The beginning of week three felt very natural. Monday was spent doing remote work, with a quick zoom staff meeting the morning. After the staff meeting I designed more posts for our social media sites, and did investigating for our development area. 

On Tuesday, I was glad to be back in the office. I started the morning off with a partnership meeting for the pilot program, then transitioned into helping with a packing event. One project I am excited about is the Kiwanis Regatta Fundraiser, where I have been tasked to decorate the boat for the online race. Lastly, in the afternoon I worked on development with the executive director. 

Wednesday morning was spent in learning session 2 for the Columbus Foundation. It was really interesting learning about the marketing aspect of nonprofit work. It was fascinating learning more in depth about how marketing has transitioned into a more digital space. My Wednesday afternoon was spent working on more development pieces for the Family Mentor Foundation. 

On Thursday I spent the morning researching funding and grant opportunities, diving deeper into how corporations choose what organizations to fund and lend their support to. I’ve learned that researching corporate philanthropy opportunities is very important, because each corporation has its own values and preference to certain causes. 

My final day of the week started early, helping put buddy boxes into drivers’ cars for the weekend. Weekend feeding is especially important because kids do not have access to school resources during these days. In the afternoon I helped design our boat for the upcoming online Kiwanis Regatta event. This third flew by, with a lot of projects in the works and new opportunities to learn! As always, I’m looking forward to next week, and all the new experiences.