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Internships
Students seeking a certificate or certificate and minor must complete a 300 hour internship.
We believe that professionals who love their work are best able to further the missions of the organizations they serve. Therefore it is important for students to discover whether nonprofit leadership is work they enjoy. Internships allow a student to determine whether nonprofit leadership is a “fit.”
Both a broad overview of the agency and a chance to plan, implement, and evaluate a project help a student determine whether their personal mission fits the mission of their internship organization. For an overview, students interview and shadow leadership staff, attend board and committee meetings and ask lots of questions. Internship projects have included writing grants, planning and implementing fund raisers, creating data bases, writing and securing media coverage, physically moving an agency, creating new programs, and designing volunteer programs.
Current Internships
The following members are in various stages of their internships:
Aaron Booth-Drive Safe Kalamazoo
Joanna Bozin-Stulberg String Competition
Monica Priest-ONE Place at the Kalamazoo Public Library
Katelyn Kubasiak-The Event Company
Emily Waryk-International Student Support
Miranda Roosenberg-Peace Center
Jennifer Wheeler-Bethany Christian Services
Sonia Personette-Hospital Hospitality House
Pam Zwart-The Event Company
Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program (NextGen)
The AH Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program (NextGen) is a competitive internship scholarship/stipend program for American Humanics students.
NextGen is designed to help a racially and ethnically diverse group of students with demonstrated leadership potential complete their AH certification requirements, specifically the minimum 300-hour nonprofit internship. NextGen Leaders will receive a scholarship of $4,500 from AH during their internship, along with access to and support from a network of nonprofit leaders who will serve as mentors.
Between spring 2007 and 2012, American Humanics plans to select 1,000 NextGen Leaders who will successfully complete their AH certification requirements and graduate to professional positions in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit organizations that host a NextGen Leader will gain access to, and benefit from, the services of talented and committed American Humanics students preparing to enter the workforce as nonprofit professionals. A goal of NextGen is to illustrate the positive effect of competitive internship stipends and scholarships on the recruitment and retention of skilled and diverse next generation nonprofit leaders.
WMU's chapter of AHSA is proud to recognize its Fall 2009 NextGen recipient:
- Aaron Booth
Would your agency like to have an intern?
The American Humanics Program is always looking for good internship sites. Internships that pay a stipend attract the most prospective students; but unpaid internships are often attractive to students who are interested in an agency’s service and population e.g. youth, seniors, homelessness, substance abuse. The first step to getting prospective students is to fill out an Agency Internship Profile and write an internship job description. These are then e-mailed to Jan Maatman and forwarded to students seeking internships.
Documents for Agencies Looking for Interns
Roles and Responsiblities (doc)
Agency Internship Profile (doc)
Internship Placement Process (doc)
Documents for Interns (Students may download these documents to Word, complete them, and e-mail them to jmaatman@wmich.edu as an attachment.)
Internship Application (doc)
Learning About Your Organization (doc)
Roles and Responsibilities (doc)
Educational Contract (doc)
50 Hour Report (doc)
Intern and Supervisor Input Form (doc)
Midterm Performance Assessment (doc)
Evaluation of Internship Site (doc)
