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Building An Active Community

We are seeking people excited about using their individual talents to promote peace.

As a peace museum, one of our goals is to build an active community. We want as many people as we can get to be involved in communicating the goal of peace and nonviolence. Help us in our mission. Here’s what you can do:

Share your ideas
Attend an event
Volunteer
Become an intern
Jobs
Recommend a resource (books, articles, museums, organizations, etc.)
Become a Committee Member
Nominate a peacemaker

With your support, the Peace Museum will be a place of peace education, powerful exhibits, engaging events, and comfort.

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With The NYC Peace Museum

We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. At the Peace Museum, there is always something you can do to help.

Here are the areas we need volunteers for. If you feel that your interests and experience align with one or more of the following areas, please contact us

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Marketing and Fundraising

Our Marketing and Fundraising committee works on marketing, fundraising, social media, and design. The committee is in charge of all marketing and outreach efforts, social media content, and the design and creation of newsletters, brochures, and other published materials.

Peace Education

Our Peace Education committee makes sure your time at the Peace Museum is educational and one that will open your eyes to the impact of peace. The committee creates educational material on the roots and history of peace as well as current events in the world relating to peace.

Programs, Exhibits and Events

Our Program, Exhibits and Events Committee focuses on bringing you quality and informative programs, exhibits, and events on peace and nonviolence. The committee brings in speakers whose presentations may change the way you view the world.

Space Planning

Our Space Planning Committee seeks potential venues for the museum, planning out real estate and facility requirements, and ensuring that the space accommodates the functions and goals of the museum and will make the museum a comfortable and inviting space for both new and returning visitors.

Social Media Intern

Help build the newly-forming New York City Peace Museum and create a permanent home for peace. Use your social media skills to promote events and programs and fundraising that raise support for creating a museum dedicated to showcasing peacemakers.

Interns are expected to have experience with social media on (at least) a personal level (use on a business level preferred). You must be able to think strategically and see how social media fits into a business’ marketing strategy. Interns must be able to assist in formulating social media plans (once ample information is provided to you), and then carry them out (with our assistance). You must be able to measure and document the impact of social media, and then suggest action-steps to increase impact.

This unpaid internship requires a commitment of 7-10 hours weekly, and attendance at our monthly committee meetings.

Skills and attributes interns are expected to have:

Excellent written and verbal communication, strong editing skills
Be creative with an eye for design
Knowledge of digital media software – Photoshop or other graphic design software is a plus
Knowledge of social media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs, etc.
Willingness to create video blogs, write press releases, and Facebook posts daily
Energy, with a desire to come up with fresh ideas on how to grow our online presence
Ability to identify a target market and “speak” to that consumer through social media

You will be part of our growing marketing committee and work closely with a social media strategist to create brand awareness for the museum, grow our lists, as well as promote events.

Social Media Interns will be performing the following tasks:

Creating new profiles and pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)
Uploading videos, photo albums, etc.
Finding users to follow/friend/like our business
Writing and posting blog posts/tweets/updates, etc.
Tracking the growth and the impact of social media on our business
Replying to comments, messages, etc.
Report findings to the team
Consistently learn and grow, ask pertinent questions
Ability create and upload Twitter & YouTube backgrounds, and minor video editing skills are a plus

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