Our Work Placement Partners
Our Work Placement Partners are a vital and much-valued part of the Washington Ireland Program supporter community. Each summer, they provide participants in our Emerging Leaders Program with a high-profile work placement opportunity in Washington DC, offering hands-on learning, invaluable insights, and numerous opportunities for leadership development. They also offer a unique six-week remote project for participants in our WIP Academy.
Our Work Placement Partners come from a wide variety of sectors. Previous placements have included Capitol Hill Offices, businesses, PR firms, research laboratories, non-profits, and advocacy organizations.
Become a WIP Work Placement Partner
If your organization is based in the Washington DC area and you would like to find out more about becoming a WIP Work Placement Partner, please contact us today at office@wiprogram.org
Our Service Partners
Our Service Partners are a cornerstone of our Emerging Leaders programs, offering exceptional insights into service in a US setting and embodying WIP’s core principles of service and leadership. They are also at the core of the AMBIT learning experience.
As community-based organizations tackling a range of difficult societal and community-based issues across the Washington DC area, they provide WIP participants with a unique perspective on the kinds of complex societal issues impacting communities in the US, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.
Become a WIP Service Partner
If your organization is based in Washington DC and you would like to find out more about becoming a WIP Service Partner, please contact us today at office@wiprogram.org
Host Family Partners
The WIP host family experience is a fundamental aspect of the Emerging Leaders Program and a major highlight of the WIP experience for many participants.
Each summer our Host Families take our participants into their homes and families, offering a unique insight into what it is like to live in the Washington DC area, not just to visit. Providing a ‘home from home’, our Host Family Partners also ensure our participants gain a deeper understanding of US culture and are integrated into local community life. WIP students and host families often form connections that last long after the program has ended and some host families have been part of the WIP supporter community for over 20 years.
Become a WIP host family
If you believe you would like to support the aims of the Washington Ireland Program by becoming a host family, please contact office@wiprogram.org, and a member of our team will be in touch.WIP Academy Work Placement Partners
Within the WIP Academy, participants are provided with a unique eight-week remote project during which they work alongside one of our Work Placement Partners. Working in small teams, these curated projects focus on delivering a positive social impact and help our participants sharpen their skills through teamwork, CV and presentation workshops, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
Previous partners have included Amy Dacey (Sine Institute, American University), Jess O’Connell (NEWCO Strategies), Rachel Powell (Education Authority) and Sean Fitzsimons (Disability Activist).
Become a WIP Academy Work Placement Partner
If your organization is based in the Washington DC area and you would like to find out more about becoming a WIP Work Placement Partner with our Academy Program, please contact us today at office@wiprogram.org
WIP Academy Community Partners
WIP Academy participants also hear from senior community leaders from Northern Ireland, Ireland, and the United States. Alongside WIP mentors, leaders from established and innovative community organizations help our participants to grow, reflect, and boost their knowledge and confidence levels.
Become a WIP Academy Community Partner
If your organization is based in Washington DC and you would like to find out more about becoming a WIP Academy Community Partner, please contact us today at office@wiprogram.org