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By oSha Shireman, Class of 2014
This semester I have been interning at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in downtown Louisville. I learned about this internship last year when I looked into graduate courses in the school of Public Administration; Kevin Connelly, the Executive Director of CNPE, taught several interesting courses on grant writing and nonprofit management. This interest led me to pursue opportunities with CNPE, where over 500 nonprofits in Greater Louisville come together. Kevin currently leads a staff of five, including my internship position, and together we seek to further the mission of CNPE: “Co-creating a vibrant, exemplary nonprofit community in Greater Louisville through collaboration, shared learning, advocacy, and the promotion of innovation and excellence.” During the course of my internship thus far, I have really enjoyed the learning events that the Center conducts. There are learning events surrounding the topics of financial management, fund development, governance, human resources, leadership, legal issues, marketing, office administration, organizational development, public relations, technology, and volunteer management. I will continue my internship until I graduate in May and then hope to continue working in the nonprofit sector in Louisville.
oSha Shireman is a senior McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville. She is majoring in English and Political Science.
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| oSha Shireman |
This semester I have been interning at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in downtown Louisville. I learned about this internship last year when I looked into graduate courses in the school of Public Administration; Kevin Connelly, the Executive Director of CNPE, taught several interesting courses on grant writing and nonprofit management. This interest led me to pursue opportunities with CNPE, where over 500 nonprofits in Greater Louisville come together. Kevin currently leads a staff of five, including my internship position, and together we seek to further the mission of CNPE: “Co-creating a vibrant, exemplary nonprofit community in Greater Louisville through collaboration, shared learning, advocacy, and the promotion of innovation and excellence.” During the course of my internship thus far, I have really enjoyed the learning events that the Center conducts. There are learning events surrounding the topics of financial management, fund development, governance, human resources, leadership, legal issues, marketing, office administration, organizational development, public relations, technology, and volunteer management. I will continue my internship until I graduate in May and then hope to continue working in the nonprofit sector in Louisville.
oSha Shireman is a senior McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville. She is majoring in English and Political Science.