Non-Profit Protégé Program

Are you interested in leading within a non-profit organization, or potentially starting your own? Each spring semester, the Student Engagement Office and the United Way of Story County co-sponsor the Non-Profit Protégé Program.

Undergraduate ISU students have the opportunity to walk in the shoes of an administrator of a local non-profit organization. Each protégé attends weekly meetings with their mentor throughout the semester. Protégés have opportunities to explore the non-profit world first hand by attending board meetings, experience staff and committee meetings, visit with potential financial donors, and witness the action-packed world of being a non-profit leader.

Get Started

Apply to the program here! 

Students must meet the following criteria to be selected for participation:

  • Be a full-time undergraduate student at Iowa State University in the Spring semester of the program.
  • Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Important Dates

Deadline to apply for the upcoming spring semester is Thursday, November 14th at 11:59pm.

Opportunity Type

  • Campus Leadership
  • Community Outreach and Projects
  • Creative/Technical
  • Service Learning
  • Volunteering

Skills and Competencies

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Creative Problem-Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Innovation
  • Intercultural Fluency
  • Leadership
  • Personal Development
  • Professional Development

Eligible Majors

  • Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
  • Agriculture and Life Sciences Exploration
  • Agricultural Communication
  • Agricultural and Rural Policy Studies
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Studies
  • Agricultural Systems Technology
  • Agronomy
  • Animal Ecology
  • Animal Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Culinary Food Science
  • Dairy Science
  • Diet and Exercise
  • Dietetics
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Food Science
  • Forestry
  • Genetics
  • Global Resource Systems
  • Horticulture
  • Industrial Technology
  • International Agriculture
  • Microbiology
  • Nursing
  • Nutritional Science
  • Seed Science

For Students In

  • First year
  • Second year
  • Third year
  • Fourth year and beyond

Semester Offered

  • Spring

Digital Badges Available

  • Internship Impact
  • Service Impact

Who to Contact