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The internship program is now being run directly by business schools

If you are interested in hosting an MBA intern please contact:

The Rotman School of Management
in Toronto

UBC's Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation
in Vancouver.

 

Why CEI? CEI is unique in Canada and has 5 years of internship experience working with MBAs and Bcomm students.

  • Students are placed for 3 month during the summer
  • Students’ stipend is partially funded
  • CEI helps organizations define projects & write job descriptions
  • CEI assists with the interviewing and screening process
  • CEI assesses & visits the student “on the job”
  • CEI organizes local “career fairs” for students and host organizations

Quick peek at the program:

  • BComm students get $1800/mo – host organization responsible for HALF
  • MBA students get $3000/mo – host organization responsible for HALF
  • Host organizations complete TWO evaluations – beginning & end
  • Host organizations complete final evaluation WITH students to share their learning
  • CEI will review all submissions and select eligible projects by January 2007

Information for Host Organizations

CEI reaches thousands of business students across Canada – both undergraduate and masters level - to find the most qualified and suitable candidate for your internship project.

How can my organization participate in the CEI program?
What types of organizations can participate in CEI?
Which organizations have participated in the past?
How are the projects funded?
What projects are eligible?
What can an undergraduate business student do?
What can an MBA student do?
What does CEI offer our organization?
Advice FOR host organizations FROM host organizations



   What types of organizations can participate in CEI?
  Organizations eligible for the CEI program are those working towards social responsibility and environmental sustainability and fall under one of 5 broad categories:
      • Community organizations
• Foundations
• Non-profit organizations
• Social enterprises
• Small & medium socially-responsible-focused businesses


   Which organizations have participated in the past?
     


British Columbia
Vancouver
• Art Starts in Schools
• Coast Foundation
• Developmental Disabilities Association
• Kids Help Phone
• PLAN
• Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE)
• Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD)
• Tides Canada
• The Elizabeth Fry Society
• Volunteer Vancouver

Mayne Island
• The Troubadour Institute

Alberta
Calgary
• EthniCity (Center for Newcomers)
• Shastri Foundation
• Trident Explorations

Edmonton
• Boyle Street
• Edmonton YMCA

Saskatchewan
• United Way of Regina

Ontario
Toronto
• Canadian Feed the Children
• Canadian Institute for Environmental Law & Policy
• Citizen's Environment Watch
• Council of Associations Serving South Asians
• Environmental Defence
• Eva’s Phoenix
• Evergreen
• Hospice Association of Ontario
• Kids Help Phone
• Multilingual Community Interpreter Services
• Ontario Nature
• World Education Services
• World University Service of Canada

Ottawa
• Community Foundations of Canada
• Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
• Canadian Nature Federation
• First Nations Child & Family Caring Services
• Nunavut Youth Abroad Program
• The Natural Step
• Victorian Order of Nurses

Hamilton
• Hamilton Conservation Authority

London
• Thames Region Ecological Association

Quebec
Montreal
• L’ alliance musicale
• Centre for Community Organizations
• Jeunesse J’Ecoute
• Fondation Canadienne des Droits de la Personne
• Santropol Roulant

Nova Scotia
Halifax
• Ecology Action Center
• Metro Food Bank

Newfoundland & Labrador
St.John's
• Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Easter Newfoundland

International
• Nepal – Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
• Ecuador - Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation

Internship Details

Length: 3 months in the summer (mid-May to mid-August)
Stipend: $3,000 per month for MBA students. $1,800 per month for undergraduate students.


   How are the projects funded?
      The internship program is based on a matching funding model. Host organizations are responsible for 50% of student stipend and CEI secures the balance.


   What projects are eligible?
      • Have specific time frames with clear deliverables
• Help the organization reach its stated charitable goals
• Have one person acting in a quasi-supervisory role
• Have funding available (50% for non-profit organizations)
• Be appropriate for management students (please see the list provided below)
• Organizations MUST HAVE office space available for the student to work in over the summer


   What can an undergraduate business student do?
      • Web page building
• Web based research
• Market research
• Database building
• Co-ordination of projects
• Co-ordination of volunteers
• Administrative tasks
• Liaison & communications
• Organization of events
• Fundraising assistance
• Planning orientation for volunteers
• Assist in strategic planning
• Help implement inventory management systems


   What can an MBA student do?
      • Fundraising strategy development
• Community relations & engagement strategy building
• Market entry strategy development
• Market research & business planning
• Operating plan development
• Organizational re-structuring
• Proposal writing
• Plan volunteer recruiting initiatives
• Development of marketing & awareness-raising campaigns
• Understand unique considerations for voluntary and non-profit sector
• Design and implement web and graphic design


   What does CEI offer our organization?
      • Dissemination of your project to business school career centres across Canada
• Securing of funding for the balance (50%) of the internship stipend for participating non-profits
• Organization of networking events at selected universities to which you will be invited
• Selection of those applicants that best match your organization's needs
• Provide you with a short list of candidates
• Forwarding of electronic copies of short-listed applications to your organization for interview selection
• Participation in the interview process
• Remaining in contact with you and your student throughout the internship for evaluation and feedback


  How can my organization participate in the CEI program?
      Becoming a host organization