University of Montana Students Chosen for Nonprofit Leadership Program
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Two University of Montana students – Kelley Orteg and Allie Harrison – have been selected to participate in the Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program of American Humanics.
American Humanics is a national alliance dedicated to educating leaders of nonprofit organizations. Orteg and Harrison were chosen for NextGen scholarships from among candidates from more than 40 colleges and universities over three rounds of review.
The scholarships provide funding for students to complete a 300-hour internship that prepares them to enter the nonprofit sector as professionals after graduation.
Orteg, a UM senior from Leavenworth, Wash., majors in accounting. She will serve with Friends to Youth, an organization that provides counseling services to youth and their families.
Harrison, a political science junior from Missoula, will serve with United Way of Missoula County, which helps to build a better community in the area of health and human services.
Harrison and Orteg also will participate in a program evaluation and a multiyear longitudinal research study.
NextGen, funded by a $5 million, multiyear grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, is designed to illustrate the positive effects of competitive internship stipends on the recruitment of skilled entry-level professionals prepared for the nonprofit world. All applicants must complete the American Humanics certification process.
UM is one of 70 campuses nationally that belong to American Humanics. More information about the program is online at http://www.humanics.org.
For information about UM’s American Humanics program, call Andrea Vernon at the Office for Civic Engagement at 406-243-5159.
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