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NAFEO

BIG has partnered with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) to facilitate internship assignments in government and industry for students enrolled in historically and predominately Black colleges and universities.  Through these assignments, students receive challenging work experiences and their employers receive the benefit of new ideas, new energy, expertise and experiences of diverse student learners.  Details on NAFEO’s Internship program can be found at: http://www.nafeo.org/community.

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INROADS

Another impressive intern program is INROADS which is the nation’s largest non-profit source of paid internships for diverse, high performing, undergraduate students. The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. INROADS creates unique, one-on-one relationships with each Intern to foster an environment that allows for a great fit with its various corporate partners. By providing the skills, relationships, and network needed INROADS transforms leaders – not only for corporate environments, but for their communities and the world at large. View website for details: http://www.inroads.org/inroads/inroadsFaq.jsp.

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BOSTON FEB

The Boston FLAG established a first partnership with the Greater Boston Federal Executive Board that has enabled connections with federal agencies in Region I.  Through this partnership, the Boston FLAG has been able to engage with federal agencies like the FBI, US Department of Homeland Security, State Department, FDIC, Department of Labor and more.  The Greater Boston Federal Executive Board has also provided stipends to assist student funding travel to the Teen Summit during the National Training Institute.