Leadership Academy: Internships & Resources

Academy Internships

Greenlining offers a number of internships in the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms to expose students to policy work. For many applicants, it is their first opportunity working on research directly related to underserved communities.

A list of our available internships can be found at the beginning of each term on the UC Berkeley workstudy website , or you can send an inquiry to academy@greenlining.org.

Only complete applications to the program will be considered. An application usually consists of:

• Resume
• Cover Letter (detailing your experience and interest in the program)

For more information on the internship program, please look at our Frequently Asked Questions page.

2010 Reports by Academy Participants

Supplier Diversity Report, Samar Shah, Legal Intern

The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Supplier Diversity Program has developed into one of the most critical institutions for economic development and job creation in diverse communities across California. The CPUC’s leadership has transformed the way the state’s largest utility and telecom companies contract with businesses owned by women, people of color, and disabled veterans. In turn, these diverse business enterprises (DBEs) are building wealth and employing people in their communities.

The State of Solar, Colin Miller, Green Assets Fellow and Samar Shah, Legal Intern

With billions of dollars heading to California for solar manufacturing and installations through the American Recovery Reinvestment Act, Greenlining looks at equity and opportunity.  Will Solar Shine for all Californians?

Closing Data Gaps: Unpacking Asian American Diversity, Laurie Ignacio, Health Fellow and Nelly Gonzalez, Health Intern

Closing Data Gaps: Shifting the Perspective on AA/NHPI University of California Medical Student Representation, is an excellent resource for those interested in disaggregation of data and the health and healthcare challenges facing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

2009 Reports by Academy Participants

Greening Our Neighborhoods & Putting Americans to Work, Zara Burkirin, Green Assets Summer Associate

Energy-Efficiency or 'Cash for Caulkers' says President Obama, is the most effective way to help Americans, and our report concurs -Block by Block - Community by Community - saving $$$ while boosting our local economies.

Race Still Matters, Ilana Golin, Academy Research Associate

Whites outnumber people of color among the poor in the United States, yet poverty disproportionally affects people of color. This brief presents data and arguments explaining why public policy should continue to focus on race—and not just income—when taking on poverty.

Digital Inequality, Aysha Pamukcu, Summer Associate

“The same places that are characterized by economic poverty also tend to suffer from information poverty; a pattern has developed in which inequalities in physical and electronic spaces mutually reinforce one another.” – Lisa Servon, Dean of the New School for Management and Urban Policy and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Work Life Policy

Resources

There are a number of resources students can take advantage of which will encourage their professional development as it relates to Greenlining's mission of promoting equity for low-income and minority communities.

Internships & Fellowships

Coro Fellows Program
http://www.coro.org/

PPIA Fellowship Program
http://www.ppiaprogram.org/

Young People For Fellowship Program
http://www.pfaw.org/

Drum Major Institute Fellowship
http://www.drummajorinstitute.org/

For People of Color.org
http://www.forpeopleofcolor.org/

Public Service Net
http://www.publicservicenet.org/

New Leaders Council
https://www.newleaderscouncil.org/institute/apply