Special Events Coordinator Intern

# Special Events Coordinator Intern
## VoiceUp

### Position Summary
As a Special Events Coordinator Intern at VoiceUp, you will work directly with the founder to help plan, organize, and execute on-site activities, workshops, and events focused on connecting people to purpose. Additionally, you will play a key role in overseeing the quarterly publication of "Make The Difference," a global publication for the people that illuminates purpose-driven stories across communities worldwide. This role offers valuable hands-on experience in both event coordination and publication management with a purpose-driven organization that is currently scaling its operations.

### Key Responsibilities
#### Event Coordination
- Collaborate directly with the founder on event planning and implementation
- Coordinate with diverse teams from different companies, organizations, and cultures
- Manage event logistics including venue selection, scheduling, and resource allocation
- Ensure seamless implementation of all VoiceUp-sponsored events
- Support the annual Global Stories of Purpose Conference

#### Publication Management
- Oversee the quarterly publication process for "Make The Difference"
- Coordinate with contributors, editors, and designers to meet publication deadlines
- Help curate content that aligns with the publication's sections: The Big Give, That First Step, Purpose, Joy, Tree of Life, From the Root, For the Route, My Health, and With You
- Assist in reviewing submissions and communicating with potential contributors
- Support the distribution and promotion of each quarterly issue

### Qualifications
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Adaptability and problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with event planning tools and publication software
- Experience with or interest in purpose-driven work environments
- Ability to work collaboratively in diverse team settings
- Passion for VoiceUp's mission of connecting people to purpose
- Strong writing and editing skills

### Core Principles
All work must embody VoiceUp's key principles:
- Collaboration
- Humility
- Precision
- Patience
- Empathy

### Additional Information
- Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis
- Immediate start available
- Opportunity to gain real-world experience in event planning and publication management
- Potential to grow with an expanding organization

### How to Apply
Send your resume and an example of your best writing to info@voiceup.life

### About VoiceUp & Make The Difference
VoiceUp is an organization dedicated to connecting people to purpose through various initiatives. "Make The Difference" is its flagship quarterly publication that creates a tapestry of human experience demonstrating how individual purpose, when discovered and embraced, creates positive change throughout communities worldwide. The publication features carefully curated personal narratives, expert insights, and actionable wisdom that bridge divides between cultures, generations, and perspectives—revealing the common threads of purpose that unite humanity across all boundaries.

### Compensation Options
1. **Volunteer Track:** Contribute your talents while building valuable leadership experience and expanding your network. Perfect for those seeking to make an impact alongside other commitments.

2. **Academic Credit:** Earn credit at your institution while leading real-world change. We'll work with your school's specific requirements to ensure the experience meets academic guidelines.

3. **Paid Fellowship:** Selected candidates with strong social impact project proposals may receive stipends of $500-$750 monthly. These opportunities are secured case-by-case through partnerships between Voice Up and potential sponsors. Requires commitment to a 3-4 month specific project.

All participants have the opportunity to progress toward a paid stipend as their ideas are refined and developed, including the option to advance to independent contractor status for Voice Up sponsored projects for 6-12 months at an hourly rate of $20-$30 for a maximum of 15 hours per week per academic semester.

**All options include:**
- 100% remote, 100% flexible scheduling
- 5-10 hours weekly commitment
- Full mentorship and leadership development
- No minimum semester requirement