Teens In Public Service

Are you a nonprofit organization, or do you know a nonprofit that could use the support of a summer intern? We're excited to announce that the TIPS 2025 Nonprofit Partner Application is now open! Our high school interns are young leaders passionate about service and community engagement, and we would love to place them at your nonprofit at no cost to you and your org. Head to https://lnkd.in/g-89sbZr for more information on what partnership with TIPS entails, partnership FAQs, and the link to our application . Applications are due Monday, April 7th, 2025 - email apply@teensinpublicservice.org with any questions that you may have. We look forward to partnering together this summer!

What a year it's been! We are excited to share the Teens in Public Service 2024 Impact Report, live now on the TIPS website. As we reflect on our biggest year yet, we are filled with gratitude and excitement for 2025! Head to the TIPS website (teensinpublicservice.org) to view our Impact Report, and stay tuned as we begin preparing for our 29th summer of empowering young community leaders.

Check it out! Over the past 10 months, TIPS has been incredibly lucky to work with talented Interaction Design students - now graduates - from California College of the Arts. As part of their Social Lab project, these students support a nonprofit organization with their program’s story-telling through visual design. We are so grateful for the thoughtful, creative way the CCA team approached TIPS and our history, and we are excited to share that their collateral will now live permanently on the TIPS website! You can view two of their designs on TIPS’ Mission & About page, along with our most recent blog post — and there’s more to come, soon! Thank you so much, Gayatri Tawde, Eeshani Barve, Ford Minton, and Divyanshi R.!!

TIPS' Annual Fall Luncheon was last Friday, and we want to extend a huge THANK YOU to our supporters. We are thrilled to share that we raised over $250,000 toward empowering a future generation of service-minded leaders! Attendees heard from our superstar alumni MCs, Nardos Assefa and Elias Ng, our nonprofit partners at Seward Park Audubon Center, TIPS' Co-Founder, Maureen Brotherton, and TIPS' Board Chair, Hans Juhl. We were also excited to bring back our Alumni Leadership Award, which went to 2001 alumni, Nathaniel Olsen - incredibly well-deserved. Our Luncheon is an annual reminder of how grateful we are to be able to do the work we do and for the community that supports TIPS' mission. Our funding is a direct investment in future interns' summer experiences and growth as community leaders. THANK YOU for your generous contributions and for joining us in our mission - we could not do it without you! We cannot wait to continue supporting teen leaders in summer 2025. Head to our blog (https://lnkd.in/gPF2AAr3) for more pictures from the event - courtesy of Nicholas Escote!

It's finally here!! If you are a high school student passionate about community engagement and want a summer filled with impactful work, you can now apply to the 2025 Teens in Public Service Internship Program. A TIPS internship experience provides you with real-life work experience at a nonprofit in the Greater Puget Sound region. Our nonprofit partners range from museums to advocacy groups to summer camps, food banks, nature preserves, and more! Head to https://lnkd.in/gPMwmHFn to learn all about our 2025 Intern Application, including eligibility requirements and FAQs. Applications are due March 3rd, 2025, and if you have questions, you can email apply@teensinpublicservice.org. We cannot wait to see your applications, soon!

We wish to cordially invite you to “Mapping Our Impact,” Teens In Public Service’s Annual Fall Luncheon! This past summer, TIPS provided 75 high school interns with meaningful work experiences at 60 nonprofit partner sites. Collectively, these incredible young leaders supported their nonprofits with over 11,000 hours of community-centered work. At our Luncheon, we will reflect on the growth of this amazing organization and look towards how we will expand our impact throughout the greater Puget Sound.?Join us by using the following link to register: https://lnkd.in/gXmhbMQq?Tickets start at $100 each.

We’re excited to welcome a new member to the TIPS Team! Erin M. Escobar joined as our new Program & Development Associate last week, bringing great enthusiasm and passion for youth development. Erin comes to us with a vast background in teaching and education all over the Greater Puget Sound and in California. She’s worked with all ages, pre-K through college, and strives to make spaces that are inclusive of everyone in the room. In addition to teaching, Erin has held roles in membership coordination and development, and she hopes to utilize her illustrious background to help carry out TIPS’ mission of providing young leaders with an impactful experience. Head to the latest TIPS Blog Post (https://lnkd.in/gPF2AAr3) where we get to know Erin, as well as our new ED, Geoff, a bit more!

Believe it or not, today marks the final day of the 2024 TIPS Internship Program! We have had such a fantastic summer working with our high school interns and nonprofit partners. Each year truly brings so much joy and encouragement from the passion these young leaders have for impacting their communities. TIPS considers it such a privilege to provide this opportunity, and we are so grateful for the hard work put in this summer - over 11,000 hours of it! Lucky for us, you can hear more about each interns' reflections on their experience by heading to the TIPS website: https://lnkd.in/gf_9N4r8. Thank you interns; we are so excited to continue seeing you grow!

After an extensive search, the TIPS Board is thrilled to appoint Geoff Ball, as the new TIPS Executive Director. Geoff has led organizations of all sizes while focusing much of his career on Youth Development. Upon arriving in Seattle from his home on the East Coast, he had the great fortune of Directing YMCA Camp Orkila. When asked about his “why” for joining the TIPs team, Geoff shared his excitement for the mission and becoming part of such a homegrown organization with an extensive, and fabulous history developing leaders and serving the greater Seattle community. We are excited for the youth development, fundraising, and operational expertise Geoff will bring to our incredible team and to our TIPS programming! -- Image description: Text reading "Welcome, Geoff" at top of screen, with a headshot of Geoff in middle, circular frame. Two faded circular decals to each side of Geoff's headshot.

Our 2024 TIPS Interns are incredible!! Check out this recent essay written by Raika R., currently a TIPS intern at Holocaust Center for Humanity, and a student Interlake Senior High School. ??