Find the right talent to meet your diverse recruitment needs during the annual Nonprofit and Social Services Career Fair. This three hour event draws several hundred students each year from a broad range of disciplines, including arts, business, communications, and the sciences. We invite you to join us for what will be an engaging and informative afternoon for students and the nonprofit community (and yes, the event is open to all job seekers - early career focus).

Find the right talent to meet your diverse recruitment needs during our annual Nonprofit and Social Services Career Fair. This three hour event draws several hundred students each year from a broad range of disciplines, including arts, business, communications, and the sciences. We invite you to join us for what will be an engaging and informative afternoon for students and the nonprofit community (and yes, the event is open to all job seekers).

ConnectVA partnered with University of Richmond Alumni & Career Services and VCU Career Services to host this year's Internship Bootcamp at the Jepson Alumni Center at University of Richmond. It was a lively crowd - with over 100 people in attendance - to learn and get questions answered on how to build an effective internship program. Whether you missed the program or are looking for more resources, we've got you covered here.

The University of Richmond strongly encourages students to seek opportunities for experiential learning, especially through summer internships. Many Richmond students wish to apply their skills and talents in the non-profit sector, where finding pay for interns is often difficult. Fortunately, for students and the non-profit community, the University of Richmond announced the Richmond Guarantee last year, which guarantees every undergraduate student access to one summer of funding, up to $4000, for an unpaid or low-paid internship or research experience.

College students are hungry for professional experience – and you can help! There is so much buzz in the media these days about college students seeking internships, externships, volunteer opportunities, and experiential learning of every kind. Does your organization include college students in your volunteer and internship ranks? If not, are you interested in learning more about how to engage this up-and-coming group of local talent in your organization? Are college students seeking experience with your organization worth the investment of time, energy, and expense? In my opinion – yes!