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Students: If you are interested in learning more about the position or applying, please contact the mentor/organization directly. You can view contact info by clicking the "More" button under each project.
Client: Piedmont Wildlife Center
Educational Newsletter Development
At Piedmont Wildlife Center, we connect people with nature through wildlife education programs and nature camps. Our existing newsletters, The Hawk Herald (monthly) and The Nature Connection (quarterly), focus less on education and more on updates and donor engagement. The EcoStudio intern will support the Development Manager by taking the lead in designing and producing monthly educational newsletters aimed at helping our community become "better neighbors to wildlife." The newsletter content will also be shared on our website's blog. As a result, the intern will gain hands-on experience in science communication, content creation, and community engagement, while building their portfolio.
Project Location: 364 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707
Project Level: Entry Level
Project Type
Internship
Skills Desired
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas in clear, accessible language.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
- Familiarity with basic design tools (i.e., Canva) is preferred.
- Interest in wildlife education and/or environmental education is highly preferred.
Project Deliverables
A fully designed educational newsletter, to be sent monthly for the duration of the internship, including:
- Clear, engaging articles focused on wildlife education and practical ways to be a "better neighbor" to wildlife.
- Visuals, graphics, or photos to enhance content.
- A framework for producing educational newsletters that staff can continue to utilize after the internship concludes.
Unpaid internship
Contact Information
For more information about this project, please contact:
Madeline Preiss
madeline@piedmontwildlifecenter.org
About this Organization
Total EcoStudio projects since 2018: 0
Projects led by this mentor: 0
The Molchanov Scholars Program is an endowed internship program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for the Environment. The program is a partnership between the UNC Institute for the Environment and environmentally-focused small businesses, non-profit organizations and government institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Each summer undergraduate students are matched with an environmental internship where they gain hands-on, professional training. Each Molchanov Scholar receives a $5,000 stipend to support their summer experience.
1789 Hub is a community for all UNC students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. It is free to join and membership gives you access to resources including mentorship, internships, funding, and events. In addition to our job and internship board, we also offer summer internship funding through the Carolina Innovators Connect program. This funding is meant to help support students who receive unpaid summer internships.
For questions, please reach out to 1789hub@innovate.unc.edu
CDS has a website for internship opportunities. There's an interest form when active listings aren't available, as well.
These are other internship opportunities that we've heard of that may be of interest to our students. You will need to contact and apply to each organization and opportunity separately. We'll do our best to keep this page up-to-date, but there may be some opportunities that have already expired.
Undergraduate Internships and Fellowships: Find opportunities to conduct authentic research through internship programs across the country
This listing includes all kinds of opportunities for students at every grade level. You can filter the results to just show what you want. Also check out the NOAA undergraduate scholarships, because they have some paid internships listed here.
Check out the Resource Assistants Program. All RAP interns receive Direct Hire Authority (DHA) at the successful conclusion of their internship, which is a useful tool that can help with future employment in a federal agency.
Kay Blada Recycling is a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit, founded in 2015 and dedicated to alleviating poverty and cleaning up plastic waste in Haiti, while providing environmental education to the children of the community.
NCPIRG Students is a student organization that works with UNC students to protect the environment, and promote civic engagement. This Fall our priority campaign is our New Voters Project, where we will be working with the student government and other student groups this fall to make sure no one misses Election Day. We have virtual volunteer and internship opportunities doing outreach, organizing events, and spreading the world through media and social media. Click here to sign up for an information session and apply.
Peace Boat US offers an excellent opportunity to gain insight and experience in the civil society, non-profit, non-governmental field, with one of the most unique and interesting NGO's in the world - experience that will help you stand out. Interns and volunteers support office administration, attend events at the UN as Peace Boat US representatives, support campaigns, projects, and educational programs through outreach efforts, and write news and blog articles about our activities. Especially valuable skills and qualities include being multi-lingual (Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, and Japanese are especially helpful), graphic design, networking, photography, communications, public speaking, and very importantly, a passion to support the issues that Peace Boat US works on.
Let us know if you want us to list your position by emailing ecostudio@unc.edu
Applications due 11/21/2025. More information
Send an email to ecostudio@unc.edu.
