JOINT CENTER News Room
Joint Center Interns Learning the Ropes of Nonprofit Management and Public Policy Research
July 25, 2000
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Five college and graduate students from around the country are learning about nonprofit management and public policy research this summer at the Joint Center for Political Studies.
The students are Evelyn Chang (senior, Rice University - Office of Research), Zina Fatemi (junior, College of Notre Dame, MD - NABRE), Kristin L. Johnson (senior, Rice University - Office of Development), Alicia J. Lewis (senior, Syracuse University - MBRT), and Zachery R. Williams (Ph.D. candidate, Bowling Green State University, OH - Office of Communications & Marketing).
Throughout their internship, they will focus on various projects including the Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT), the first membership organization for the nation's leading African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American businesses; a study of the reproductive health of African Americans; and the Network of Alliances Bridging Race and Ethnicity (NABRE), which will assist community leaders in forging cross-racial and cross-ethnic partnerships. Interns will also get hands-on experience in researching corporate funding opportunities and writing for FOCUS, the Joint Center's monthly public policy magazine.
Evelyn Chang and Alicia Lewis view their internships as an opportunity to see first-hand how a nonprofit is managed and how social research is developed and policies are shaped, while Kristin Johnson wants to learn more about corporate and other fundraising for nonprofits . Zina Fatemi hopes to glean a greater understanding of and appreciation for diversity in the workplace and Zachery Williams wants to gain greater insight into the ways public policy institutions can coordinate efforts to effect constructive change in the American and global society.
Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Joint Center was founded by African American intellectuals and politicians to provide technical assistance to the African Americans who won political office following the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, it provides independent analyses on public policy issues affecting African Americans and other minorities in political participation, economic development, health, and international affairs. Since 1993, it has also maintained an office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Over the past 20 years, the Joint Center has hosted 160 students from across the nation. Internships are available throughout the year for six to ten week cycles. The admissions requirements include a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and demonstrated writing proficiency and computer literacy. For more information on the program, visit the Joint Center's website (www.jointcenter.org).
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