SOCIAL INNOVATION SUMMER FELLOWSHIP

OVERVIEW

Weber Shandwick and the Gill Foundation have partnered on the first Social Innovation Summer Fellowship Program (SISFP).  The objective of the 2009 SISFP is to develop innovative solutions and resources to foster mutual understanding, collaboration and strategic giving between companies and non-profit organizations addressing LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) issues. Specifically, two students will be chosen as SISFP Fellows to work together under the direction of the Social Innovation team at Weber Shandwick – and with the guidance of the Gill Foundation and SISFP Advisory Board – to create a communications toolkit that provides strategic and practical recommendations on how stakeholders at corporations and non-profit organizations can access and utilize resources (monetary and non-monetary) in mutually beneficial partnerships that advance LGBT equality. Each SISFP Fellow will be given a stipend, and must be able to live and work full-time at the Weber Shandwick offices in either New York, NY or Washington, DC in the summer of 2009.    

NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS:  2

STIPEND:  $7500 (per Fellow)

DURATION:  June 1 – August 31, 2009 (3 months)

LOCATION:  New York, NY or Washington, DC

ELIGIBILITY:  Applicants must be US citizens ages 18-30, and currently enrolled either part-time or full-time in an accredited 2- or 4-year college, university or graduate school. No employee of Weber Shandwick or the Gill Foundation is eligible. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   May 1, 2009

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