Monday, March 31, 2014

Eleventh Week

This week was relatively quiet at the Center for Conflict Resolution. This week my work consisted primarily of uploading and digitizing the professional photos taken at the 2014 Gala. While my work at CCR was light this week, my schedule continued to be full while I juggled not only my work and school work but also two interviews for jobs following graduation. I hope to be able to post next week with good news, time will tell.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Tenth Week

Hello all,

This week, following the successful Gala, I completed my main project at the Center for Conflict Resolution. My main project with CCR consisted of the digitization of the Center's plethora of training aids, sample mediations as well as memorable events involving the organization. By digitizing all this material I have not only eliminated the numerous boxes of antiquated VHS tapes, but also made the material available to all of CCR's mediators wherever they have access to the internet, therefore enabling CCR's mediators the ability to refresh their training in specific situations. With both the Gala successfully pulled off and my digitization project accomplished, my internship with the Center for Conflict Resolution is winding down, just as my search for a full time job begins to amplify. In the coming weeks I will be wrapping up my internship with Mac and the rest of the staff at the Center for Conflict Resolution and hopefully transitioning from school and part time work to a full time position. 

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Ninth Week

This week was the Center for Conflict Resolution's 35th annual gala. Everything we had been working on for the last 2 months since I began the internship went off without a hitch. The event was spectacular and offered me a small glimpse into the world of non profit fundraising on a far larger level than I had previously worked on. Throughout the event, I met lawyers, law professors, judges and many many more, it was certainly a productive evening for my own personal networking. Hopefully this networking as well as the experience I have built through my work at CCR will pay off for me as I enter the job market in the coming weeks.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Eighth Week

As the 35th Gala approaches, the tasks have increased tenfold. I have taken on the additional task of creating a powerpoint presentation highlighting the Center for Conflict Resolution's three decade history while also showcasing our impressive statistics of cases mediated over the past year. In conjunction with this I have added a comprehensive list of the items available for the silent auction and showcasing some of the more prestigious items available. I have continued my previous duties and have done my best to make myself instrumental to CCR during my time there. This coming week is the Gala as well as my 28th birthday. I hope all goes smoothly and this experience continues to shape my professional life and further demonstrate how important and valuable I can be to an organization as I prepare myself to enter one of the most difficult job markets in the last century.