CLF Ventures
During the summer of 2008 Diane Sherman interned at CLF Ventures, a unique environmental non-profit organization that offers consulting services and is affiliated with the New England-based Conservation Law Foundation.
Venture staff help business, municipal, and governmental agency clients establish or implement environmental initiatives, and their principle focus is often the identification of stakeholders and their concerns within the context of a larger project scope. While at Ventures Diane worked on a variety of projects, both individually and as part of a project team, to produce research memos, a project proposal, and a detailed data spreadsheet. Diane tapped and improved her problem-solving, research, and writing skills, as well as learned substantive knowledge.
Internship Details
| Organization | CLF Ventures - Boston, MA |
| Employment Sector |
Non-Profit |
| Student's Field of Study |
Environmental Policy and Planning |
| Dual Degree Student? | Yes - Law |
| Topic Areas of Internship |
Citizen Participation, Land Use Planning, and Business Environmental and Social Responsibility |
| Duration & Dates | 11 weeks, starting 6/4/2008 |
| Skills Gained |
Grant Writing, Team Work, and Problem Solving |
| Duties Performed |
Conduct Studies/Research, Data Analysis, and Proposal/Plan Development |
| How Student Obtained Internship | Student had knowledge that this organization hired interns, although it wasn't on their website. |
| Paid or Unpaid? |
Unpaid - Student is a Doris Duke Fellow |