Project: Marketing and Home Ownership with the WBRP Binder #: 164 Major: English Writing Passion: Economic Development, Housing Organization: West Bloomington Revitalization Project Executive Summary: Marketing intern who worked on developing a bridge between nonprofits and State Farm through audit forms, hosting a State Farm home ownership seminar at the Tool Library, and working on Read more about Matt Moser ’18 State Farm Fellow Summer 2017[…]
Binder #: 99 Major: Financial Services & Economics Passion: Housing Organization: Habitat for Humanity of McLean County, State Farm Executive Summary: I interned at State Farm Bank in the Human Resources Support Department and also at Habitat for Humanity of McLean County. At State Farm Bank, I worked on a team of six individuals including myself Read more about Landon Hoffman CPP Intern ’15[…]
Binder #: 37 Major: Political Science Passion: Housing Organization: Prudential Real Estate Project Title: “Affordable Housing Market Study” Project Summary: I spent my summer working for Rick Jebb and Mark DeVeer who are brokers for Prudential Real Estate. Instead of brokering for houses, they are brokers for mobile home parks. They are of the few out there in Read more about Brittany Morrison Internship’09[…]
Binder #: 20 Major: Political Science Passion: Housing, Education Organization: Prairie State Legal Services Project Title: Spring Internship with Prairie State Legal Services Project Summary: Brittany Morrison worked with Prairie State Legal Services to conduct a presentation to community stakeholders on “Foreclosures in Today’s Legal and Economic Environment. Prairie State Legal Services is an organization who provides legal services to Read more about Brittany Morrison Internship’09[…]
Would you like to help families to relieve their financial stress? RF4F has all the great ways you can contribute! 1. INTAKE VOLUNTEERS: Our intake volunteers work directly with clients on a “by appointment” basis. Duties include: · Determining client needs through interview process · Filling out required forms · Collecting delivery fee (if applicable) · Read more about Recycling Furniture for Families[…]
Are you tired of being stuck in the so-called “IWU bubble”? Do you have a heart full of passion for community engagement but don’t where to start? WBRP provides students tons of exciting volunteering positions, so let’s get started helping our local community grow, one step each time! 1.Economic Development: Adopt a Facebook, Sponsorship Committee, Calendar committee Read more about West Bloomington Revitalization Project[…]
Do you want to help fight housing discrimination? Or are you looking for opportunities that can expose you to the legal industry? Prairie State Legal Service is looking for passionate volunteers now! Fair Housing Project Tester: Prairie State Fair Housing Project is looking for testers to help investigate housing discrimination. Following training, testers meet with housing Read more about Prairie State Legal Services[…]
Volunteering opportunities at Habitat for Humanity of McLean County: 1. Construction: We build on Saturday morning from 8am – 12noon. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to work at the construction site (with a guardian signature). No construction experience necessary! If you are an individual, sign up online to assure space is still Read more about Habitat for Humanity[…]
Political Science major, Nicole Jovicevic (’16), chose to help the West Bloomington Revitalization Project for her Fall Action Research Seminar Project. The WBRP has a housing initiative focused on home improvement projects. In order to attract more applicants for this initiative and to create a visually stimulating overview for the current investors, Nicole collected the Read more about WBRP Housing Initiative-Visual Marketing[…]
In 2010, Nick Kogleman, a Business Administration major, received a grant from the Google Foundation for $30,000 for McLean County Habitat for Humanity, his partner in the Community Partnership Program. When paired with McLean County Habitat for Humanity, Kogelman worked on the organization’s website and helped promote events online. ARC Director Deborah Halperin suggested he assist Read more about Kogleman ’11 Receives Google Grant for Habitat for Humanity[…]
State Farm: I researched how acquisition and retention departments in marketing could better leverage corporate social responsibility in their direct marketing channels. I researched best practices for email marketing campaigns. I designed a small business lead-tracking template. Community: At Habitat for Humanity, I started The Playhouse Project to provide a way for volunteers under Read more about Nick Anderson: CPP Program ’13[…]
State Farm: I worked in multicultural business development doing research on Hispanic, African American, and LGBT markets. The research will be used to show the business opportunity and need for an updated marketing strategy for these markets. I also did some work with public affairs to develop a self-assessment tool for nonprofits to use to Read more about Nettie Rauch: CPP Program ’13[…]
State Farm: I was involved in various types of legal research. I analyzed Kansas city ordinances and researched state laws regarding an up and coming mobile app project. Also, I created a policy brief regarding car sharing. Community: At Prairie State Legal Services, I assisted the lawyers every Thursday with the “Lawyer in the Courtroom” Read more about Austin Borton: CPP Program ’13[…]
Celeste, CPP intern in 2012, majoried in Political Science and Psychology from Skokie, Illinois. This summer, Celeste worked in the Corporate Law Department at State Farm and interned with Mid Central Community Action. At State Farm, she investigated legal issues and public policies that have an impact on State Farm business. Her major completed projects include a report on climate change Read more about CPP Program ’12: Celeste Borjas[…]
Matt Lalonde ’14 Matt is a junior Accounting major from Downers Grove, IL. At State Farm, Matt worked in the Financial Operations and Compliance Department, specifically the Financial Share Services Department. Matt’s mentor at State Farm was the Assistant V.P of Finance and he worked on numerous projects that included creating controls in Microsoft Excel that Read more about CPP Program ’12: Matt LaLonde[…]