AADP Summer College Internship Program

AADP Aims and Principles

The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is a community non-profit (501c3)organization dedicated to helping save the lives of patients with life threatening blooddiseases curable by a stem cell transplant. AADP is an official recruitment group of theNational Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) specializing in conducting outreach and donor drives in the Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino and Multi-racial communities.Because there are so few registered minority donors, the odds of a minority patientsurviving a blood cancer, like leukemia, are extremely low. Our goal is to increase thisdonor pool, by holding marrow/stem cell drives to recruit more minority donors so thatevery patient searching for an unrelated donor will find a match.

Internship Overview

AADP is offering a paid internship for college students to assist in the recruitment of potential stem cell donors and work on office-related tasks. Tasks will vary so internswill get the opportunity to become part of a dynamic, enthusiastic and supportive teamcommitted to saving lives.

Responsibilities

Interns will be formally trained to assist AADP staff on the following tasks:

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Lead and organize bone marrow drives

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Lead and organize outreach events

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Assemble test kits

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Perform other administrative tasks as necessary

Benefits

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Have the unique opportunity to help save lives

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Gain work experience

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Learn about the operations of a non-profit organization

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Develop interpersonal, speaking, writing and technical skills

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Attend special events

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Gain multi-cultural competency and familiarity with the Asian/Pacific Islander communities

Qualifications

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Excellent communication and writing skills

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Proficient PC computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, search engines, etc.)

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Detail oriented and organized

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Ability to exercise flexibility, creativity and work independently

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Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm and willingness to learn

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Fluency in a 2

language and experience in public speaking is a plus

Requirements

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Time : This is a 3 month long internship with a possible commitment of 16-18 hoursper week during regular AADP office hours, Monday through Friday’s (9-5pm).Interns are required to participate in at least 3 donor drives per month where they willstaff and be the point person for the drive. Marrow/stem cell drives are usually heldon weekends.

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Education : College students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. If your cumulative GPA is lower than this we may still consider your application for theinternship.

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Transportation : Interns must have a means to attend weekend drives. This means acar is required. Mileage, parking, and toll fees will be reimbursed.

*It is also required that all interns maintain a professional and mature relationship with all AADPstaff members, fellow volunteers, and anyone else that may be associated with AADP.

Confidentiality

Interns are required to keep confidential all individually identifying donor and patientinformation encountered while volunteering for the AADP. Interns may use suchconfidential information only in a manner consistent with and necessary for thecompletion of their defined intern duties. Interns are strictly prohibited from disclosingconfidential information to any person other than AADP staff.Failure to maintain confidentiality may result in termination of the intern’s relationshipwith AADP and other corrective action, including the possibility of legal action.

All interns must sign the confidentiality agreement. A copy will be maintained by theAADP Volunteer Services Coordinator.

AADP Contact Information

For more information, please contact our Volunteer Services Coordinator –

James de LaraAsian American Donor Program2169 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 james@aadp.org510-568-3700, fax 510-568-2700

College Internship Application

Thank you for your interest in joining the AADP College Internship Program. Pleasecomplete this form as a part of the application process. You will be contacted with moredetails if you are selected for an interview

Contact Information

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FemaleHome Address:City:State:Zip:Home Ph: ( )Home Fax: ( )*(This information may be used to send letters of recognition for your volunteer work with AADP)Company or School:* Street Address:City:State:Zip:Occupation:Work Ph: ( )Work Fax: ( )Cell Ph: ( )E-mail:

NOTE: Most intern communication will be via e-mail. Your e-mail will not be used for any other purposes without approval.