2018 Hire KC Non-Profit Internship Program

The KC Social Innovation Center (KCSIC) provides financial support for summer internship programming on a competitive basis to eligible non-profits seeking to build capacity over the summer months through our Opportunity Grant. This grant is awarded to regional nonprofits based on their specific needs.

KCSIC supports selected nonprofits with one or more interns at an $11.25 hourly wage for a total of 120 hours per intern of achieved work over the course of the summer (June-August). Start/End dates, and the number of hours assigned per week are flexible to your organization.

Sponsored interns are employees of KCSIC and leased to partnering non-profits to perform a range of summer duties.

Selected non-profits will receive back-office support services from KCSIC including job posting, basic recruiting and co-management.

We have (25) internship slots available to qualifying non-profits; consequently, this application is competitive, and to be eligible, non-profits must commit the following:

(1) provide age-appropriate job description(s)

(2) assure the overarching quality of the work-based learning opportunity

(3) provide a copy of the organization's 501c3 tax exemption

(4) complete our Worksite Agreement (will be sent to awardees)

(5) attend the annual Hire KC Hiring Fair (virtual) on Friday, April 9th

(6) post your intern opportunities on our Accelerator

(6) attend one mandatory employer onboarding session - dates TBD

Review: All applications will be collected and reviewed by an independent review committee and scored on the quality of the work-experiences that high school and college students may have at your organization, and your organization's ability to steward workforce opportunity with a commitment to excellence around immersive experiences.

Deadline: The deadline to apply is Friday, March 19 and awardees will be announced via email on or around Friday, March 31st.

Note: Non-profits awarded the Opportunity Grant must be able to work with KCSIC staff to have discerned, interviewed, offered the role, and receive confirmation of accepted offer from matching candidates in timely fashion. Recipient organizations with unfilled positions by May 15, 2021 will relinquish funds so another non-profit may benefit.

Contact E-mail *

Non-Profit Organization Contact Name *

First Name Last Name

Contact Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number

Organization Website

How many employees work in your organization?

Less than 10 11-25 26-50 More than 50

What is your organization's annual revenue?

Less than $250,000 More than $250,000

Number of interns you are requesting

How did you hear about Hire KC and the Opportunity Grant? *

Previous Partnership Hire KC Website Media (TV, print, newsletter) Referral, if you select this please also select "Other" and provide further information.

Please share what your organizational mission and scope of work means to you. (100 - 150 words) *

What do you consider to be the greatest need(s) of your organization? (300 - 500 words) *

What work-based opportunities will be available for your intern(s) this summer? *

Description of the Internship Position, i.e. duties and responsibilities (daily, weekly, and program-wide), special project(s) to be assigned, types of workplace collaboration during the program. *

Requirements and restrictions, i.e. certifications and/or education (coursework or level), skills, training (by the organization), technology, transportation, etc. *

Identified expectations, i.e. physical demands at the worksite, reporting/supervisory structure, protocols and performance (organizational) *

Community Impact, i.e. ways by which the internship serves groups, neighborhoods, or the Greater KC metro *

OPTIONAL | Upload Intern Job Description.

*REQUIRED | 501c3 Exemption Letter *

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Hire KC Opportunity Grant Application