City Vision Intern Orientation

1. City Vision
Internship Orientation
Andrew Sears
Executive Director
TechMission

2. Goals of Intern Orientation
 To provide background on City Vision internship
program
 Equip you to have a successful internship
 To set expectations
 Provide training on policies and requirements of
internship

3. History of City Vision Internships
 City Vision Internships is a program of the
nonprofit parachurch TechMission, which was
founded in 2000
 TechMission placed over 500 AmeriCorps
interns during 2004-13 in over 70 ministries
serving over 22,000 youth and matching over
68,000 volunteers (called TechMission Corps)
 Left AmeriCorps in 2013
◦ Due to increasing government restrictions on faith-
based organizations
◦ Renamed City Vision Internships

4. TechMission Programs
TechMission
City Vision
Internships
- About 50 sites
Christian
Volunteering.org
- UrbanMinistry.org
- ILS Nova GED
- Christians in Recovery
City Vision
University
- Addiction Studies
- Nonprofit Management
- Urban Missions
- Technology & Ministry
- Business Administration
Our Mission is to transform the world through Jesus, Justice and Technology

5. About City Vision University
 History: Started Rescue College in 1998 as a Program of AGRM,
DEAC Accreditation in 2005, Transferred to TechMission in 2008
 Degrees
◦ Bachelor’s in Nonprofit Management, Addictions Studies, Missions &
Business
◦ Master’s in Technology and Ministry
 Statistics
◦ 79% of receive Pell grants
◦ 67% graduation rate in 2013
◦ Cumulative 91% job placement rate
◦ Growing at 20% per year since 2008
 Low Cost
◦ Tuition $6,000/year undergrad and $10,800 grad, $3,500 for interns
◦ Cost is less than 95% of private nonprofit institutions (16th lowest Christian)
◦ CCCU Average Tuition: $24,355, Liberty University’s online tuition $12,882,
National average tuition $30,994

6. Types of Internships

7. You’ve Received an Offer: What’s Next
for Work Study Undergrad Interns
1. Enroll in City Vision College
◦ https://www.cityvision.edu/cart/checkout
◦ select payment Method: Organization will Pay
2. Complete our Financial Aid Process at:
http://www.cityvision.edu/cms/cv/city-vision-college-federal-student-aid-
procedures
◦ Complete http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and enter school
code of 041191
3. Register for courses at: www.cityvision.edu.
4. Coordinate start date with site
5. Sign internship contract with your site
◦ http://www.cityvisioninternships.org/sites/default/files/CityVisionInternContract.doc

8. For Free Tuition Undergrad Interns
 You must spend 15 hours per week studying on
site
◦ (can take lunch break out of this time)
◦ Recommend 3 hours per day
 You are required to make passing grades in
your courses to continue your internship
 You and your site director will receive
notifications for late assignments
 Interns not completing courses is one of the
main reasons people are dropped from the
internship

9. Steps for New Interns: What’s Next
for MBA Fellows
1. Apply for City Vision University Graduate (for year 1)
http://www.cityvision.edu/mtm-enroll?destination=cart/checkout
2. Coordinate start date with site
3. Sign up for City Vision Courses:
http://web.cityvision.edu/mtm
4. Sign internship contract with your site
◦ http://www.cityvisioninternships.org/sites/default/files/CityVisionInternContract.doc
5. Apply for Bakke University (for year 2)
◦ https://www.bgu.edu/prospective/apply
6. Complete BGU Financial Aid Process at:
http://www.bgu.edu/financial/financial_aid
◦ Complete http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and enter school code of
G31108
7. Register for courses at: www.bgu.edu

10. Internship Commitment
 Commitment is for at least one year, and may
be renewed upon mutual agreement of site and
intern
◦ Undergraduate interns may also choose to continue
with their site as a graduate intern if mutually
agreeable.
 Most interns will stay at the same site until they
graduate
◦ May request a relocation after one year, but this rarely
happens because it would require another site hiring
an intern

11. Academic Mentoring & Accountability
Responsibilities
 For undergrad work student and MBA interns, Each site
must appoint a staff (often their supervisor) to serve as
the intern’s academic mentor
◦ Will be given City Vision login and will receive email notifications
 Academic Mentor Responsibilities
◦ Ensure that intern is turning in assignments on time (treat not
completing homework like not completing work)
◦ Discuss what they are learning in their courses and when possible
try to find opportunities for them to gain related practical
experience
◦ Encourage intern in their academic progress
◦ Talk to intern about late homework notifications, and login to City
Vision system to monitor student progress if needed
◦ Discipline and dismissal if not taking academics seriously

12. Late Assignment Email Notification

13. Proctor Requirements
 A staff person at your ministry should apply to be a
proctor for your exams
◦ http://www.cityvision.edu/proctor-apply
◦ Often this is your Academic Mentor
◦ Proctor will then be given a password to access exams
 Proctor must be available when you take midterms and
final exams
◦ Will grant you access to online test
◦ Ensure that exam policies are followed (exams are closed book)
◦ Checks government issued ID
◦ Proctor submits the exam once student is done

14. Ensuring Financial Sustainability
 Many interns will qualify for food stamps
◦ Find link to apply at:
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/apply.htm
 Can fundraise as an urban Missionary from your church or using an
online fundraising tool for causes like FirstGiving.org to process your
donations.
 If you are a student be sure to apply for financial aid (Pell undergrad,
Loans Grad)
◦ Financial aid will be paid to intern as cash as we receive them
◦ Undergraduate interns cannot get the intern discount and take student
loans
 Housing stipend paid directly to landlord is not taxable
 You cannot take a second job.
 If health insurance is needed, see if you qualify for Medicaid or
state-sponsored health insurance for low-income individuals.

15. Communication with TechMission
 Your site supervisor is your supervisor, not
TechMission
◦ TechMission will avoid getting in the middle of conflict
 Exceptions
◦ Sites that work student interns more than the required
hours impairing their studies
◦ Sites that violate the law or terms of the internship
contract
◦ Sites that do not pay their fees to TechMission/City
Vision
◦ Sites with programs that end due to financial reasons
or that provide no supervision

16. Site Payments
 Site pays City Vision College $700 (or $1,000
for MBA interns) once an intern is placed on
site.
 Site continues to pay at $700 (or $1,000 for
graduate interns) 5 times increments on for a
total of $3,500/year (or $5,000/year for graduate
interns).
 If an intern does not complete the full year, then
the site only pays the fee up to the time intern
left.
 Site fee is the same regardless of the number of
courses an intern takes if any

17. Payment Due Dates
 Work Study Undergrad and Graduate Fellow Interns
◦ August 15
◦ October 15
◦ January 15
◦ March 15
◦ May 15
 Payment is for the intern not for tuition regardless of whether interns take
courses
 For, paid Interns, sites pay $1,000 on the first day and an additional
$1,000 after 3 months of service.
 Summer interns are for $300 for the first day of service

18. Intern Policies
 Work Study undergrad interns work structure
◦ 29 hours as an intern
◦ 16 hours for on site study and lunch breaks (sites may wave on-
site requirement for graduate interns)
◦ 45 hours of total time per week (9 hour days)
 Graduate Interns: 35 hours/week
 Paid Interns: 40 hours/week
 Interns follow sites sick, vacation & holiday policy
◦ If no policy exists, then we recommend that interns get 15
combined sick/vacation days
 Interns follow site policies unless those policies violate
the law or internship contract

19. Things to discuss with your supervisor
 Find out who is your supervisor / go-to person.
 If possible establish a regular schedule for serving
 Find out what is expected of you – talk about your job
description.
 Establish who you should go to for help.
 Ask what you should do if you’ll be late.
 Make sure to trade contact information.
 Ask about rules – especially those involving how to
interact with other staff and those you’re serving.
 Ask what makes a good intern.

20. A Good Intern is F.A.T.
 Faithful: Keep your commitments.
◦ Don’t think of yourself as “just” a volunteer. People are depending
on you!
◦ If you need to miss a session or will be late, call.
 Available
◦ Willing to do whatever is needed
◦ Expect to sacrifice
 Teachable
◦ Ask what people (staff, clients, the community) need instead of
assuming that you know
◦ Ask how you can be helpful instead of assuming you know
◦ Be flexible

21. Outcome Requirements
 We will provide a web form for interns to
complete every 6 months
◦ Estimates are fine as our intent is to minimize the
work on your end (1-2 hours) to compile outcomes
◦ Required for continuation in program
 In the program(s) your intern(s) is/are involved
in
◦ Number of program participants
◦ Number of volunteers
◦ End Outcome Estimates: grade promotion, graduation
rate, program completion rate, etc.

22. 4 Ways to Partner with City Vision
4. Get
Revenue
through
Discipleship
Study Groups
2. Employer
Paid Tuition
Discount
3. Credit
Partnerships for
Unaccredited
Ministry Training
1. City Vision
Internships
(Christian
AmeriCorps)
Four Partnership Options
All partners get a discount so tuition is only $3,500/year.

23. Questions
 E-mail info@cityvisioninternships.org
 Call: 617-282-9798