For those of you who dont know, I have been doing an internship for my Masters in Intercultural and Urban Studies. I have been working for CityCURE, an urban ministry in Cincinnati that work with all aspects of the lives of families within Cincinnati.
I have been working with the Development Department, which means fundraising. I know, who would willingly work in a fundraising department? Especially when there is a economic road hazzard as far as funds floating around waiting to be claimed by worthy non-profits . This was an area of urban ministry and non-profit in which I did not have a lot of experience. The only other time I have raised funds was for my overseas intership two years ago.
The learnign experience has been fun and challenging. At first, I was the normal intern: counting name tags, spending endless amounts of time waiting for a project to do, and other pidly things. However, that lasted only a short while, and larger projects and more responsibility have been coming my way. My mentor/supervisor pulled me into his office last week to have a long chat with me. He told me of a job possiblity coming in the fall and that he was grooming me for applying for the position. Um, wow. So I have this to think about now, as I am researching different market strategies and doing cost analysis for different projects as well as the annual reports.
Yesterday he gave me the opportunity to plan a ribbon cutting ceremony. Solo. These are big opportunities, because they are giving me huge amounts of experience and are taking me beyond the normal "coffee run" internships. Huge blessings and huge challenges.
- The Third
I have been working with the Development Department, which means fundraising. I know, who would willingly work in a fundraising department? Especially when there is a economic road hazzard as far as funds floating around waiting to be claimed by worthy non-profits . This was an area of urban ministry and non-profit in which I did not have a lot of experience. The only other time I have raised funds was for my overseas intership two years ago.
The learnign experience has been fun and challenging. At first, I was the normal intern: counting name tags, spending endless amounts of time waiting for a project to do, and other pidly things. However, that lasted only a short while, and larger projects and more responsibility have been coming my way. My mentor/supervisor pulled me into his office last week to have a long chat with me. He told me of a job possiblity coming in the fall and that he was grooming me for applying for the position. Um, wow. So I have this to think about now, as I am researching different market strategies and doing cost analysis for different projects as well as the annual reports.
Yesterday he gave me the opportunity to plan a ribbon cutting ceremony. Solo. These are big opportunities, because they are giving me huge amounts of experience and are taking me beyond the normal "coffee run" internships. Huge blessings and huge challenges.
- The Third
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