Since 1993, Domestic Corps has placed 374 interns in over 116 nonprofit organizations across the country. Below are descriptions of the most recent Domestic Corps projects. For additional past projects, click on the years below.
2011 Domestic Corps Projects
Civic Consulting Alliance (CCA) - Chicago, IL - www.ccachicago.org
CCA is a nonprofit management consulting firm serving the City of Chicago through a unique public-private partnership with prominent consulting firms, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. CCA helps the City address its key strategic and operational issues by using a combination of CCA staff, staff on loan from for-profit consulting firms, and guidance from Chicago’s most senior business and civic leaders. |
 Grant D'Arcy, MBA'12: Focused on two main projects: 1) identified collaboration opportunities between the city and county, especially in regards to open data collaboration, and 2) assisted with a county performance management report online and ensured mechanisms for online feedback from public.
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 Kirby Smith, MBA/MPP '13: Assisted with determining and prioritizing opportunities to maximize the impact of Community Block Grants (CDBG), and developed a high-level plan to capture these opportunities.
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Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - www.edf.org
Environmental Defense Fund’s mission is to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. Guided by science, EDF creates and implements well-designed markets to bring lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems. |
 Paula Seville, BBA Jr: Identified key attributes of successful alumni networks and provided recommendations for enhancing the alumni network strategy for Climate Corps.
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Raina Rahbar, MBA/MS '12: Developed the strategic direction for Green Innovators in Business Network's (GIBN) with recommendations for implementation. Click here to learn more about Raina's experience.
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 Raphael Meyer, MBA/MS '13: Determined which segment(s) of Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) offer the most promising opportunities for successful energy efficiency investments and analyzed the most effective methods for Environmental Defense Fund’s Corporate Partnership’s Program to engage with MBE’s.
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 Viktor Passinsky, MBA/MS '13: Developed a strategic plan to disseminate cooling tower water technology and best practices within AT&T and beyond AT&T.
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 Rosemary Lapka, MBA/MS '12: Analyzed the buyer's role in advancing sustainability at Walmart with actionable recommendations for the future development of buyer engagement projects.
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Focus: HOPE is a nationally recognized civil and human rights organization in Detroit, with the mission of using intelligent and practical action to fight racism, poverty and injustice. Their programs include a food program for eligible mothers, children and senior citizens; education and training in information technology, manufacturing and engineering; community arts programs; community and economic development initiatives; a manufacturing operation; children's day care and education, conference facilities, and volunteer and outreach activities. |
  Ann-Li Cooke, MBA '12 and Chris Anderson, BBA Jr: Evaluated health and wellness needs of Focus: HOPE colleagues and the surrounding community, identified and assessed potential partners for healthcare partnership and financial support, and recommended a feasibility implementation strategy to catalyze establishment of a community health center and/or other wellness programs.
Click here to learn more about Ann-Li's experience.
Click here to learn more about Chris' experience.
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Henry Ford Learning Institute (HFLI) - Dearborn, MI - www.hfli.org
The Henry Ford Learning Institute’s mission is to create small schools and hands-on learning programs that leverage a wide range of local resources to create thriving communities where education is everyone’s responsibility.
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 Brooke Detgen, Evening MBA: Assisted transition of HFA partner schools to HFA affiliated schools by: 1) developed guidelines for compensation and performance review of teachers, and 2) developed a strategic model and recommendations on key operating practices for a HFLI/Ford PAS partnership.
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The Institute at Golden Gate seeks to create an “Action Tank” to disseminate innovative environmental solutions and drive sustainable change across communities. Headquartered at the historic Fort Baker at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Institute leverages its expansive network – from the Aspen Institute, World Wildlife Fund to Bank of America – to empower effective solutions to environment opportunities. |
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 Ira Shaughnessy, MBA/MS '13: Developed more conclusive quantitative and qualitative data underscoring the economic profitability and environmental benefits of serving sustainable food in the parks in support of the Food for the Parks initiative.
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Public Architecture identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities. |
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 Grant Hughes, MBA/MS '13: Researched the feasibility and desirability of a product reuse network between nonprofits, 1% firms and manufacturers, and developed a plan to create a pilot and launch the program.
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Taproot’s mission is to lead, mobilize and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change. Through the Service Grant program, business professionals offer pro bono volunteer services for nonprofit programs in areas such as marketing, IT, and HR. Taproot’s Advisory Services support companies and organizations in designing and developing their own customized, high-impact pro bono programs. Taproot also partners with leading foundations, universities, companies, coalitions and associations to host convenings and run campaigns where they collaborate to design innovative solutions, bringing pro bono service to bear for progress on issues facing our cities and society. |
 Camila Salamanca, MBA '12: Created a summary of existing evaluation methodologies and provided recommendations on measurement standards and best practices that Taproot may integrate into their own pro bono projects.
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