Gain hands-on event management experience in the context of a volunteer organization.
This internship is a great opportunity to develop event management skills whilst experiencing life in the bustling, colorful city of Amsterdam. You’ll play an important role supporting corporate volunteering projects and helping to bring communities closer together.
This organization provides an innovative service for the city. It supplies local community-led volunteer initiatives with volunteer workers. Simultaneously, it provides big businesses and corporations with team-building events in the form of volunteer activities. They believe volunteering is not only a great way to give back to the community, but can also help maintain a happy healthy atmosphere in the workplace.
This is a multi-faceted project with a vast network of volunteering initiatives and many ongoing projects, so interns can expect a great variety of work. You’ll work closely with project managers to organize, coordinate, and execute volunteer projects, corporate team building activities, impact days and a range of other events.
Learning objectives:
Serve the City Amsterdam is part of a global movement of volunteers with the uniting goal to show kindness and caring to people across the world. Their Amsterdam branch is the city’s largest initiative of volunteer programs. With links to homeless shelters, refugee centers, orphanages, urban-greening efforts, and hostels for victims of abuse, they work in part to supply and coordinate a workforce of volunteers to goodwill projects, and in part to provide a connecting nexus between like-minded volunteers throughout the city.
Through their initiative Serve the City at Work, they organize customized team building events, workshops, and impact days for organizations as well as allowing them access to their vast network of volunteer initiatives around the city. Their volunteer activities include home visits for the elderly and disabled, grocery shopping and delivery, transportation, companionships, soup kitchens, and litter-picking.
As an intern, you’ll gain access to a vast network of volunteering activities through contributing to ongoing projects, regular events, and volunteering programs. This could be anything from cooking at homeless shelters, helping at petting farms, to taking the elderly on a walk, to litter picks.
Internship start and end dates are flexible and will be discussed with your during the selection process.
What you’ll pay (2024 rates)
Placement fee USD 600
Some of our most commonly asked questions for programs in Netherlands.
You can expect to gain hands-on experience in various aspects of social work, depending on your preferred internship. The Dutch emphasis on work-life balance will provide you with a supportive and inclusive work culture. Also, your time in the Netherlands will allow you to explore charming cities, historic sites, and efficient public transportation systems, enhancing your understanding of European culture and broadening your international perspective.
No, you’ll be responsible for your accommodation during your internship. We can offer suggestions, but we are not able to guarantee any housing arrangements.
Yes, but your university supervisor must approve this prior to your offer acceptance. You can purchase transfer credits if you’d like to supplement your internship experience.
Yes, you’ll be able to travel by train (a bonus of interning in Europe) to explore the country and those surrounding! Just make sure you request time off before embarking on any trips.
If you’re ready to apply for this internship, here’s what to do:
Fill in the application form (it will show in a new screen) which includes sharing your CV to us.
We’ll set up a call with you to go through your application.
If we feel it’s a good match, we’ll set up a call between you and the supervisor for this internship.
If everyone’s happy, we’ll provisionally confirm your placement! We’ll then send you the invoice for the deposit, getting started with the booking process and all the info you need.
Only once we receive payment of the deposit your placement will be confirmed.
Or if you’d just like to ask us some questions about this internship first, just fill in the contact form below. We’ll be happy to assist!
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At Roots, we create the perfect balance between meaningful work and valuable learning through internships with nonprofits & social enterprises in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
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At Roots, we create the perfect balance between meaningful work and valuable learning through internships with nonprofits & social enterprises in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
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US: +1 617 500 6179
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OFFICE: Cape Town, South Africa
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At Roots, we create the perfect balance between meaningful work and valuable learning through internships with nonprofits & social enterprises in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
CONTACT
UK: +44 139 269 0255
US: +1 617 500 6179
internship@rootsinterns.com
OFFICE: Cape Town, South Africa
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