NGO and Nonprofits
NGOs + Nonprofits
Internships at NGOs and nonprofits overseas are designed to provide students with practical experience in their chosen specialty and preferred sector while allowing students to develop marketable skills and meaningfully contribute to a cause or issue of interest that will benefit them after graduating from the UO.
NGO + Nonprofit Internships are fully customizable and can be located at any of the locations where GlobalWorks offers internships.
MENTAL HEALTH • DISABILITY • REFUGEES • ANIMAL WELFARE • POVERTY + HOMLESSNESS • LABOR • FOOD + SUSTAINABILITY • HUNGER + MALNUTRITION • ATHLETICS • ARTS + CULTURE • RELIGION • GENDER + SEXUALITY • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Sample Placements
Charities | Community Centers | Churches | Animal Shelters | Environmental Organizations | Farms | Health Centers | Nonprofits
Example Duties Include
Writing newsletters | Blogging | Fundraising | Event planning | Advocating | Public education | Campaign building | Community development | Creating promotional materials | Canvassing + tabling | Market research | Policy analysis
Qualifications
Minimum 2.75 GPA
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently
Flexibility to take on multiple job responsibilities, including entry level tasks
Ability to take initiative, work independently and deal with ambiguity
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team
Strong attention to accuracy, details, and organizational skills
At the start of this, my main career goal was to work for a nonprofit and coordinate fundraising events, but now I am more open to other job titles in the communication/public relations/social media field. This whole experience has taught me that I need to learn more about the field that I am wanting to go into.
Overall, the whole experience was rewarding, but at the beginning there were definitely some challenges. Parts that I found to be difficult at the start were things like grocery shopping, laundry and being away from friends and family for that long. I am a fairly independent person as it is, so things like going out to eat or exploring the city by myself weren’t much of an issue. It was more that I have very few people to share those experiences with. Now looking back on it, I don’t think that I would’ve wanted it any other way; learning how to be okay with doing the smaller things by myself, I think has shaped me into a more mature person at the end of the trip.