2023 Summer Internships
We need your support to make this summer a success! Individuals and organizations in Dane County can support in the following ways:
- Host an intern: We work with a variety of organizations in Dane County to place highly qualified interns in paid positions. Our minimum internship period is 6-8 weeks, though we have some interns work as many as 12 weeks. Applications are due no later than March 31, 2023. Learn more below!
Apply to host an intern
Internship host information
Prospective Employer Information Sessions
- Volunteer to host a professional development workshop: Throughout the summer, our interns will participate in Friday workshops led by employers to build skills or learn and become more prepared for their future careers. Some of last year’s workshops included: “The Importance of Goal Setting in a Career”, “Communication Skills in the Workplace”, “Project Management”, and “Interview Tips & Tricks”.
- Sponsor an internship: Unpaid internship experiences perpetuate inequality, and create barriers for access to opportunities. We pay all of our interns a minimum of $15/hour, and the support of our donors helps to maximize the number of students we can connect to these opportunities!
How do I learn more?
- Email us at summerinternships@bgcdc.org with any questions
“This was a really valuable experience. Having a younger person in the office brings a different perspective that we don’t typically have in our staff. This also gives us a chance to build our pipeline of potential candidates and general connectedness in the Madison community. Lastly but not least, our intern brought great energy and was ultimately a fun and positive person to join our office this summer. He will be missed!” –National Council on Crime & Delinquency
“I always find that interns energize me and make me feel younger and more productive. I enjoy having them in my lab”. –UW Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
“I enjoyed my internship this summer because of all the experiences I had with my coworkers and supervisor. They were extremely welcoming, and the time I had with them felt very nice. I’ve learned a lot of personal things along this way and one of my highlights was when we all ate Indian food in the small room and just had a good laugh”. -T.T., Curate Intern, Class of 2019
“I enjoyed every part of this internship, from the time management to the learning experiences I had with shadowing my supervisors. I was able to see how occupational therapists work in a hospital.” -K.P., UW Health Intern, Class of 2019
Thank you to our past Career Partners!
Access Community Health
American Family Insurance
Ascendium Education
BMO Harris Bank
Boardman & Clark, LLP
Books4School
Community Justice, Inc.
Curate Solutions
Dreambikes
Fiskars
Flad Architects
Fleet Feet
Frank Beverage Group
Frank Productions Live
Dane County Government
General Beverage
Habitat for Humanity REStore
Jewish Federation of Madison
Jewish Social Services
JMS Wealth Management/Morgan Stanley
LIFT Wisconsin
M3 Insurance
Madison Brain Center
Madison Children’s Museum
Madison Gas & Electric
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Madison Youth Arts
More Smiles Wisconsin
NAMI Dane County
National Council on Crime & Delinquency
Olson Toon Landscaping, Inc.
Palmer Johnson Power Systems
Quartz Health Solutions
REACH – A – Child
Saris Cycling Group
Short Stack Eatery
Spherion Staffing
Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service
UW Extension Plant Disease & Diagnostics Clinic
UW Health
WIPFLi
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Wisconsin Public Health Care Association
WORT FM