Internship Location: Madison WI Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Social Welfare/Mental Health/Nonprofit Management This summer I interned at NAMI Wisconsin, the state organization for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental …
Internship summaries: undergraduate
Summaries written by undergraduate students about their internships for their certificates.
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Internship Location: Remote Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Law My internship at Legal Action of Wisconsin consists of two primary responsibilities. I have been tasked with creating “staff spotlights,” which are social media posts that …
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Internship Location: Remote Organization Type: State Government Policy Areas: Consulting/Government Relations/Health/Housing/Social Welfare This summer I interned at the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) with the Community Relations team. The Community Relations team works to …
Lab for Family Wellbeing and Justice
Internship Location: Madison WI Organization Type: Private Policy Areas: Social Welfare/Research This summer I served as a project intern for the Lab for Family Justice and Wellbeing, a UW-Madison institution that exists within the School …
FairShare CSA Coalition
Internship Location: Madison WI Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Environment/Food and Nutrition Over the summer of 2021, I acted as “Program Intern” for FairShare CSA Coalition, a nonprofit based in Madison, Wisconsin. FairShare CSA Coalition …
Clean Lakes Alliance
Internship Location: Madison WI Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Education/Environment Throughout the summer semester, I worked as an Education and Outreach Intern for the local nonprofit Clean Lakes Alliance. My work experience engaged with all …
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
Internship Location: Remote Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Economic/Education/Health/Human Rights/Social Welfare Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (Alliance) is a non profit organization that is committed to supporting various community based organizations (CBOs) in order …
AARP Wisconsin
Internship Location: Madison WI Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Government Relations/Lobbying/Law/Health/Social Welfare Through my internship at the AARP I gained significant exposure to aging-related social and healthcare policy on state and federal levels. AARP is …
#ICANHELP
Internship Location: Remote Organization Type: Nonprofit Policy Areas: Education and National Policy #ICANHELP is a nonprofit organization that helps to educate students and young Americans on the proper ways to use social media as well …