JOB DESCRIPTION: Telling the Story of Sustainability -- the Metrics and Transparency of Sustainability in Commerce: The Green Alliance generates 3 tools for every green business that joins our union. A 50 question sustainability Evaluation, allows us to get an extensive picture of that business and its sustainability efforts in both product and practice. A weighted Report Card allows us to generate an overall sustainability score and ranking as well as a score in specific areas, (energy use, waste, community involvement, etc.). But what really makes the Green Alliance stand out is the way we tell each story. Each Business Partner receives a publish-ready Green Story that tells the unique narrative of that green company. The GAs Green Stories are more than just press releases; in fact most of them are published in full in the local papers. If you are interested in the documentation of sustainable business and the "story-telling" of why it is important, come flex your writing muscles with us. Write hard news stories about local sustainable business leaders. This is a hands on internship where you will be actively working on environmental stories every hour of your internship! No busy work...100% writing. If you have interest in green issues and like to write...this is the internship for you. We provide the contacts and story ideas as well as full editing help -- you do the interviews and write the stories. Immediate publication in the widely popular Green Alliance blog and publication in the Fiddlehead Loop and local papers. Get real writing experience with the Green Alliance. The Green Alliance Director has 6 years of experience as a journalist with NBC and AP covering stories in NYC and Moscow, Russia.

JOB SKILLS: Internship requirements: minimum of one day a week. Must have: computer/laptop (to work on at GA office and at home). The intern should have a good grasp of writing and an interest in environmental issues, business experience and/or interest is also a plus. Candidate must have good interpersonal skills and be able to conduct interviews over the phone with business owners. Candidate must be available for at least 8 hours a week - this can be split up into two 4 hour shifts and must have laptop for the position. OPEN to ALL MAJORS!

Company Industry: Sustainability

Company Description: The Green Alliance is a growing union of green businesses on the Seacoast. We offer strength in numbers; raising the profile of local sustainable businesses through collaboration, consumer education and shared business strategies. We evaluate all of our Business Partners with a full sustainability Analysis, a numbers-based, quantitative Report Card and a publish-ready Green Story; tools which help us promote our sustainable entrepreneurs to the community. Currently we have 93 green Business Partners and are experiencing tremendous growth. We are also a Consumer Co-op, allowing individuals to access the goods and services of our green partners at a discount. We put out a monthly e-newsletter on local business and the environment which has 10,000+ subscribers and we are a B to B operation that facilitates partnerships, relationships and referrals between local sustainable entrepreneurs. Visit our website to learn more: www.greenalliance.biz

Hours per Week: 8+

Start/End Date: Ongoing opportunity available for fall and/or spring semester, summer internships also available

Compensation: unpaid

Contact Name: Sarah Brown

Contact Email: sarah@greenalliance.biz

Application Instructions: Send cover letter and resume via email to employer contact.