Summer Intern - Unpaid (potential for future employment)

Coalition of Organic Land Care Professionals: "Promoting professionalism in
ecologically sustainable environmental horticulture since 2003."

The Coalition of Organic Land Care Professionals (a Seattle area trade industry non-profit
organization) is seeking five summer interns to take leadership roles with minimal
supervision in the following areas:
• Recruit and coordinate membership and volunteers, organize activities, and create
volunteer recognition events.
• Initiate and organize fundraising activities; identify grants available and write grant
requests.
• Orchestrate public outreach, public education and public relations.
• Work collaboratively with the Society of Urban Land Care, the Ecological Landscape
Association, Seattle Tilth, the Washington Toxics Coalition, and WSU Extension to
bring a science based curriculum to professional development in the Seattle area,
and to provide a program for recognition and promotion of professional
achievement.
• Form partnerships with other agencies and non-profits which have common areas of
mission, such as the Green Gardening Program, Seattle Audubon, the Puget
Soundkeeper Alliance, the Cascade Land Conservancy, and the Environmental
Horticulture and Urban Forestry educational programs at local colleges.
• Participate in setting budget priorities for limited resources of time and funds.
• Participate in re-imagining the purpose, function, scope, and public image of the
non-profit.
• Organize calendar of events for 2009-2010, and preparation for events.

Suitable candidates for internship should be interested in working collaboratively
as well as having substantial creative freedom to take individual initiative.

These summer internships are unpaid positions, but a serious commitment and achievement of
results will be rewarded in appreciation, recognition, the development of professional
contacts, and letters of reference. Successful grant writing activities could lead to the
creation of a longer term, paid, part-time position.

Interested individuals should contact:
Michael J. Swassing (Vice President)
(206)841-5954

Mission Statement: The Coalition of Organic Landscapers (COOL) is a collection of
professional landscapers committed to organic and sustainable garden care and design.
COOL is comprised of arborists, designers, educators, horticulturists, gardeners, and other
landscape professionals who provide garden care and consultation. COOL is dedicated to not
only improving the gardening practices of its members, but also to educating other
landscapers and the general public about organic and sustainable gardening.