The annual Tuck GIVES auction raises funds to support nonprofit and public-sector internships..

Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship

 

 

Tuck students wrap up nonprofit and public-sector summer internships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 24, 2007

CONTACT:  Kim Keating, 603-646-2733

HANOVER, N.H.—Seven students at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth successfully completed nonprofit and public-sector summer internships with help from Tuck GIVES (Grants to Interns and Volunteers for the Environment and Society). The program enables students to pursue traditionally lower-paying internships by supplementing salaries with funds raised through an annual student-run community auction. The school's seventh auction was held in April, and raised a record $129,270 through a combination of silent and live auctions, direct alumni donations, and a gift from Tuck's Dean's Office.

With an interest in inner city education, Jamie Greenthal T'08 spent his summer in New York City helping the nonprofit charter management organization Uncommon Schools launch its new King's Collegiate Charter School in Brooklyn. The school opened its doors to students in August.

As a co-director, Greenthal was tasked with developing procurement and purchasing strategies for the startup institution—ground he covered in core and elective courses at Tuck. "We look at our charter school as a business and we want to be as prudent as possible about our costs," says Greenthal, a native of Schenectady, N.Y. "We want to make sure our students and families are satisfied much like a business wants to keep its clients satisfied."

"I've noticed a huge leadership gap in social service and social enterprise organizations," adds Nick Richardson T'08, an intern at Year Up, a nonprofit workforce development program providing at-risk urban youth with hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate apprenticeships. "There is a lot of turnover, but there's also this great overlap of opportunities and interests that point to business school for a lot of people."

Tuck GIVES grants are designed to bring students' total summer compensation up to two thirds of the median salary for a 10-week summer internship, or $10,000. Students who have completed their first year of study at Tuck and have an offer from a nonprofit or public sector organization are eligible to apply for funds.

"A lot of organizations understand the need for a good business mind," says Rebecca Rice, senior associate director at Tuck's Career Development Office, who helped facilitate the placement process. "But the internships also provide robust experiences for students."

Tuck GIVES began officially in 2001 as an effort of the Tuck Nonprofit Club. The program is organized by students, with support from Tuck's Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship, Career Development Office, MBA Program Office, the Dean's Office, and select alumni.

Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management in the country and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Information about the Tuck School is available at www.tuck.dartmouth.edu.