Summer Internship Program
Since 1999, the Cleveland Foundation has conducted a summer internship program that provides undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates an opportunity to work for 11 weeks in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies.
The program’s objectives include:
- Offering first-hand knowledge of the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community, its leadership, and organizations.
- Providing meaningful career-related work experience.
- Increasing local organizations’ capacity to conduct important short-term projects.
- Stimulating interest in a career in the nonprofit or public sectors.
- Exposing students to a broad range of public sector endeavors.
Timeline
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October/November – Organizations are invited to apply to host a summer intern.
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December/January – Interns are invited to apply to the program with an early February deadline.
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March – Interviews with top candidates are conducted.
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April – Decisions are made.
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June/August – Eleven-week job experience for interns takes place.
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2012 Summer Intern Program
The application deadline for the Cleveland Foundation's summer internship program has passed. Personal interviews with select applicants will be conducted by early March. Interns will be notified of their acceptance into the program in early April. The internship program begins on June 4 and ends on Aug. 17, 2012.
For a list of 2012 host sites, click here.
If you have any questions about the program, contact Nelson Beckford, program officer at (216) 615-7259 or nbeckford@clevefdn.org
2011 Summer Intern Program
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