage the local community and give Main st some hope for a better future. My personal art is created to give viewers optional points of view on important issues we are facing today
Position description: Assist Suprina with prep for gallery installation of art and exhibition events, update website & instagram promotion
Desired Skills:Graphic design, Research skills, Social media management, Web design
Hours: 4hrs/week or 8hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with CONVEY/ER/OR? Visit here for your next steps.
Revive College Hill Park Coalition
https://www.rchpc.org/
Address: 149 N Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie NY
Non-profit, 5-10 team members
Action Areas:Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Access to Nature
About: The mission of the Revive College Hill Park Coalition (the Coalition) is to foster healthy, outdoor spaces for all to gather, celebrate, and recreate. The Coalition works to support environmental initiatives, and Poughkeepsie’s history at the Park. A local historic landmark, College Hill Park is located in the heart of the 5th Ward of the City and is notably the largest city park and the highest point in the city, offering a beautiful 360-degree view of the local landscape. In recent year there has been an increase in reactivating the park due to it close proximity to the Walkway, it natural beauty and its rich historic and cultural importance to black history in Poughkeepsie. The Revive College Hill Park Coalition is an entirely volunteer organization made up of local experts and residents who are working to increase awareness about and advocate for the park.
Position Description:The College Hill Park Steward will assist coalition members with raising awareness and responsible stewardship of College Hill Park. These duties include participating in gardening days at the historic Lown Memorial Pollinator Garden, assisting with a current ongoing project that is focused on creating interpretive bilingual signage for the park, and assisting with communication efforts to the local community through social media and creating fliers, tabling, and other activities. The ideal intern would have an interest in nature and gardening as the position would require working outside. Graphic design experience and a comfort with translating Spanish to English for signage is desirable. The intern will also need transportation to the Park.
Desired Skills:Bilingual Spanish-English, Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Fact-checking, Gardening/farming experience, Graphic design, Writing
Hours:4hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with The Coalition? Visit here for your next steps.
Howland Cultural Center
About: The non-profit Howland Cultural Center is the ‘Jewel of Beacon’ fostering arts and culture since 1979. We own, preserve, and operate the historic 1872 Richard Morris Hunt building designed as the Howland Circulating Library. The Howland Cultural Center has earned its reputation for its exceptional acoustics and the Northcutt Hall gallery. The galley is open free to the public during weekends and by appointment. Our organization relies solely on the work of volunteers with no paid staff.
477 Main Street, Beacon NY 12508
Position Description: Broaden outreach to the community for upcoming events and support with marketing and communications.
Hours: 4 hrs/week or 8 hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with the Howland Cultural Center? Visit here for your next steps.
Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW)
Non-profit, 10-15 team members
Address: 25 Dederick Street, Kingston, NY
Action Areas: Expression, Arts, and Culture
About: CPW is a community-based museum and school that encourages emerging artists, experimental ideas, and relevant debates about photography and visual culture. Through its exhibitions, educational programming, Digital Media Lab, collection, community spaces, and artist residency program, CPW strives to promote a more equitable and diverse society by facilitating artistic inquiry, professional development, scholarly research, critical dialogue, and local engagement.
CPW’s Internship Program offers participants the opportunity to gain hands-on, behind the scenes experience at a dynamic, community-based non-profit arts organization. As an intern, you will gain valuable experience, build connections in the arts community, and play a vital role in helping CPW as it continues to grow.
Position Descriptions:
Communications Intern (hybrid position)
CPW’s Communications team is seeking an intern to support its social media, newsletter, Bloomberg Connects, SEO, and press outreach. Prior experience is not needed, but the candidate should be enthusiastic about the power of photography and be a strong writer. The intern will work closely with CPW’s Communications Coordinator, Anna Van Lenten.
Development Intern (hybrid position)
CPW’s Development team is seeking an intern to support its fundraising operations and special projects. The Development Office plays an essential role in ensuring sound financial capacity for the organization and its many programs. Interns will work with a small team focused on growing memberships and CPW’s Annual Fund, seeking program support through grants and outreach, managing events and special projects and cultivating new audiences and supporters, under the direction of Liz Ruffa, CPW’s Director of Development.
Digital Media Lab Intern (in person position)
The Digital Media Lab is seeking an upbeat, friendly intern to support the day-to-day operations of our lab. Prior experience with Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, fine art printing, or analog photography is preferred but not required. Comprehensive training will be provided so interns can gain confidence with the software, equipment, and workflows in our Digital Media Lab. DML interns will work directly with CPW’s Digital Media Lab Assistant, Alicia Schirrmeister.
Education Intern (in person position)
The Education team is seeking a passionate intern to assist in its range of educational and community-based programming. Interns will help facilitate CPW’s weekly “Meet the Artist” series, monthly Photo Club gatherings, and various day-to-day operations. Interns will also play a huge role in preparing for and assisting upcoming workshops, classes, and special events such as CPW’s Photobook & Zine Fair.
Desired Skills: Varies depending on position. Each applicant should express interest in photographic arts.
Additional Requirements: Access to a vehicle to transport to Kingston
Hours: 4 hrs/week or 8 hrs/week
Stringendo
About: Stringendo music school nurtures young string players to become passionate musicians and accomplished performers. Through orchestra concerts and fiddle gigs, in private lessons and summer music camps, students cultivate life skills: the ability to listen, to lead and, above all, to work together to achieve the extraordinary.
Address: these positions operate out of the Poughkeepsie Public School District
Position Descriptions:
Spanish translation – We are in need of bilingual translators so that all of our communication with the school children and their families can be translated and sent out in both English and Spanish. This is an ongoing hurdle for us. Besides translation of correspondence from English to Spanish, we are also in need of a bilingual speaker at our concerts and events so that announcements made to the audience can be given in both English and Spanish. In addition, it would be helpful to have a bilingual student available if we need to contact a parent who only speaks Spanish.
Media – We would like to have students visit the PK Strings after school programs and/or Saturday mornings orchestras to take pictures and video to record the orchestra’s activity. We want to document the history of the PK Strings project and capture the student progress to show how effective the program is, to encourage our students who will be able to see their progress, and to use as a necessary tool when seeking future funding for the program.
Student interviews – Again, visiting the PK Strings after school programs and/or Saturday morning orchestras to capture student and family interviews is another way we would like to document the program. Hearing students say what they are getting out of the program can assist us in documenting the program’s progress, allow us to be sure we are making a difference, and possibly give us another tool when seeking future funding.
Chaperones – We always need extra hands at our orchestra concerts, so chaperones would be a big help.
String Student Assistants – We could use students to volunteer in the PK Strings after school programs or the Saturday orchestras to help tune instruments and assist the teachers in a variety of ways.
Administrative/organize orchestra transportation – For some students, pickup and drop-off locations change week to week, so we can use help on Saturdays to confirm our drop-off location list with students during orchestra break, be at the bus at dismissal to confirm all students who should get on the bus have gotten on, then give a copy of the confirmed drop-off location list to both the bus driver and Stringendo’s director. This position may also entail making phone calls to check on students who may have been absent from orchestra, or to check on possible changes to bus routes.
Administrative/organize a field trip – Help organize a field trip for the PK Strings students to attend another orchestra’s performance or practice session. Seeing and hearing another accomplished orchestra play can be a source of inspiration for our students. Perhaps a trip to a Vassar College orchestra concert?
Hours: 4 hrs/week or 8 hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with Stringendo? Visit here for your next steps.
Hudson Valley Magazine – remote
Address: 1 Summit Court, Fishkill NY 12524
Action Areas: Expression, Arts, and Culture, Communication/Media/Publishing
About: Hudson Valley is a monthly lifestyle magazine that has celebrated the region for 50 years. It divulges in food, travel, home and design, influential and interesting residents, and much more. The Valley Table is a quarterly publication specializing in local cuisine and trends, and organizes Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.
Position Description – Editorial Internship
Today Media Inc, publishers of Hudson Valley Magazine and The Valley Table, is looking for editorial interns for a part-time position based out of its offices in Fishkill, NY. This position is an opportunity to see how a regional print magazine is put together. Students will learn from professionals with years of experience in the industry. This is an unpaid position and participating interns must receive college credit.
Hudson Valley is a monthly lifestyle magazine that has celebrated the region for 50 years. It divulges in food, travel, home and design, influential and interesting residents, and much more. The Valley Table is a quarterly publication specializing in local cuisine and trends, and organizes Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. Applicants should have an interest in magazines, editorial work, journalism, and creative writing. (We encourage journalism, English, communication studies, and writing students—or those in similar majors—to apply.) If you have a passion for reporting and learning about regional culture, often read magazines and keep up with the news, and are curious in nature: this internship is for you!
Interns will perform the following duties across both publications:
- Fact-checking
- Article research, proofreading, photo outreach
- Writing front-of-book and department articles for the magazine and website
- Assisting staff with other functions necessary to produce a monthly magazine and its website (photo shoots, administrative duties, etc.)
- Pitching and brainstorming content for future issues
Note: due to our hybrid working models, this internship will be remote.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Fact-checking, Research skills, Writing
Hours: 4hrs/week, We are flexible and can accommodate students looking to work 4 hours/week or more.
Are you interested in getting involved with HV Mag? Visit here for your next steps.
The Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley – hybrid/remote work
Non-profit, 1-5 team members
Address: YWCA Ulster County, 209 Clinton Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
Action Areas:Education Policy and Equity, Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Racial Justice, peace, justice, climate change
About: The mission of the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley is to empower individuals and organizations to create and sustain ecologically-minded, just, and peaceful communities. Founded by The Rev Dr Leonisa Ardizzone in 2023, the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley offers programs and dialogical space for youth, families, educators, religious professionals, and community members.
Position Description: Assist with Peace-Builder day camp for elementary and middle school kids, and grant writing and community outreach
Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Previous experience working with young people, Writing, (Bilingual is not required, just helpful)
Additional Requirements: Driver’s license would be great if students could be on site in Kingston for part of the time.
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with the Peace Education Center? Visit here for your next steps.
Sports Museum of Dutchess County
https://www.sportsmuseumofdutchesscounty.org/
Non-profit, 1-5 team members
Address: 72 Carnwath Farms Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY 12590
Action Areas: Expression, Arts, and Culture,
About: Learn about the lives and larger-than-life athletic careers of some of Dutchess County’s Greatest! A walk-thru the exhibition presents to you the history of each sport and its significance in the county along with biographies and artifacts about that sport’s famous athlete(s). The Sports Museum keeps with its original hometown feel with exhibits on local Little League and Pop Warner teams, as well as recreational and high school sports.
Position Description:
- ldentify, research, and cultivate potential long and short term funding streams (including grants)
- Use CatalogIT software, catalog new and existing museum artifacts
- Assist curators in development of new permanent and rotating exhibits
- Through interviews, develop and transcribe histories of museum Hall of Fame members
- Promote museum visits and special events through email, flyers, pamphlets, press releases. and social media content
- Update museum website with weekly content highlighting Dutchess County sports and or museum events
- Assist in the creation of a quarterly museum newsletter
- Assist in production of short introductory video for museum visitors
- Conduct museum tours and assist children and teens in use of gaming
equipment and research materials - Attend local community events (with board members) as a museum
representative - Attend monthly museum Board meetings and other meetings as needed
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with the Sports Museum? Visit here for your next steps.
Boys and Girls Club of Poughkeepsie
Non-profit, 30+ team members
221 Smith St. / 120 Hudson Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY , 12601
Action Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Housing Insecurity/Justice, Mental Health Access and Support
About: Our mission is to enable all young people especially those who need us most to reach their full potential as caring, productive, responsible citizens through daily homework help, programs and strong relationships.
Position Description: Creating lessons catered to our program schedule, helping with homework, being a mentor to provide wisdom through their own knowledge and life experience.
Desired Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Previous experience working with young people, Data collection/analysis
Hours: 4hrs/week; 8 hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with the Boys and Girls Club? Visit here for your next steps.
The Growing STEMZ Foundation
Non-profit, 1-5 team members
Address: 295 Mill St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Action Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Mental Health Access and Support, Racial Justice, Equity in STEM Education
About: The Growing STEMz Foundation is an organization dedicated to empowerment for communities through STEM/STEAM education via consulting, program development, professional development, tutorials, parent engagement and more.
Collaboration with others and Expressive Arts meets Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, are the hallmarks of our mission. We envision community engagement through project based experiences and developing 21st Century Skills for a competitive global marketplace. We advocate for Educational and Environmental Justice, Equity in STEM Education, and Social Justice.
Our ideal customers are students, educators, and parents. Our ideal partnerships will lead to increased exposure, learning, and college/career readiness for urban, underserved and marginalized communities in STEM.
Position Description:
- Informal direct teaching (Teachers Assistant) via Science LABs, Science Club, Science Research in Elementary School Environment.
- Audit Teacher Planning Meetings
- Develop Youth Workshops (STEAM, Field Research)
- Assist in Planning and Coordinating STEM FEST Event May 2025
- Conduct and analyze surveys and questionnaires for organizational development
- Conduct Materials and Resources Inventory (develop a system)
- Enhance Organization Social Media
- Outreach
Desired Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Fact-checking, Gardening/farming experience, Previous experience working with young people, Social media management, Data collection/analysis, Familiarity with STEM ideals
Hours:4hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with The Growing STEMZ Foundation? Visit here for your next steps.
Found & Fixed Hudson Valley
https://www.foundandfixedhv.com/about-us
Worker-owned cooperative with 1-5 team members
Address: 10 Commercial Ave, Highland NY 12528
Issue Areas: Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, community wealth building, democratic work places, landfill reduction
About:
Found & Fixed Hudson Valley diverts furniture from the landfill by repairing, refinishing, and repainting damaged wood pieces.
We launched our worker cooperative in 2022 to combat the 12 million pounds of furniture that goes into landfills each year in the United States. Through our work, we give new life to old pieces while also providing sustainable, cost-competitive alternatives to big box stores.
Where possible, we use sustainable and eco-friendly products on our pieces such as non-toxic paint, strippers and sealing agents.
Position description:
Students can work on a number of different projects based on their skills, interests, and intended career path. Projects may include:
- Woodworking (for those who want hands on experience)
- Conducting outreach to artists that upcycle and planning a series of community-oriented workshops (ie., how to do kinsugi, how to deconstruct and reuse wool in a sweater, how to make a lamp out of anything, etc.)
- Marketing support (helping us stay on top of social media trends, developing a social media calendar, interviewing people for newsletters, writing short blog posts)
- Participation in the coop! We are a worker owned workplace and manage all aspects of the business democratically. Our org is governed by committees (or circles). Students will gain experience in democratically managed orgs by participating in team meetings and relevant circles.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Research skills, Social media management, Web design, Writing, The most important things that we look for are responsiveness and a willingness to try anything!
Additional Requirements: Access to a vehicle to transport to Highland
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
Are you interested in getting involved with Found & Fixed Hudson Valley? Visit here for your next steps.
Vassar Haiti Project
https://www.thehaitiproject.org/
About: Founded in 2001, the Haiti Project (THP) is a nonprofit organization with a three-fold purpose:
1. To foster sustainable development in Haiti;
2. To promote Haitian art, and to raise the nation’s narrative through art;
3. To engage and educate students in the theory and practice of global citizenship.
Our work is guided by our partners in Haiti and together we collaborate on initiatives in the mountain village of Chermaitre: Education, Women’s Co-operative, Environment, Art, and Health.
Action Areas: Expression arts & culture
Description: The Haiti Project (THP) works with the Haitian artists and galleries based in and around Port-au-Prince to bring their visions and talents to the US art market. Art is purchased directly from the artists & galleries themselves, ensuring financial support of artists’ families and their welfare. Proceeds from selling these artworks are used to fund initiative projects in Chermaitre. A key piece of the art initiative is using the Haitian artists’ works to change the narrative of Haiti presented in mainstream media to demonstrate the beauty and strength of Haiti and her people.
Responsibilities:
- Support art initiative by engaging in activities that may include the following:
- Assist with purchasing & processing art and handicrafts from Haiti
- Organize on-campus events to stretch & prepare artwork for sale
- Manage art inventories on the Haiti Project website
- Interface with artists and gallery owners in Haiti
- Be a liaison with Benoit Profelus’s art gallery & school in Gros-Morne, Haiti
- Research and plan educational activities that focus on Haitian art and culture
View all Vassar Haiti Project CEL Opportunities here
Desired Skills: Interest in the arts, art history and culture, artist advocacy, attention to detail, ability to take initiative, interest in Haiti
Hours: 4 hrs/wk, 8 hrs/wk
Are you interested in getting involved with the VHP? Visit here for your next steps.
Woodstock Film Festival – must have access to a vehicle
Non-profit, 1-5 team members
Address:13 Rock City Road Woodstock NY 12498
Action Areas: Expression, Arts, and Culture
About: The Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that nurtures and supports emerging and established filmmakers, sharing their creative voices through an annual festival and year-round programming to promote culture, diversity, community, educational opportunities and economic growth.
WFF provides innovative mentoring and inspired educational programs benefitting filmmakers, students and diverse audiences, while serving as a powerful cultural and economic engine for New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond. Such efforts have consistently resulted in the festival being hailed as one of the top regional film festivals worldwide.
The Woodstock Film Festival is an Academy Awards® qualifying festival in the categories of Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, and Documentary Short Film.
Position description:The Woodstock Film Festival is accepting applications for the Fall Internship Program. Departments include but are not limited to: Operations, Public Relations and Marketing, Festival Administration, Programming, Graphic Design, Photography, and Production. Please apply here.
Responsibilities may include: database management, film entry screening evaluations, fundraising, public relations, social media, copyediting, community outreach, industry research, production coordination, event planning, and equipment optimizing/organization.
The internship will be custom tailored depending on the intern’s individual experience and skills. Applicants with extensive knowledge of relevant software systems will be able to expand upon their experience. Programs include Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Canva, Squarespace, Lightroom, monday.com, Google Drive, and more.
Interns will have many opportunities to meet and network with well-connected and up-and-coming industry professionals of all levels, including festival directors, project managers, graphic designers, web developers, filmmakers, distributors, and members of the press.
Interns will work scheduled hours at the festival’s year-round office in Woodstock, on-site for special events and during festival operations, or partially remotely. Ideal internship experiences are between 120-160 hours.
Interns learn administrative practices, management skills, and fundraising strategies associated with the film, media arts industry, and the running of an educational, not-for-profit 501c3 organization.
Microsoft Office, Google Drive, social media, Squarespace experience, are preferred but not required. Eagerness to work in a fast-paced, fun, team environment and willingness to try new things is required. Experience with professional phone and email correspondence is a plus.
**PLEASE NOTE this is not a film production job; however, this massive undertaking with many moving parts mimics a film production in its elements.
The Woodstock Film Festival is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and strongly encourages women, persons of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply.
Desired Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Bilingual with another language, Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Fact-checking, Graphic design, Research skills, Social media management, Web design, Writing, Video editing/production
Additional Requirements: The student must have a driver’s license and access to a vehicle to drive to Woodstock, NY.
Hours: Depends on student schedule and if they are getting class credit
Are you interested in getting involved with WFF? Visit here for your next steps.
Conversations Unbound – remote position
Non-profit, 30 + Team members
New York State, position is remote
Action Areas:Expression, Arts, and Culture, education, forced displacement
About: Conversations Unbound was founded in 2015 by a Vassar undergraduate, to provide livelihood support for forcibly displaced people, while also meaningfully engaging language learners in the global issue of forced displacement. We connect forcibly displaced people to work as language and cultural tutors for high school and college students, while earning New York Minimum Wage.
Our volunteer administrative team is composed primarily of college students– both graduate and undergraduate– and young professionals. The administrative works in a horizontal power structure, facilitating professional growth in an international nonprofit organization. Volunteers learn vital remote work skills and collaborative team work skills.
Position description: Oversee multiple classes, helping coordinate remote learning sessions between students and tutors, working within a remote online structure. We also welcome volunteers to bring their diverse skills and passions such as social media content creation, copywriting, organization expertise, and more.
Desired Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Bilingual with another language, Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Copywriting, Graphic design, Previous experience working with young people, Research skills, Social media management, Web design, Writing, Data collection/analysis
Hours: 8hrs/week, 5-10 hrs/week
Positions Available: 3
Are you interested in getting involved with Conversations Unbound? Visit here for your next steps.