EXTENDED DEADLINE- Summer of Service Internship

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear Service Learning Professionals-

Do you know students that are still looking for a meaningful way to spend the summer? 

The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service (IPVS) offers rewarding internships in Washington, DC’s non-profit sector, paired with coursework accredited by Georgetown University that allows students to immerse themselves in a spirit of volunteerism in the nation’s capital.

This summer’s application deadline has been extended to March 23, 2012 with scholarship funding still available.  Please consider passing the announcement below to your students. 

Thank you for your time and please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Kristen Wright

Manager, Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

The Fund for American Studies

www.DCinternships.org/ipvs

202.986.0384

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ANNOUNCEMENT

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**EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE**

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

June 10 – August 4

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

www.DCinternships.org/ipvs

How will you choose to spend your summer?

Join the millions of volunteers, public servants and nonprofit professionals who heard the call to serve in the nation’s capital.

The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service offers you a chance to put your talents towards affecting change. Spend your summer in service while getting a hands-on learning experience in Washington, DC.

This summer’s IPVS application deadline has been extended to March 23, 2012 with scholarship funding available.

You still have the opportunity to be placed in an internship that puts you on the front-lines of our nation’s recovery and renewal.  Spend your summer taking action and making an impact in the community. With IPVS you can: 

·      Provide families with educational programs that combat childhood obesity.

·      Help to advance public health by conducting intake interviews.

·      Facilitate enrichment opportunities for at-risk youth that encourage future successes.

·      Translate legal service documents and consultations for low-income immigrants.

·      Raise money and awareness for diseases that affect millions.

·      Provide direct emergency services to clients at a homeless shelter.

·      Research nonprofit policy and report on agency benefits.

·      Engage the local community in a park clean-up that revitalizes urban green spaces.

Application Instructions

To take advantage of the extended application and scholarship deadline, please contact Kristen Wright, Program Manager for the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service at kwright@tfas.org or 202.986.0384. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.

For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org/IPVS.

About the Program

Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies and held at Georgetown University, IPVS is an eight-week academic internship program held in Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the nonprofit sector. The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week with a challenging academic experience worth 6 credit hours from Georgetown University.  All students are housed on campus in apartment-style dorms.

Choose to spend your summer in service with IPVS!