Hamilton students interested in pursuing a career in non-profit management will have a chance to hone and test their skills, thanks to a new program being launched this fall. The Hamilton Alliance for Nonprofit Strategic Advancement (HANSA) will partner with non-profit agencies in the Mohawk Valley on specific projects and staff the agencies with student fellows interested in pursuing non-profit leadership roles.
Five students have been selected as program fellows for the 2008-09 academic year. Sofía Guerrón '10, Phillip Hoying '09, Julia Pollan '10, Emily Smith '09 and Andrew Pape '10 will work with such agencies as the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc., YWCA of the Mohawk Valley and Kids Educational Youth Services (KEYS). HANSA will be operated through Hamilton's Foundation, Corporate and Government Relations Office, staffed by William Billiter and Amy Lindner. Billiter and Lindner will provide training and mentoring throughout the fellowship.
Through the HANSA fellows program, students will receive hands-on training that will enable them to complete significant, semester-long projects, on behalf of agencies. "These students will have a substantive effect on the agencies at the administrative level," said Billiter. They will work in such areas as finance, fundraising, program evaluation and will report directly to their organization's CEO. "They will obtain training and step into administrative level roles. That, in turn, will enable them to pursue a graduate level education in non-profit management," he explained.
Lindner said this program is unique because other non-profit service opportunities at Hamilton involve direct work, such as building Habitat for Humanity homes, working in soup kitchens or having direct interaction with agencies' clients. "This program will train them in the administrative side of the non-profit sector and expose them to the challenges regularly faced by the agencies' senior management," Lindner explained.
The students selected as fellows had to complete a detailed application and submit a resume, a personal essay on why they're interested in non-profit management, a sample academic paper and three references. They will receive a $1,500 stipend for the semester and will work at their agency 10 hours a week for 15 weeks. Each will do a public presentation about their experience at the end of their fellowship.
HANSA will not only prepare students for success in nonprofit leadership roles but will also provide local nonprofit agencies with hands-on trained and mentored administrative/management support, and create a feeder program for nonprofit management degree programs, filling a documented need for leadership in the national nonprofit sector. Applications for fellowships during the 2009-10 academic year will be solicited in March 2009. For additional information, visit HANSA's website or contact the Office of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations.
Five students have been selected as program fellows for the 2008-09 academic year. Sofía Guerrón '10, Phillip Hoying '09, Julia Pollan '10, Emily Smith '09 and Andrew Pape '10 will work with such agencies as the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc., YWCA of the Mohawk Valley and Kids Educational Youth Services (KEYS). HANSA will be operated through Hamilton's Foundation, Corporate and Government Relations Office, staffed by William Billiter and Amy Lindner. Billiter and Lindner will provide training and mentoring throughout the fellowship.
Through the HANSA fellows program, students will receive hands-on training that will enable them to complete significant, semester-long projects, on behalf of agencies. "These students will have a substantive effect on the agencies at the administrative level," said Billiter. They will work in such areas as finance, fundraising, program evaluation and will report directly to their organization's CEO. "They will obtain training and step into administrative level roles. That, in turn, will enable them to pursue a graduate level education in non-profit management," he explained.
Lindner said this program is unique because other non-profit service opportunities at Hamilton involve direct work, such as building Habitat for Humanity homes, working in soup kitchens or having direct interaction with agencies' clients. "This program will train them in the administrative side of the non-profit sector and expose them to the challenges regularly faced by the agencies' senior management," Lindner explained.
The students selected as fellows had to complete a detailed application and submit a resume, a personal essay on why they're interested in non-profit management, a sample academic paper and three references. They will receive a $1,500 stipend for the semester and will work at their agency 10 hours a week for 15 weeks. Each will do a public presentation about their experience at the end of their fellowship.
HANSA will not only prepare students for success in nonprofit leadership roles but will also provide local nonprofit agencies with hands-on trained and mentored administrative/management support, and create a feeder program for nonprofit management degree programs, filling a documented need for leadership in the national nonprofit sector. Applications for fellowships during the 2009-10 academic year will be solicited in March 2009. For additional information, visit HANSA's website or contact the Office of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations.
