Volunteerism and Internships

Guidelines to Volunteering

• Evaluating volunteer opportunities.
• Finding the best opportunities for you.
• How to volunteer abroad

Local Volunteering

• Local.com:  put in "volunteer" and "Cedar Rapids"
• Network for Good:  search for "Cedar Rapids"
• United Way of East Central Iowa
• Volunteer Iowa

International Volunteering

• Center for International Education: International Opportunities Program -- University of California, Irvine
• International Volunteer Programs Association
• Overseas Volunteering Resource Page
• ServiceLeader.org
• Work, Volunteer, & Intern Abroad

Organizations

• Catholic Charities
• Global Volunteer Network
• i-to-i
• Serve.gov -- formerly USA Freedom Corps
• Volunteer Match

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

Business

• Corporate Volunteerism and Corporate Social Responsibility -- Volunteer Iowa
• Employee Volunteer Programs -- Points of Light Institute

Criminal Justice Volunteer Opportunities

• Circuit Court of Cook County

Education

• American Red Cross Instructor Volunteer Opportunities
• Teach for America
• World Teach

Nursing Volunteer Opportunities

• Nurse Job Shop
• NurseTogether.com
• Sigma Theta Tau International -- honor society of nursing

Social Work and Community Development Volunteer Opportunities

• Overseas Social Work Opportunities --University of Michigan's International Center
• Social Work World

INTERNSHIPS

International

• Idealist.org
• Intern Abroad -- from GoAbroad.com

United States

• Americorps
• Internship for America
• Internship Programs.com

Special Interest Internships

• Disney College Program
• Fermilab Summer Internships in Science and Technology (SIST)
• Financial Management Internships: Comptroller of the Curreny, Administrator of National Banks
• Inroads -- geared toward minority youth
• Internship and Co-op Opportunities for Undergraduates -- sites linked to by the American Mathematical Society
• Internship and Fellowship Opportunities in Science: Science.gov
• Law and political science internships: 4LawSchool.com
• Media 411
• National Archives Internship Opportunities
• Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study
• Sports Internships: University of Dreams -- leading internship program for college students
• Technology Internships: University of Dreams -- leading internship program for college students

Busse Library Holdings

• Ciofalo, Andrew. Internships: perspectives on experiential learning : a guide to internship management for educators and professionals / 1992. P91.3 .I57
• Grosse, Lynne S. The internship experience / 1981. P91.5 .U5 G76