Thanks to support from the Boston University MBA
community, last year the Internship Fund was able to award over $49,000 to ten
MBA students who pursued unpaid or under-paid social impact internships.
Students interned at: United Way; Urban Green
Energy; Year Up, New Sector Alliance; PATH; World Health Organization; City of
Boston; International Economic Development Council; Life is good, Co.;
Massachusetts General Hospital; and The Enterprise Center.
The Internship Fund
Committee worked hard to plan fundraising events, recruit student applicants,
and increase awareness about the Fund throughout the business school.
We received our first donation at our kickoff meeting in January.
We kicked off our February Fundraising Month with a Happy Hour at Cornwall's.
We sold candy grams and delivered them to students throughout SMG on Valentine's Day.
We set up a table at the final Cohort Cup event in May to map out where all our classmates were interning over the summer.
Moving forward, the Internship Fund aims to engage
100% of the first year class in our fundraising efforts, as well as expand the
involvement of alumni. All funds raised will go to helping first year MBA
students pursue career-accelerating internships that that create social impact.
Because many summer internships in the social sector are not paid, the
Internship Fund enables students to apply for and accept quality positions
regardless of funding constraints. We look forward to growing the Fund and
fostering strong relationships with social impact organizations throughout
Boston and across the globe.
Blog post written by Aeriel Emig, PNP, 2015
