Author Archives: kaia lewis

This week is the end of my summer fellowship in partnership with City Year Columbus. Since it’s my final week the workload has lessened. The focus of this week has been working on my Pecha Kucha presentation for The Columbus … Continue reading →

As my time at City Year Columbus interning as a Summer Fellow through The Columbus Foundation comes to an end, I wanted to take time and reflect upon what I have learned about philanthropy. Philanthropy is defined as “the desire … Continue reading →

I took time this week to reflect on how civic engagement impacts the community. Although already involved in my community through student organizations and volunteer experiences, City Year Columbus made me dig a little deeper. City Year’s values are characteristics … Continue reading →

My time with City Year Columbus has been filled with tasks/projects ranging all over the place. I have been lucky enough to have experience in marketing, the technical side of development, fundraising, networking, graphic design, video editing, content management, etc.  … Continue reading →

As we close out week 6 most of the work remains the same. I am continuing projects like the Annual Impact Report, 30th Anniversary Alumni Videos, Opening Day graphic, Back to School Drive campaign, etc. I also began working on the … Continue reading →

Time has flown by as I close out my fifth week with City Year Columbus, marking the halfway point of this summer fellowship. It seems just yesterday I arrived at the Columbus Foundation for our first learning session and headshots. … Continue reading →

Although I am majoring in marketing I haven’t had much experience in content creation specifically digital marketing. Marketing is more complex than just advertising and requires research to segment and target the right consumers, but research is not my interest. … Continue reading →

Week 3 introduced me to the concept of working from home. Although I had previous experience working remotely during the Covid years when I was still in high school, I was a stranger to professional work. City Year Columbus is … Continue reading →

This past week at City Year Columbus, I had the opportunity to meet with several staff at City Year to better understand the organizational structure, get a feel for my role, and prepare for the upcoming staff retreat.  On Monday … Continue reading →

Hello, my name is Kaia Lewis and I am a junior at The Ohio State University majoring in Marketing. This summer I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of The Columbus Foundation’s Summer Fellows. For 10 weeks from … Continue reading →