75 Dallas Internships Available to College Students This Summer Through the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.Business Editors/Education Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004 Annual Program Provides Local Nonprofits with Paid College Interns  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . for 14th Year With summer just around the corner, the ExxonMobil Foundation and the Volunteer Center of Dallas County Dallas County is the name of five counties in the United States of America:
Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agencies selected for the 2004 ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. Each selected nonprofit will received the gift of a paid summer college intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. for eight-weeks, and in turn the program will provide employment opportunities throughout Dallas County for 75 college students. Celebrating the program's 14th year in Dallas, the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program continues to promote the importance of the work done within the nonprofit sector to the next generation of leaders by providing internships opportunities with a variety of nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . The program enables students to spend their summer receiving hands-on work experience as they learn the value and high demands of community service and social responsibility. Nonprofit agencies also benefit from the program, by receiving highly qualified and talented college interns to assist with the heavy work load and traditionally low staffing associated with the busy summer months. ExxonMobil will provide grants totaling more than $182,000 for interns' salaries and Volunteer Center expenses. "The ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program is a unique initiative that not only provides 75 college students with a salary for the summer, but also gives the interns an unmatched opportunity to learn first hand the true value of real-life work experience to prepare them for today's highly competitive workforce," said Ken Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , ExxonMobil's vice president for public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. . "This program benefits all involved, enriching students with a learning foundation and affording budget conscious nonprofits organizations with much needed support from the bright and talented minds of the next generation of community leaders." The Volunteer Center of Dallas County will provide training to agencies on the recruiting, interviewing and selection process, as well as assistance in organizing and managing the summer internships. The interns are selected by the participating agencies, and must be full-time college students. In addition to regular job responsibilities, interns are required to attend seminars structured to give the interns broader exposure to the nonprofit sector, community needs and volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism . Through the seminars, students also engage in professional development and community service activities. "The ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program encourages college students to explore their career options outside the traditional business environment and to experience the fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. of working for a nonprofit organization," said Julie Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs , executive director of the Volunteer Center. "We are thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. to ExxonMobil for their ongoing support of this important program that continues to broaden the awareness and appreciation of our work in the nonprofit community and throughout Dallas." Since the program began in 1971 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , ExxonMobil has provided more than $5.2 million to support almost 2,700 community summer job internships in ten states including: Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). , Alaska, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming, and internationally in Angola. In the Dallas program, ExxonMobil has provided more than $2 million to place more than 1025 college students in summer internships as of 2004. College students interested in internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. positions may contact the selected agencies, university career planning and placement offices, or Millicent Boykin at the Volunteer Center of Dallas County. For a list of participating agencies, internship applicants should send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Millicent Boykin, c/o the Volunteer Center of North Texas, 2800 Live Oak, Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. 75204, or visit their web site at www.volunteernorthtexas.org.
ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program
2004 Participating Dallas Nonprofit Agencies
African American Museum
Airline Ambassadors International
Anita N. Martinez Ballet Foklorico
Arc of Dallas
Attitudes & Attire
The Autism Treatment Center
AVANCE-Dallas
Baylor Medical Center at Irving
Brady Center/Catholic Charities
Bryan's House
Buckner Orphan Care International
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council
Captain Hope's Kids
Center for Nonprofit Management
Child & Family Guidance Centers
Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America
Citizens Development Center
Community Partners of Dallas
The da Vinci School
The Dallas Arboretum
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Dallas CASA
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (The Contemporary)
Dallas Children's Museum
Dallas Community Television
Dallas Historical Society
Dallas Holocaust Memorial Center
Dallas Theater Center
Deaf Action Center
Family Forward (Project EMPLOY)
Fine Arts Chamber Players
Galaxy Counseling Center
Genesis Women's Shelter
Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc.
Greater Lakewood Shepherd's Center
Heart House
Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center
Interfaith Housing Coalition
Irving Cares, Inc.
Juliette Fowler Homes Inc.
Junior Achievement of Dallas
The La Sima Foundation
Lakewest Family YMCA
Legacy Founders Cottage
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
LIFT - Literacy Instruction for Texas
MADD-Metroplex Chapter
Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas
Methodist Medical Center
Metrocrest Social Services
Neighborhood Service Council
New Beginning Center
North Dallas Shared Ministries
North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (KERA13)
Our Friends' Place
Promise House
Rainbow Days, Inc.
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
The Richardson Symphony
The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation
Senior Adult Services
The Senior Source
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Special Care & Career Services
Suicide and Crisis Center
TITAS
Transition Resource Action Center (TRAC)
Trinity River Mission
Video Association of Dallas
The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas
Voice of Hope Ministries, Inc.
Volunteer Center of Dallas County
WaterTower Theatre
Wesley-Rankin Community Center
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