The Cleveland chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) just released a report called “Building a Career in Nonprofit Cleveland.” The report is the result of a survey and focus group of YNPN members. Job satisfaction, career advancement opportunities, and burn out were the key issues that rose to the surface during...
First, let me explain my picture. I was inspired by the art posted on a building in Collinwood during a professional development seminar hosted by North East Shores Development, another host site. I couldn't resist incorporating the unique art I experienced into my blog post because it was beautiful.
I don't think I will ever forget...
Time does fly. We are in week ten of the Cleveland Foundation's 2012 summer internship program and I have three reflections to share. First, this year's class is a smart, capable and likeable bunch.
Second, they have made an impact on their host site organizations. Some of the projects include the ambitious 60 blogs in 60 days at New...
The auditorium was dark, half-filled and almost silent. The only light came from colorful images flashed in three-second bursts across the large screen on stage. The only sound was that of thoughtful comments from the seven judges and one facilitator, also on stage. “We’ll begin with the first reviewer.” “A very well-developed...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Erica Henrichsen, who is working with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, supporting the work of the Reforest Our City...
For 14 years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful work experiences in nonprofit and public sector work. In addition, they also get to see and experience Cleveland in a whole new light.
Our internship program aims to:
Offer first-hand knowledge of the...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Cleveland Foundation's summer internship will be and will continue to be a success when it comes to professional development, networking, and working outside of one's comfort zone. The program's “special sauce,” which is composed of a nurturing environment where “you can't fail” and “if...
So far I love both: the professional side that the Cleveland Foundation exhibits during our weekly gatherings at the office, and the creative expression that is seeping from the walls at my host site, Lake Erie Ink “A Writing Space for Youth”. It has been a phenomenal opportunity for me, as an English major, to find a place where I...
One doesn’t just ride the RTA bus route number 20; one experiences the sights and sounds and smells of urban America. On my way to my first day of work as a Cleveland Foundation summer intern at Seeds of Literacy, I heard a fellow rider in the back of the bus exclaiming how he couldn’t afford women friends any more. After paying...