Each summer, interns partner with Community Grants Program grantees for a ten-week internship.  Internships expose students to several aspects of the work of a nonprofit organization, such as programmatic work, fundraising, governance, etc., and introduce interns to a community of their peers who are also interested in improving Metro Denver.  Interns will also enhance leadership skills and gain real-world work experience.

The nonprofit organizations that host interns benefit from additional staff support over the summer, and have the opportunity to bring a fresh perspective to their work.

The Nonprofit Internship Program was inspired by findings from the Inclusiveness Project that internships help encourage individuals of color to pursue opportunities in the nonprofit sector.  In May 2006, The Denver Foundation conducted a survey with college students and young nonprofit professionals about how nonprofits can better connect with people of color.  Of the 112 respondents (all who identified as individuals of color), 95% thought it would be useful for nonprofits to do more outreach to people of color about opportunities for work or leadership in the nonprofit sector and 90% expressed interest in internship opportunities within the nonprofit sector.  In response to these findings, The Denver Foundation established the Nonprofit Internship Program in the summer of 2007.

Learn More

To learn more about being an intern, click here.

To learn more about hosting an intern, click here.

To learn more about the Internship Program alumni, click here.

To learn more about our current class of interns, click here.

For resources on writing cover letters and resumes, conducting interviews, and job searching, click here.

For the 2011 Interns Photo Gallery, click here.

Click here to enjoy a video on the 2011 Internship Program.

2011 Interns