Partner Nonprofit Application
PULSE invites talented university graduates to partner with Pittsburgh nonprofits for a year of service and leadership. Partner nonprofits receive a university graduate to serve in their organization to create, improve and/or expand services to local residents.
PULSE provides our nonprofit partners with:
- A PULSE fellow serving for eleven months, 35 hours per week (from the beginning of September until the end of July) at their organization
- Further development of a PULSE fellow through regular personal and professional development (weekly seminar on Wednesday afternoon from 1-5pm, two retreats, mentoring, etc.) to further develop them with the skills they need to succeed
- A simple agreement with PULSE for the fellow's services (PULSE covers employer tax liablities, health insurance, payroll expenses, etc. - a significant savings to a full-time employee)
Partner nonprofits provide:
- A positive work expeirence that supports the PULSE fellow, providing thhem with professional mentorship, guidance and direction
- A well-definited position with clear job description, responsibilities, objectives and goals
- A commitment to orient, supervise and evaluate the PULSE fellow
- A monthly stipend (contracted with PULSE) to cover expenses
Fellows serve in a wide variety of ways at different nonprofits, from environmental to social service, the arts to community development, from large nonprofits to small start-ups. PULSE works to identify a good fit for both Fellow and Nonprofit Partner. Over the last 19 years, we've partnered with over 100 different Pittsburgh nonprofits.
Steps in the Nonprofit Partner Process:
- Learn more about PULSE by reading our Parnter General Information sheet.
- Ask questions about the program to our Executive Director or current/past nonprofit partners.
- Download, fill out and upload our Partner Nonprofit application.
- Conduct neutral-site interview with several PULSE fellows that might be a good match based upon your organizational/staffing needs.
- Rank the PULSE fellows and decide if you want to extend an offer (and to who(m))
- PULSE fellows will interview several Partner Nonprofits and rank them. If there is a match, we move forward. If not, we try again next year. NOTE: PULSE does not guarentee PULSE fellows at Parnter Nonprofit sites, but we do try and find good fits based upon fellow interest.
- Welcome fellow(s) as they start their term of service at your organization.
Our partnership runs from September 2nd, 2014 to July 24th, 2015. We look forward to journeying with you.
