1. Bonner Summer Nefisah Sallim &
Fellowship Replication Ariane Hoy

2. Overview
• Introductions and Context
Sharing (30 minutes)
• Interactive Session-
Building Your Own Program
(40 minutes)
• Share Your Ideas!-
Concentric Circle Style
(30 minutes)
• Resources and support
needed and wrap up (20
minutes)

3. Strategic Plan For
Summer Internships
• Bonner Summer
Placements
• BWBRS Analysis
• Bonner Alumni Data
• Bonner Summer Fellowship
Pilot

4. From Passion to
Profession
The Bonner Fellowship Program places
Bonner Students in summer internships
with national partner organizations and
alumni with the mission to;
create a professional and collaborative network for
students , alumni, and participating nonprofits;
leverage the knowledge, skills, and resources of our
alumni network in the personal and professional
development of our current students;
provide a capstone opportunity for our network’s most
talented students and a pipeline for partner
organizations; and
serve as a model for high-level public service
fellowships across our network.

5. Bonner Summer Fellowship Pilot Host Cities

6. Bonner Summer Fellowship 2012
Program Structure
• Fellowship Program Dates: Monday, June 11 - Friday, August 3
• Service Hours: All fellows must ensure to complete 280 hours:
80% service, 20% training)
• Number of participating fellows: 14 (DC, NY & Princeton)
• Number of participating agencies: 12
• Training & Enrichment
• Fellowship orientation, site orientation provided by site, weekly partner trainings,
regular alumni check-ins and gatherings, Bonner Foundation site visit
• Check-in with Bonner Alumni Mentor once every other week (face to face,
phone, email, etc.)

7. Must Have’s When
Building Your Program
• As you think about bringing this
structure to your local area,
consider the 3 core elements;
• Community Partnerships
• Bonner Alumni Support
• Meaningful Educational
Support

8. Community
Partnerships
Step 1: Brainstorm
Partner Organizations
Step 2: Set
Step 4: Meet with expectations for a
your partners “good site”
Step 3: Determine
focus areas for
placements (i.e.
program development)

9. Bonner Alumni
Support
With more than 6,000 graduates of the program, this initiative wants to leverage the
knowledge and expertise of alums to become a resource to current students.
Mobilizing Alumni Support
First, start with the alumni database and look
for alumni who currently live in your city. You
can connect with your Alumni office on
campus for a complete list
Second, use social network websites like
LinkedIn and Facebook where a large
volume of our alumni are active to spread
the word
Third, connect with Foundation staff for any
additional alumni lists

10. Creating Meaningful
Educational Support
These opportunities are structured for fellows to continue on with their learning
that expands past the academic calendar. Building and broadening Fellows’
perspective of their eco-social context, inspire civic engagement, develop
leadership potential.
Best Practices To Consider:
- Formulate, a training sequence where
you seek the expertise of community
partners to help facilitate
- Develop, innovative small group
projects with a focus on your local areas
most pressing issues to provide further
awareness
- Organize, weekly or bi-weekly social
gathers with a reflection component

11. Nice To Have’s When
Building Your Program
• Additional Finances
• Bonner Scholar students have summer of service funds that they an use towards this, serving as their summer of service
activity.
• Bonner Leaders do not receive the same funding but can look into other funding streams like the institution.
• When working with your community partners on building this program it might be helpful to ask if they might have some funds
that will contribute to a small stipend for fellows. This information can be advertised to attract a greater pool of students.
• Housing
• Traditionally all Bonners who do a summer of service is responsible for finding their own housing. That model is still present
here in the fellowship structure however as we think of ways to connect students in these new environments, housing becomes
a factor. As you think about building this program in your area consider whether or not if a housing option can be offered.
• Transportation
• Bonners are responsible for coordinating their transportation methods to and from their sites. If there are any additional
resources or support you might be able to provide (i.e. transportation cards, shuttles, etc.) please make a note of that to be
advertised.

12. Group Work
• Campus teams will split up into two working groups (Coordinated by Bonner
staff, Coordinated by non-Bonner staff member), where they will begin to
strategize and develop a plan for implementing a summer fellowship program in
their local areas. Help participants do the following;
• Identify 5-7 community partners they’d like to target to participate
• Identify focus areas for placements, consider what makes your local area
unique
• (i.e. capacity building, environmental sustainability, program
development and management, policy research and advocacy,
etc.)
• Brainstorm 2-3 meaningful educational opportunities that you would like to
incorporate in a sequence where fellows are engaged and learning
• Develop a strategy for connecting with alums in their local areas
• Map out a work chart (who will be on your team) and create an action plan
for the months of November - February for planning

13. Sharing
• In concentric circle format, campus teams will have
the opportunity to partner up with another team and
share their program model of the Bonner Summer
Fellowship Program. Each team will have 5 minutes
each to share their plans before rotating, this process
will consist of 3 rotations. While in these groups some
questions to keep in mind are;
• Is there a uniqueness to the program (i.e.
highlights place, population being served, or type
of placements)
• Are they any potential challenges with the work
chart and action plan presented? Are there any
recommendations you might be able to propose?

14. Resources, Support, and Wrap Up
1 Visit Bonner
Fellowship Wiki
Page, found
under
“Community
Partnerships”
2
Click on “Create your
own Fellowship
Program, for all
resources

15. Resources, Support, and Wrap Up
Let’s summarize what we’ve covered in this session.
What have been the main themes?
What were some of the positives of the session?
What would you change?
What additional resources or support do you
need to ensure successful implementation?