Local Nonprofit Agencies Seek 75 Talented College Interns as Part of ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.Selected Agencies Offer Paid Summer 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. , Exposure to Nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Sector to Undergraduates with a Heart for Service IRVING, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to -- The ExxonMobil Foundation and the Volunteer Center of North Texas have announced which 75 Dallas-area nonprofits will receive grants for summer 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 . as part of the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program (CSJP CSJP Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (religious order) CSJP Sisters of St John the Baptist (religious order) ). The selected agencies are now accepting applications from college undergraduate students interested in a unique summer internship in the nonprofit sector. In its 18th year locally and 37th year nationwide, the summer internship program offers undergraduates the opportunity to earn a salary while receiving hands-on work experience, serving the community and benefiting from professional development activities. In turn, the agencies mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. young professionals and receive needed assistance during the busy summer months. "The ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program has grown into such a successful program because of the shared benefits to participating students, agencies and the community as a whole," said Gerald W. McElvy, president, ExxonMobil Foundation. "A paid, educational internship is very attractive to undergraduates, and selected agencies benefit from hosting some of the best and brightest college students from across the country. In the end, the program is helping to develop the next generation of nonprofit professionals, volunteers and board members who will continue to give back to their communities after graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. ." ExxonMobil Foundation will contribute more than $237,000 to this year's program to provide for interns' salaries and the Volunteer Center's administrative expenses. The Volunteer Center trains agencies on the recruiting, interviewing and selection process, and assists in organizing and managing the summer internships. Participating agencies will select interns who must be full-time college students to apply. In addition to regular job responsibilities, interns engage in professional development seminars and other activities designed to provide insight into the nonprofit sector, the community's needs and volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism . Interns will also work together on a large-scale service project which benefits the surrounding community. "The ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program is unique in that it pairs work in the student's chosen field with an appreciation for the importance of the nonprofit sector in the community," said Phyllis Bernstein, chair of the Dallas County Dallas County is the name of five counties in the United States of America:
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. and connects talented young people with the needs and opportunities for service in their communities." College students interested in internship positions may contact the selected agencies and university career planning and placement offices. For a list of participating agencies, visit the Volunteer Center website at www.volunteernorthtexas.org. Now in its 18th year in Dallas and 37th year nationwide, ExxonMobil has provided more than $8.4 million to support almost 4,000 community summer job internships in 10 states including Alabama, Alaska, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming, as well as in Washington, D.C. and internationally in Angola, Africa. In Dallas, ExxonMobil has provided more than $2.7 million to ultimately place approximately 1,325 college students in summer internships. About ExxonMobil Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Foundation and the Corporation engage in a range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and science in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science education at the K-12 and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. levels. Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education and combat malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. and other infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. in developing countries. In 2007, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $207 million in contributions worldwide, of which $70 million was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community. Attachment: List of 75 agencies participating in the 2008 ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program 2008 Participating Dallas Nonprofit Agencies The Arc of Dallas America Can! America SCORES Dallas Scores American Foundation for the Blind Center on Vision Loss Angel Flight South Central Baylor Family Medicine Residency at Garland Baylor Medical Center at Irving Bea's Kids Big Thought Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas The Bridge Breast Network Captain Hope's Kids Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. ChildCareGroup Choristers Guild Citizens Development Center Communities in Schools Dallas Region, Inc. Community Partners of Dallas Connemara Conservancy The Crow Collection of Asian Art The da Vinci School Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Dallas Children's Theater Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations Dallas County Juvenile Department Dallas Furniture Bank Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance Dallas Theater Center Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program Dance Council Educational First Steps The Family Place Fine Arts Chamber Players The First Tee of Dallas Gilda's Club of North Texas Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Globe Aware Homeward Bound, Inc. Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Inc. Irving Community Development Corporation Juliette Fowler Homes Inc. Junior Achievement of Dallas Junior Players The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Methodist Dallas Medical Center MetroCare Services Mosaic Family Services Open Arms, Inc. dba Bryan's House Our Friends' Place Pre-GED School Project Transformation Promise House Retina Foundation of the Southwest Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers The Senior Source Sequoia, Inc. SER Child Development Center, Inc. Shakespeare Dallas The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza SoupMobile SPCA of Texas Special Care & Career Services St. Anthony Community Center TACA (The Arts Community Alliance) Texas Horse Park, Inc. Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation Transition Resource Action Center (TRAC) Trinity Foundation, Inc. United Way of Metropolitan Dallas UTD Center for Brain Health Wilkinson Center World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas - Richardson Branch YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas |
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