Project Coordinator Intern

Internship Overview / Description

• Our project coordinator will help develop The Speedy Foundation’s Mentally Covered Campaign. This project includes a large umbrella from awareness campaigns to merchandise and other things that this person might dream up in this role.
• Content creation (website, blog, social media, press release, digital design, etc)
• Event outreach & community engagement
• Partnerships and networking
• Merchandise and product launch (mentally covered beanie)
• Assist with fundraising and donor relations.

Requirements / Desired Qualifications

• Great Communication Skills
• Creative Thinker, Problem Solver
• Project Management, Independent Worker Adept at Virtual Collaboration
• Self-Motivated
• Comfortable with Computers   
• Outgoing and creative thinker.
• Great with timely communication and asking questions.
• Interest in mental health promotion and suicide prevention. A personal connection to the cause is a plus but not required.

About the Company / Additional Info

• The mission of The Speedy Foundation (https://www.thespeedyfoundation.org/) is to prevent suicide and elevate mental health awareness. We believe that through education and awareness we can help individuals, organizations, and communities end mental health stigma, spark conversations, and create suicide prevention champions out of EVERYONE.
• We are a non-profit organization named after 3-time Olympian, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of Boise, ID and Park City, UT. Speedy was a champion for mental health, sharing his own struggles openly, in a time before it was socially acceptable to do so. Speedy died by suicide in 2011. Although the foundation initially focused on helping youth and athletes, it has expanded to help individuals across the lifespan to reach our mission – prevent suicide and elevate mental health through advocacy, conversation, and education.