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ClassWish – Book Industry Internship Opportunity

ClassWish.org – Book Industry Internship Opportunity. Help more K-12 students get books. Engage with publishers, authors, publicists, agents and media. Contact: interns@ClassWish.org. Book Industry Internship Opportunity with ClassWish.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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ClassWish – Book Industry Internship Opportunity

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  1. ClassWish.org – Book Industry Internship Opportunity Help more K-12 students get books. Engage with publishers, authors, publicists, agents and media. Contact: interns@ClassWish.org

  2. Book Industry Internship Opportunity with ClassWish.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ClassWish.org/Books offers high-achieving students an unparalleled opportunity to assume responsibility, use their skills, gain experience, and make a difference. This Powerpoint will present the need, our work, and the internship opportunity.

  3. Today’s thinkers need books Oprah Winfrey Malcolm Gladwell Tina Fey StephenColbert

  4. So do tomorrow’s

  5. Yet, budget cuts leave schools without the books kids need

  6. Traditional school fundraising sales do not reach many potential supporters “I would gladly help the schools I attended in Miami and my nephew’s school in LA. However, I am in NYC, and the folks selling cookie dough don’t reach me.”

  7. Time-consuming and disruptive Not tax-deductible Not matched by employers Inefficient ($3.7 B in sales, but only $1.7B goes to the schools) * Cookie dough, wrapping paper, chocolate, etc. merchandise sales: Traditional school fundraising sales squander most available support $2 billion that could have bought school resources goes to pay for the fundraising merchandise, instead * Source: Wall Street Journal

  8. ClassWish.org offers an easy and efficient solution Visitors to ClassWish.org see what is needed. They make tax-deductible contributions to help. ClassWish ships the materials directly to the school.

  9. Visitors see schoolwide needs, including books, at 125,000 K-12 schools

  10. Process • Visitors to ClassWish.org see exactly what is needed and make tax-deductible contributions to help. • Many companies match employees’ donations, which doubles their funding. • ClassWish buys the equipment and has it shipped directly to the school. • Kids get the books they need to thrive.

  11. ClassWish Board of Advisors Richard Bernstein, former TIME and NY Times Bureau Chief Nicole Baker,Director, Faith Community Relations, Teach For America Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE-Euronext Ellen Dempsey, President & CEO, Teachers Network EstherDyson, investor and philanthropist Adam Hirsch, former COO, Mashable Mark Linaugh, Chief Talent Officer, WPP Betsy Morgan, former CEO, Huffington Post Autumn Nazarian, Sr. Partner, GroupM ESP Entertainment & Sports Partnerships Nancy Pelz-Paget, Director, Education Program, Aspen Institute Greg Richmond, CEO, Nat’l Assn. of Charter School Authorizers Sharon Robinson Ph.D., CEO, American Assn. of Colleges for Teacher Education Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify Media Tim Shey, Director, YouTube Next Lab at Google

  12. What Experts Are Saying “This nonprofit is a swift and inventive way for communities to unite in support of the tools that make learning more accessible for all students.” Sarah Brown Wessling National Teacher of the Year  “ClassWish helps teachers get the supplies that are so essential for children to get a great education.” Nancy Pelz-Paget  Director, Aspen Institute

  13. What Experts Are Saying “This nonprofit is a swift and inventive way for communities to unite in support of the tools that make learning more accessible for all students.” Sarah Brown Wessling National Teacher of the Year  “ClassWish helps teachers get the supplies that are so essential for children to get a great education.” Nancy Pelz-Paget  Director, Aspen Institute

  14. Book Industry Internship Opportunity with ClassWish.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit • ClassWish.org/Books offers high-achieving students an unparalleled opportunity to assume responsibility, use their skills, gain experience, and make a difference. • Interns will take leadership positions and help: • refine marketing strategies to raise awareness and participation in ClassWish.org/Books • recruit the participation of writers, publicists, publishers and other organizations • recruit authors and journaliststo appear on the ClassWish.org website and in our web banners • recruit publishers to help promote the program • secure donated media, including literary publications and blogs

  15. Contact If you want to do something exciting and that you will always be proud of, we would love to hear from you. We are also recruiting interns with an interest in books, music, science, art and other subjects, as well as graphics, communications and social media. Please share these opportunities with your friends. To see all our internship opportunities, please see: http://classwish-intern-postings.weebly.com interns@ClassWish.org

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