Careers in Social Justice and Advocacy
Position Listings & Career Exploration
Social
justice careers can be located in nonprofit and government sectors, including
think tanks, religious institutions, law firms, and many others. Social justice
organizations are best organized according to the issue(s) they are concerned
with. The issues include anything that affects individuals’ or groups of
individuals’ rights and access to resources (e.g. civil liberties, immigration,
education, environment and agriculture).
Additional Resources/Events to Jump
Start Your Search:
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Maryland Metropolitan Educators
Expo: February 28, 9:30 am- 12 pm: go.umd.edu/mmees18 Nonprofit
Meetup: Friday, April 6, 12-2 pm: go.umd.edu/nps18
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How to Find an Internship, March 6
and April 11, 12-1pm, South Hornbake Library, 3rd floor
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Law, Legal and Government Networking
Night, September 2018
Spring Career & Internship Fair Employers of Interest
(check out the full list at go.umd.edu/scifs18):
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Thursday, February 22)
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Cornerstone Montgomery (Thursday, February 22)
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Peace Corps (Wednesday, February 21)
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Student Conservation Association (Thursday, February 22)
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation (Thursday, February 22)
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Baltimore Corps (Wednesday, February 21)
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City Year (Wednesday, February 21)
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Clean Water Action (Thursday, February 22)
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Center for Inspired Teaching (Friday, February 23)
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Kennedy Krieger Institute (Friday, February 23)
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PIRG Campus Action (Friday, February 23)
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Teach for America (Thursday, February 22 & Friday,
February 23)
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Urban Teachers (Wednesday, February 21; Thursday, February
22, & Friday, February 23)
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Volunteer Maryland (Wednesday, February 21)
Exploration Tips:
1. Search by
population or issue of interest
2. Identify
your skill set and preferred environment of work
3. Talk with
people working in the field
4. Volunteer or
intern with the population or issue of interest
Resources:
Start
researching career options in social justice now by accessing information on
the career titles below through the Vault Online Career Guides.
Vault contains over 80 industry guides and 1,000’s of articles. UMD students
can access Vault by logging into their Careers4Terps account and clicking
Vault, located on the right side of the home page.
Job and internship boards to research organizations
•
Rexanah Wyse, ’10: Children’s Rights Activist
•
Melanie Matos, ’14: Program Coordinator at Capital Area Food
Bank
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Mira Kahn, ’11: Public Health Advocate
Resources: Position Listings & Career Exploration
Learn more and apply for the positions below
through Careers4Terps:
https://careers.umd.edu/careers4terps Highlighted
positions close within the next WEEK (February 13-20)
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Location
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Application deadline
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Communications &
Advocacy
Intern
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Global Financial Int (GFI)
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egrity
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169883
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Washington, DC
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May 28, 2018
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Human Rights in Africa
(Internship)
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Art in Tanzania
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153220
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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May 6, 2018
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Summer 2018 Intern, Fellow
and Volunteer Program
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Save the Children
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169794
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Washington, DC
Fairfield, CT
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May 3, 2018
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The Advocacy Project
Summer 2018 Peace Fellowships
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The Advocacy Proj
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ect
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169638
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Washington, DC
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May 16, 2018
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External Relations
Advocacy Intern
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Freedom House
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169096
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Washington, DC
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February 28, 2018
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Fellowships & Grants
Intern
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American Associati
University Women
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on of
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169012
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Washington, DC
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February 28, 2018
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Arab American Institute
Internship – Summer 2018
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Arab American Inst
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itute
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168028
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Washington, DC
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March 13, 2018
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Summer 2018 Development
& Communications Intern
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International Centr
Missing & Exploite
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e for d
Children
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168070
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Alexandria, VA
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March 1, 2018
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Summer Research, Policy,
and Communications Internship
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National Research Women
& Families
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Center for
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167875
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Washington, DC
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March 14, 2018
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Winter 2018 Gender Justice
Intern
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Rights and Resourc
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167742
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Washington, DC
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February 18,
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Initiative
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2018
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Intern
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FairVote
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167544
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Takoma Park, MD
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March 6, 2018
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Advocacy Internship
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Public Citizen
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167031
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Washington, DC
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February 19,
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2018
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Serve for Justice with
Avodah’s Jewish Service Corps
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AVODAH: The Jewi Corps
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sh Service
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168225
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New York, NY | Washington,
| Chicago, IL | New Orleans, L
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DC A
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February 25, 2018
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Rule of Law Index Spring
2018 QRQ Internship (Paid)
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The World Justice
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Project
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168181
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Washington, DC
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March 26, 2018
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Community Organizer – Paid
Internship
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Clean Water Action
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164651
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Baltimore, MD
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March 26, 2018
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Sustainability Advocate –
Paid
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Clean Water Action
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166809
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Montclair, NJ |
Philadelphia,
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PA
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February 14,
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Internship
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| Nyack, NY | Long Branch,
NJ
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2018
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Community Outreach Intern
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The Arc of Prince G County
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eorge’s
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168598
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Largo, MD
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April 9, 2018
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Advocacy Associate
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ActBlue
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169030
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Somerville, MA
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March 1, 2018
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Political Organizing
Fellowship
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Christ Wilhelm for Council
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County
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169461
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United States (Nationwide)
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March 31, 2018
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