| FOUNDED: |
1968 |
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| REASON FOR ESTABLISHMENT: |
The need for immersive training of our managers to enable
them to work effectively in environments of tremendous change. |
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| ORIGINAL NAME: |
Urban Internship Program |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
A management-development program designed to attune senior-level
UPS managers to the increasingly complex needs of a diverse work force and
customer base. |
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| OBJECTIVE: |
To provide our managers an opportunity to become aware, gain
understanding, develop sensitivity, and get involved with our communities.
We do this by helping them to become more well-rounded individuals while
bridging the gap between corporations and society. |
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| TYPICAL ACTIVITIES: |
Interns serve meals to the homeless; help in halfway houses; work in AIDS centers; aid migrant farm workers; build
temporary houses and schools; and help teachers
manage children in a Head Start Program. |
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| LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP: |
Four weeks |
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| TRAINING MATERIALS: |
Interns complete a daily journal while at the internship |
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| NO. OF PARTICIPANTS (1968-2007): |
More than 1,300 senior managers |
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| COSTS OF PROGRAM: |
Approximately US$10,000 per participating employee |
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| TOTAL INVESTMENT (1968-2004): |
More than US$14 million |
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NON-PROFIT AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN CIP:
- Henry Street Settlement (New York City, N.Y., since 1968)
- Thankful Memorial Church (Chattanooga, Tenn., since 1977)
- Texas Enterprise for Housing Development (McAllen, Texas, since 1984)
- Cameron House (San Francisco, Calif., new for 2004)
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