Creating & Utilizing Internships

Could your nonprofit use some extra help?  Perhaps the help you need does not require a full position, or you have little to no funding for new staff. Internships are a great opportunity for students to bring their talent, time and enthusiasm to an organization, while taking what they are learning into the real world.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basic elements of creating and managing an internship opportunity
• Identify possible internship opportunities for your organization
• Understand the benefits, responsibilities and liabilities involved with having interns

Description

Discover a variety of ways that student interns can help your organization, and learn how to find the right people for these positions.  Join us to learn from local nonprofits that will share how they have effectively utilized interns.  You will receive sample documents and checklists to assist with creating internship opportunities.

This workshop will include roundtable discussions on the following:

• Defining an internship position and writing the job description
• Supervising and Managing Students
• Legal and insurance issues

Level

Introductory/Intermediate

Audience

Executive Directors, Program Managers, HR Directors, and anyone interested in learning how to create internship positions in nonprofits.

Presenters

Toney Begay, Executive Director, New Mexico MESA.  Toney's previous worked as the White House Appointee to the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, and as a legislative analyst in the New Mexico State Senate.

Allison Brody, Director of Educational Service at Explora Science Center and Children's Museum.  Allison was formerly a supervisor at the Clark County Wetlands Park in Nevada and the Director of Educational Programs ath the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Jenna Crabb, Director, Career Services and adjunct at the University of New Mexico. She has served on many community organizations related to counseling, career development and employment.  Supervising and managing staff is a passion for Jenna, she has over 20 years' experience in supervising staff.

Leslie Hoffman, Principal of LEH Consulting Group. Her consulting work focuses on capacity building and business strategy for nonprofits. Leslie is also a faculty member at UNM Anderson School of management where she teaches courses in nonprofit management.

Stacie Jackson, Human Resources Consultant for the University of New Mexico Division of Human Resources, Department of Client Services. Stacie provides HR generalist support to 120 client departments throughout UNM. She works in a coaching and consultative capacity to help clients tap into their people power to solve their most complex organizational problems.

Alice Kilborn, JD PHR SHRM-CP, founder of Kilborn Consulting. Alice works with organizations to prevent workplace litigation and streamline and improve the employer/employee relationship.  She serves as the Federal Legislative Director for the Society for Human Resource Management of New Mexico and serves on the Board of Directors for the State Bar of New Mexico's Employment and Labor Law Section.

Michael Marcotte, Professor of Practice in Journalism, University of New Mexico.

Rhonda Ross, CPRW, Career Center Liaison with Academic Advisement & Job Connection Services.

Stacy Sacco, Director of the University of New Mexico Small Business Institute and faculty at the UNM Anderson School of Management. Stacy has been recognized for his volunteer work in the local business community.  He publishes NM Net Links and host the annual MARCOM Mixer.  Stacy is on the advisory board of TEDxABQ,

Sherry TenClay, works in Custom Training and Consultation Services at the University of New Mexico, Division of Continuing Education.  Sherry represents UNMCE on the Workforce Board of Central New Mexico (WCCNM) and chairs the Workforce Board’s Training Provider Committee. She chaired the New Mexico Career Pathways team organized through a federal grant to work with the US Departments of Labor, Education and Health & Human Services to develop new patterns and approaches to career ladders through life-long learning.

Diane Thomas, Internship Coordinator for Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.  Since the inception of the program in 2012, Diane has placed over 400 high school interns in local businesses and nonprofits.  Diane is a Certified Apple Foundations Trainer and member of the APS Vanguard Team, and Chair of the Albuquerque Film and Media Advisory Board.