Weeks 1-3

My internship at Big Brothers Big Sisters has been a wonderful learning experience. I have never worked in an office environment before, so it has been enlightening to say the least. The first week at the office I learned about Big Brothers Big Sisters and the history of the organization. I organized the marketing cabinet and familiarized myself with the marketing materials that have been put in place. In addition, I explored the computer I will be using for the rest of the semester and the previous files that are on it.

The second week I created a "twitter calendar." This included a list of posts that I will put on twitter every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until my internship ends. I also updated the Big Brothers Big Sisters account on Pintrest and saved marketing videos on Youtube.At the end of the week, I helped fundraise for Big Brothers by setting up a booth outside a restaurant to sell tickets for Pensacola's Beer Festival.

 The third week my supervisor had to stay home with her sick daughter one of the days I worked. Instead of sitting idle, I helped in the social work department at Big Brothers Big Sisters. This task involved filing, closing out matches, putting data into their corporate website, and emailing volunteers. The rest of the week I worked on marketing materials for the Corks and Canvases event in January. I created an excel work sheet for sponsor amenities, word document for a guest form, word document for sponsor information, and designed a gift certificate. In addition, I was allowed to sit in a marketing conference call between the different branches of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The first few weeks of my internship has been a humbling experience as I open myself up to new experiences.For example, before this internship I have never used Microsoft Excel before. However, I have taught myself to use it and utilize it almost on a daily basis.  In addition, it has opened my eyes to see the challenges that non-profit organizations face. It is encouraging to know that I am investing my time into such a wonderful organization that does so much for others.