Project Goal:
Increase attendance and inclusion at Walk MS Albuquerque and Santa Fe by creating an educational and social event at Walk MS through Expo MS. A secondary indirect benefit of Expo MS is securing sponsorships from vendors, raising additional funds from increased Walk MS attendance and increasing community awareness & involvement. Expo MS also builds relationships and collaboration with service providers and donors.
Measurable results:
The intern will contact service providers and secure 20 service providers as vendors for Walk MS Expo Albuquerque.
The intern will contact service providers and secure 10 service providers as vendors for Walk MS Expo Santa Fe (if location allows).
The intern will ensure that all contacted vendors are entered or updated as service providers in NMSS centralized database, if appropriate for information & referral.
The intern will raise a minimum of $1000 in sponsorships
Responsibilities:
Identity relevant local service providers for people affected by MS.
Meet with community service providers when needed to build long-term collaboration between agencies.
Secure service provider vendors for Walk MS Expo Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Identify previously unknown community resources throughout the chapter service area for Walk MS Expo and centralized database.
Obtain comprehensive information about those resources
Update known information currently in database
Identify resources that are no longer available and need to be deleted
Identify new potential partnerships
Track and document all updated resources and all new resources
What tactics must the student execute to achieve their project goal?
Collaborate with supervisor in identifying key resources
Utilize Expo MS 2011 strategies and procedures as a template and guide for 2012 Expo, which supervisor will provide to intern
Collaborate with Walk MS Manager and Walk MS assistants regarding logistics and requirements.
Required Skills
Ability to represent the National MS Society in a professional manner
Strong organizational skills
Ability to engage others in conversation and solicit needed information
Effective verbal communication skills
Computer skills
Relationship building between NMSS and service providers.
Educational Value
Connect to key people in local organizations, with the potential to build long-term relationships and employment contacts. Intern will gain experience and skill in creating and managing a large community event with national name recognition.
Training and Support
Altair service provider search and creation training.
Altair: managing accounts
Customer service training.
NMSS Orientation.
MS 101 and Disability Etiquette training.
Risk Management.
Convio: managing accounts
Intern will be provided all 2011Expo MS materials
Intern will be provided a list of resources as suggestions for vendors.
Time Commitment
Requires approximately 15- 20 hours/week of work that can be completed on your schedule
Begin mid-February; end beginning of May
Must be available on Saturday April 14 for Albuquerque Walk
Strongly prefer availability on Saturday April 28 for Santa Fe Walk