Internships

for central Minnesota communities

Program is limited to eligible members in Minnesota's Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena counties

Project support meets practical experience

With retirement on the horizon for many in the current workforce, local governments and nonprofits are challenged to find specialized staff.

Help shape the next generation of community leaders and get extra support for your entity’s programming and special initiatives through Sourcewell’s internship program.

  • Your entity recruits, interviews, hires, supervises, and evaluates the intern.
  • Interns must be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for the duration of the internship.
  • Your entity receives financial support of $12/hour up to 640 hours for the duration of the internship.

Program requirements & agreement (PDF)

  • Eligibility

    Local governments must be located in Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, or Wadena county in central Minnesota, and must have a minimum of one full-time paid staff person or an equivalent. For example, a .5 FTE city administrator and a .5 FTE public works.

    Nonprofits must be a 501(c)(3) serving in Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, or Wadena county in central Minnesota, and must have a minimum of one full-time paid staff person or an equivalent. For example, a .75 FTE director and a .25 FTE office manager.

    Interns must be enrolled in a post-secondary institution (minimum of part-time) for the duration of the internship.

  • Intern Availability

    Internship spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis as Sourcewell funding permits. Local government entities may have one intern per career discipline per semester. For example, a county can have multiple interns but only one intern within each career discipline (social services, corrections, etc.). Nonprofits may have one intern per entity per semester. Each intern is limited to one agreement.

  • Shared Commitment

    The facilitating entity or organization is responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, supervising, and evaluating the intern. Sourcewell provides financial support of $12/hour up to 640 hours for the duration of the internship.

Questions?

Contact community@sourcewell-mn.gov for
more information and program availability.

Photograph of the front entrance of the Todd County Government Center

CENTRAL MINNESOTA ONLY

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