Nonprofit Research & Outreach

Discover impactful organizations, conduct interviews, and build the relationships that connect communities with nonprofits that need a voice.

The Experience

Through hands-on nonprofit research, Propelia students step beyond the boundaries of their own academic development and into the work that actually moves the world forward. And in doing so, they discover something that no classroom assignment has ever quite managed to teach: that the most meaningful research is always done in the service of something larger than yourself.

Research nonprofits

Identify and evaluate organizations aligned with Propeloia's mission areas.

Conduct interviews

Have real conversations with nonprofit staff to understand their work and impact.

Write outreach emails

Craft professional emails that open doors for partnerships and collaboration.

"I interviewed three nonprofits in my first month. It taught me more about professional communication than any class I'd taken."

— Past Propelia volunteer, Boston University