I would suggest going a step further when contacting a university and find the student Historical Society or Group. And maybe set up a donation to their program as the 35 hours are fulfilled, sort of a fundraiser project for them, as opposed to arranging payment to any one student intern. Chris Latham Treasurer Kean University Historical Society Union, NJ On 7/26/07, Keni Sturgeon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I think Anne makes a good suggestion. I have gone through university > business, non-profit management and public administration departments when > looking for development and marketing interns with great > success. Usually, > professors in these programs are eager to find internships for their > students, especially their undergraduate students. Also, if not an > internship, try working with a local college's business department to > create > class projects that can be done during the academic year and will benefit > the students and your organization. > > Good luck, > Keni > > > Keni Sturgeon > Curator > Mission Mill Museum > 1313 Mill Avenue > Salem, OR 97306 > 503-585-7012, ex. 232 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > >From: "Anne M. Nagrant" <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] A question about finding devel/admin interns > >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:44:44 -0400 > > > >Is this internship open to undergrads? If so, you might consider > >advertising at > >colleges/universities with programs in professional writing, or looking > for > >students with > >business backgrounds. In the application/interview process you may find > >somebody, like we did, who specifically wants the opportunity to work > with > >a non-profit. > > > >-Anne Nagrant > >Troy Museum & Historic Village > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On > >Behalf Of Betsey Mayhew > >Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:01 AM > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] A question about US Museum Studies Programs > > > > > >In line with this I'd like to bring up the question of how to best > >recruit interns. We have posted on our website and on selected schools. > >We usually have a pretty good response for 4 of our 5 positions > >(curatorial, library, education, oral history) but not so much for the > >development/ administrative internship. Any suggestions on how to > >recruit? The position pays $9 per hour for a 35-hour week, we help set > >up housing but do not pay for housing, and we are on the island of > >Martha's Vineyard. I think it's a pretty good deal. > > > >Betsey Mayhew > >Martha's Vineyard Museum > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > PLEASE NOTE - All City of Troy email suffixes have changed > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >Update all contact information by replacing > >@ci.troy.mi.us > > with > >@troymi.gov > > > >========================================================= > >Important Subscriber Information: > > > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > >read "help" (without the quotes). > > > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff > >Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://liveearth.msn.com > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).