Summary of Program
Lilly Endowment recently announced a new pilot program for the state under the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) Initiative: Community Foundation Internships (CFI). Through CFI, funding will be made available for eligible Indiana Community Foundations to engage interns from Indiana colleges and universities to assist the foundation by addressing important foundation needs.
In an effort to provide college students with real-life work experiences in communities across our state, interns will have an opportunity to work with the Huntingburg Foundation to explore the development, grantmaking, and community convening our Foundation delivers to the local community. While student interns will be exposed to all areas of the Foundation, those with the proper skill sets will directly engage in our efforts to convene non-profit and community leaders.
The Huntingburg Foundation intern will oversee efforts to communicate and convene with community members in order to evaluate and expand the Foundation's grant-making and development opportunities. The internship will consist of planning and facilitating regular meetings of community members to discuss issues and assist efforts to meet community needs. The intern will also help develop a strategy to market the Foundation, educate the public, and maximize the organization's development of endowments through nonprofit and community partnerships.
Our Foundation's objective is to invest in our community's future, and each day, we deliver on the charitable wishes of countless of donors who desire to make a difference. It is our hope that the internship program via Lilly will not only allow us us to do more, but shape the life works of a student in the process.
From the Desk of Jyl Loehr- Intern
When I received a call that I would be offered the internship at the Huntingburg Foundation, I could not wait to get started. I am excited to be working with the Huntingburg Foundation because it is a great opportunity to have a summer job in which I can do something that will truly make a difference.
I am a rising sophomore at the University of Evansville, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. This internship is providing me with real life work experience, while simultaneously giving me the opportunity to gain knowledge and see first hand how the organization operates. I really enjoy working for the Huntingburg Foundation because they encourage philanthropy and assist donors in their charitable causes for the betterment of the community.
