Scott Hitt Foundation

Charities will lose young people to other professions

unless they start doing a better job of preparing early

and mid career employees for leadership positions."


--Chronicles of Philanthropy, August 9, 2007
 
             

Graduate Programs

THE R. SCOTT HITT INTERNSHIP

IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

                    THIS INTERNSHIP WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2012

A seven to nine month intern program – for college graduates

Program Basis


The R. Scott Hitt Foundation believes that the obstacles facing full LGBT equality are enormous.  Confronting and eliminating these obstacles will require a new generation of activists to launch, lead, and work within organizations that will ultimately prevail in the battle for full equality.  Our goal is to provide an opportunity for the next generation of community leaders to receive a solid foundation in development and leadership skills in order to achieve future success.  

Program Goal


The R. Scott Hitt Foundation Internship in Leadership Development :  

  • Prepares future leaders for lasting leadership roles within organizations that support the LGBT movement
  • Facilitates connections to leaders and organizations within the LGBT community
  • Supports emerging future leaders’ ongoing activism in support of social justice for all LGBT individuals.

The Internship in Leadership Development will identify, engage, empower and support the next generation of professional and entrepreneurial leaders committed to protecting and advancing LGBT equality.  The seven to nine month program includes a combination of leadership, development, organizational management, networking and professional development training from host organizations. Internship positions are limited to nonprofit organizations dedicated in whole or in part to the advancement of LGBT equality that will pledge (with a signed contract) to accept responsibility for supervising the training of the intern. 

 

Program Guidelines


To help cultivate this new generation of leaders and activists, the program is designed to introduce outstanding, innovative, socially conscious college graduates to the various aspects of nonprofit organizational work. The goal of the internship is that over a seven to nine month period the intern will gain experience in the following key areas of nonprofit work:

  • Communications
  • Development and Board Development
  • Policy and Grassroots Organizing
  • Event Production
  • Managerial Operations

 

The Internship Program seeks to:

  • Identify promising future leaders with a demonstrated commitment to the LGBT movement
  • Engage future leaders in leadership and professional development through host organizations as well as networking within the LGBT community
  • Empower future leaders to effect positive social change through project-based internships in the nonprofit sector with organizations dedicated in whole or in part to the advancement of LGBT equality
  • Encourage internship recipients to make a life-long commitment to the LGBT movement through full-time employment or volunteer opportunities, by providing continuing education and connections with other internship recipients
  • Assess the completed curricula to see if the intended objectives were accomplished to better enhance the program’s success for future cycles of recipients.   

 

About the Internship Applicants


The R. Scott Hitt Foundation is seeking future leaders who are ready to work hard and take on new challenges and responsibilities, who have a passion for the LGBT community and who want to learn solid leadership skills.  Successful candidates are required to have demonstrated outstanding academic performance in acquiring their undergraduate degree and significant leadership potential in LGBT affairs.  They will also need to demonstrate some of the personal qualities (e.g. vision, determination, communication skills) necessary to be an effective leader. 

 

About the stipend

The R. Scott Hitt Foundation will make a $20,000 grant to the nonprofit sponsoring organization for the 7-9 month internship period. This grant will be disbursed in three payments over the course of the internship.   The actual wage and benefits recieved by the intern will be agreed upon between the intern and their sponsor in order to comply with the sponsor's organizational standards.  Any additional salary or benefits afforded to the intern will become the sole responsibility and provision of the sponsoring organization.

 

About the Host Organizations


Recipients may work for any 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the United States or Canda dedicated in whole or in part to the advancement of LGBT equality.  It is critical that the host organization have demonstrated experience and proven capability to mentor in all three areas:  Communications, Development, and Public Policy. The sponsoring organizations' capacity to do this should be well-documented in the application and again in the proposed curriculum.   There will be an evaluation process of the applicant, organization, and curriculum during and at the completion of the internship.

 

Timetable and Application


Exact dates, deadlines and requirements are listed on the application page:

R. Scott Hitt Foundation Application Page

 
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