The Win-Win Internship

Dr. Julianne Gassman and Richard Potter

American Humanics

•National Certification

•Preparing Nonprofit Leaders

•What it means when your intern is AH Certified

American Humanics

American Humanics Nonprofit Partners

Introductions

What do you think of when you hear the word, “intern?”

What Can Students Offer?

• Highly motivated to make a difference

• Connections to their University/College

• Willingness to work hard for minimal pay

•Access to

alternative funding

Internships 101• Provide Diverse Task Opportunities and

Experiences

• Allow student to develop personal skills

• Expand student’s

knowledge of the field

• Provide frequent

opportunities for self

and supervisor feedback

Adapted from University of Northern Iowa’s LYHS Internship Manual,07-08

Why Students Choose NPO’s

• The Nonprofit Sector is Enormous– 1.4 million registered NPO’s

– $1.6 trillion in revenue

– 12.9 million employees

• NPO’s account for more than 7% of America’s GDP

• Fairly competitive salaries– Only 15% salary gap between NPO’s and for-

profits.

2008 Nonprofit Almanac, published by Urban Institute. www.urban.org

Why Students Choose NPO’scontinued

• “Nonprofit jobs are available, desirable, and significant growth is projected over the next ten years.”

• Over the next decade NPO’s will need to attract and train 640,000 new senior managers.” www.bridgespan.org

The Nonprofit Sector’s Leadership Deficit, Thomas J. Tierney

What Interns Need

YOU to spark their interest

– Utilize Career Services Departments

– Gain students’ attention

– Help students’ see potential nonprofit career opportunities

What Interns Needcontinued

• Job Descriptions– Project Specific– Department Specific– Rotational

• Organized Training and Supervision– Include educationon your organization’sculture.

• Time for Reflection

What Interns Needcontinued

• Financial Compensation

• Organizational Recognition

• Leads to Appropriate Employment

How Interns Benefit You

• Increase your organization’s visibility

• Provides your staff with supervisory experience

• Better candidate pool

• Increases staff diversity

• Quality work, at lesser cost

Resources

American Humanics, Inc.Preparing next generation nonprofit leaders

The Nonprofit Career Guide: how to

land a job that makes a difference

www.nonprofitcareerguide.org

Total Internship Management

Employers Guide and

Supervisor’s Handbook

www.internbridge.com

Questions?

Thank You!

Richard PotterDirector, Marketing & Communications

American Humanics

1100 Walnut, Suite 1900

Kansas City, MO 64106

richard.potter@humanics.org

(816) 561-6415 x.106

(800) 343-6466 x.106

www.humanics.org

American Humanics, Inc.Preparing next generation nonprofit leaders

For more information please contact:

Julianne Gassman