“The nonprofit sector enhances our creativity, enlivens our communities, nurtures individual responsibility, stirs life at the grassroots, and reminds us that we were born free.” –John W. Gardner BPIP Internship Fund Information Sessions –LAST TWO BEFORE DEADLINE! Sunday, March 7, ELC 217, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 8, ELC 217, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Application Deadline is March 22nd Students who want to explore careers in the non-profit and government sectors have a great resource right here on campus: the Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) and the BPIP Internship Fund. BPIP educates students about non-profit and public service careers, […]

March 5th 12-4 at Columbia University. The Not-For-Profit Career Fair focuses exclusively on careers in the not-for-profit and public service sectors. Columbia University welcomes students and alumni from over 25 consortium schools and hosts over 100 employers each year. Industries represented in the fair include: Arts, Education, Environmental, Governmental, Healthcare, Human Rights, International Relations, and Public Service. Bucknell is a partner school in hosting this event. Partner school students have access from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm. Dress code is business formal. This fair is not open to the public and it is free for Bucknellians to attend BUT you […]

Interested in government? Nonprofit? Public service? Public Affairs? Then come to the Bucknell D.C Career Fair on 3/4 —RSVP on the BRIDGE by 2/26 –Just Extended! This fair brings students to Washington, DC to meet representatives from organizations and network with Bucknell alumni, parents, and friends. It provides an opportunity to discuss career paths with participants and learn about participants’ organizations, and any current or future openings — volunteer, internship or full time. Registered students must attend 1 of 2 prep sessions to receive entry ticket; Prep sessions will be held on Monday, March 1: Noon OR 5:00 pm both […]

Looking for opportunities for career or intellectual development this summer? Many students want to enhance their internships with additional career advice and networking or want to add an intellectual component to their summer without a large time commitment. The free, weeklong summer seminars, hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies, offer the opportunity to engage in thoughtful conversations this summer and explore current issues from many perspectives. Students passionate about effecting change in the areas of poverty, education, and many other policy areas would be interested in our topical seminars. Lectures and discussions will focus on the current state of […]

“You may never have another time in your life to devote yourself fully to a nonprofit organization which exists to serve the greater good. Non-profits are desperate for the talents Bucknellians have, but few have the resources to pay us. Thanks to the generosity of the BPIP donors, we can use these skills for the betterment of our communities.” –Ian Hartshorn ’07, 2006 BPIP Internship Fund Recipient, The Global Interdependence Center BPIP Internship Fund Information Sessions: Tuesday, February 9, ELC 217, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February, 11, ELC Gallery Theatre, 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18, ELC 217, […]

Federal Internships: Finding and Applying for Summer 2010 – Part One January 27th, 4:00-5:00 p.m. EST, Hunt Formal *This webinar is for both students and advisors. We encourage advisors to broadcast this webinar to a group of students in a classroom or lab rather than have students sign-up and view this presentation individually. Federal Internships: Finding and Applying for Summer 2010 – Part Two February 11th, 4:00-5:00 p.m. EST, Hunt Formal *This webinar is for both students and advisors. We encourage advisors to broadcast this webinar to a group of students in a classroom or lab rather than have students […]

The DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program provides a 10-week summer research experience for undergraduate students majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines. Students will have the opportunity to conduct research in DHS mission-relevant areas at various federal research facilities. Participants receive a stipend of $500 each week plus transportation expenses to/from their internship location. Application Deadline is January 5, 2010 The DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions provides research opportunities to increase and enhance the scientific leadership at Minority Serving Institutions in research areas that support the mission and goals of DHS. […]

By Maureen Crawford Hentz Too often, people making the transition from for-profits to nonprofits assume that they have nothing to bring to the table but an interest in the nonprofit’s mission. They forget about the important skills that they bring to the table. At a large national environmental conference, I was presenting a workshop for career changers. After the workshop, a woman approached me and said she was interested in breaking into the environmental nonprofit field, but didn’t have any experience. When I inquired as to what she’d been doing, she told me she had been working in public relations […]

Both fellowships are year-long, full-time, salaried positions at our office in Washington, DC. Selected fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual salary of $38,000 and excellent health care benefits. 1. The Villers Fellowship The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Villers Fellows work in our health policy department and assist our organization’s efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. Specifically, Villers Fellows will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues, and […]

The Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement is opening up to non-Northwestern students a unique summer program in Bolivia, Nicaragua, India, and Uganda called the Global Engagement Summer Institute. Are you passionate about global change, committed to learning by doing, and ready to engage in hands-on international development? The Global Engagement Summer Institute will equip you to: Work directly with grassroots NGOs and local communities in Uganda, India, Nicaragua, or Bolivia Leverage the strengths — rather than list the weaknesses — of the communities in which you live and work abroad Live with a host family and immerse yourself in […]

Check out this great resource on all things GREEN It is full of job boards by cities, featured articles, green jobs in the news, job hunting tips specifically for a job in “green” industry, and much more! http://www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs

Students who want to explore careers in the non-profit and government sectors have a great resource right here on campus: the Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) and the BPIP Internship Fund. BPIP educates students about non-profit and public service careers, and helps students learn about how to find internships and jobs in these sectors. The BPIP Internship Fund provides financial support for undergraduate students (first-year students, sophomores, and juniors), who have secured full-time, unpaid summer internships with non-profit organization and government offices. The application process is competitive and the deadline is March 22, 2010, for the summer 2010. Information sessions […]

Teach for America Presents: Public Policy/ Law Corps Member and Alumni Stories Webinar Monday October 5th from 9:00 – 10: PM Click here to register Thinking about a career in law or public policy? Come hear about the experiences of our corps members and alumni who have leveraged their corps experience to jump start impactful careers. This is a great opportunity to hear firsthand from a TFA corps member how the experience has played into a career in public policy. This event will feature 2008 Bay Area corps member Masharika Prejean. Masharika received her B.A. in Political Economy from Tulane […]

Interested in public service?  The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC, dedicated to inspiring a new generation of civil servants and transforming the way government works.  It supports two websites that are of interest to students: Making the Difference: The Partnership’s web site for college students and recent graduates interested in federal employment. Interested in finding cool internships?  See links to the Public Service Fellows Program, 2010 DIA Summer Intern Program, and others.  Interested in hot jobs? See links to Park Ranger and Information and Technology Specialist positions.  Read article on Federal Government […]

We are excited to share with you that the U.S. Department of State is now accepting applications for the Summer 2010 Student Internship Program. For information, to view the vacancy on USAJobs, or to start the application process; visit us here. The deadline to submit completed applications is November 2, 2009. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and a student in order to be eligible. Please read the vacancy announcement for all eligibility requirements. If experience technical difficulties with the online application system, please visit here for workaround instructions.