Internships will begin, and are ongoing throughout the year. To apply: please send your resume and information requests to IRIS, Managing Partner, Aaron Wood, email: aaronwood@riseup.net, tel: 206.963.5184.


1) Research Internship:

Socially Conscious Finance Research Interns Wanted!

We are currently seeking interns at all grade levels with intermediate to advanced skills, on a volunteer basis to contribute to our project through various research based activities regarding socially conscious finance. Applicants should be confident in their ability to do research and in their comprehension of basic economics and finance. We are in the process of researching and compiling information that will help companies and groups better describe and measure the sustainable benefit of their mission, goals and products.

This is an opportunity for you to:
- learn about various components of socially conscious finance and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
- work on your own time
- contribute to a forward thinking and community values driven project
- learn from a locally based company intent on contributing to the growth of global sustainability
- work directly with several core IRIS members


2) Grantwriting Internship:

Community and Sustainability Grantwriting Interns Wanted!

We are currently seeking interns at all grade levels with intermediate to advanced skills, on a volunteer basis for the researching and writing of various types of applicable grants. We believe that we are eligible for a variety of different grants in fields such as:
- building community
- sustainability
- socially conscious finance
- The Commons
- digital interfacing, sustainability and community
- multimedia and sustainability, etc.

Benefits for you include:
- gaining experience in researching and writing about cutting edge industries
- working on your own time
- contributing to a conscious and community values driven project
- learning from a locally based company intent on contributing to the growth of global sustainability
- working directly with several core IRIS members


3) Multimedia Internship:

Cutting Edge Multimedia Interns Wanted!

We are currently seeking interns at all grade levels with intermediate to advanced skills, on a volunteer basis to contribute to a creative design portfolio that will include a wide range of art and media that communicate "future interfacing stories" of creating sustainability, in many forms, by leveraging different modes of technology, specifically through digital interfacing.

If you have skills in:
- creative writing
- graphics or web design
- animation
- fine art, painting or drawing
- video or audio production
this may be the project for you.

Benefits for you include:
- gaining experience in a unique, experiential setting
- sharpening your design skills
- working on a professional and collaborative project
- working on your own time
- obtaining hands on experience as part of a design team (working individually or with others)
- contributing to a conscious and community values driven project
- learning from a locally based company intent on contributing to the growth of global sustainability
- working directly with several core IRIS members


4) Narrative Writing Internship:

Creative Writers Wanted for Internship!

We are currently seeking interns at all grade levels with intermediate to advanced skills, on a volunteer basis to contribute to a creative design "portfolio" that will include a wide range of art and media that communicate "future interfacing stories", in many forms, by leveraging different modes of technology, specifically through digital interfacing. We will be using the creative writing projects to create a multimedia design portfolio that will involve animation, graphics and web design, video production and more.

If you have skills in creative writing, this may be the project for you.

Benefits for you include:
- gaining experience in a unique, experiential setting
- sharpening your design
- working on a professional and collaborative project
- working on your own time
- obtaining hands on experience as part of a design team (working individually or with others)
- contributing to a conscious and community values driven project
- learning from a locally based company intent on contributing to the growth of global sustainability
- working directly with several core IRIS members


5) Fine Arts and Graphics Design Internship:

Fine Artists Wanted for Internship!

We are currently seeking interns at all grade levels with intermediate to advanced skills, on a volunteer basis to contribute to a creative design "portfolio" that will include a wide range of art and media that communicate "future interfacing stories" of building sustainability. We will be using the art projects to build a multimedia design "portfolio" that will involve animation, graphics and web design, video production and more.

If you have skills in the fine arts and are interested in contributing to larger societal outcomes, this may be the project for you.

Benefits of this project include:
- gaining experience in a unique, experiential setting
- sharpening your artistic skills
- working on a professional and collaborative project
- working on your own time
- obtaining hands on experience as part of a design team (working individually or with others)
- contributing to a conscious and community values driven project
- learning from a locally based company intent on contributing to the growth of global sustainability
- working directly with several core IRIS members

Internships will begin, and are ongoing throughout the year. To apply: please send your resume and information requests to IRIS, Managing Partner, Aaron Wood, email: aaronwood@riseup.net, tel: 206.963.5184.