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Interns in Action 
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Melissa Watanable
Schulich, MBA student
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Hi,
I was a "strategic planning intern" with Evergreen,
a national environmental NFPO with a mandate to bring nature back
to cities (i.e., urban naturalization). I worked with management staff
in developing and writing Evergreen's Fiscal 2003 Operating Plan,
and in the over-arching area of organizational development (which
included assessing and redesigning the organizational structure of
Evergreen, researching and developing an annual 360-Feedback process,
coordinating organizational planning and development sessions, and
researching compensation and benefits practices).
The internship was a valuable learning opportunity for me -- I gained
relevant work experience in a NFPO, applied the skills and knowledge
that I had learned in my MBA program in a real-life setting, and discovered
that my professional interests lie in organizational behaviour. Moreover,
the experience and skills that I developed during the internship are
transferable to future opportunities (for example, developing and
implementing the 360 Feedback process at Evergreen, was really a "management
of change" exercise).
Thanks, CEI, for helping me gain work experience!
Cheers, Melissa
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