CONVERGENCE Q45 · INTERN ACADEMY
Learn with purpose.
Contribute with care.
Research, innovation, and mission operations — a complete pathway from your first day to work that others can carry forward.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Begin with purpose.
Opening your learning journey…
YOUR ROLE, IN PRACTICE
One role. Two distinct nonprofit missions.
Explore the role and the two missions
The Nonprofit Programs, Research, Innovation & Mission Operations Intern supports My Heart Spark Foundation, Inc., including the Heart Spark Research & Innovation Institute, and Convergence Quotient 45 Mission, Inc. This academy develops the shared skills through Convergence Q45 examples in spiritual formation, leadership, education, community engagement, and purposeful service.
Begin in your existing Welcome Hub.
Complete the current program onboarding and orientation steps, then use this academy for role learning. Your assigned project scope, access, and current program instructions guide participation.
THE LEARNING PATHWAY
Begin. Understand. Practice. Contribute.
18 modules
01Onboarding · 45 min
Your role, two missions, one accountable project
Explain the full nonprofit intern project cycle.
Open module
02Onboarding · 50 min
Workspace access and information stewardship
Use the established onboarding and workspace destinations.
Open module
03Onboarding · 50 min
Asynchronous learning and reliable progress
Turn an assignment into manageable milestones.
Open module
04Orientation · 65 min
Convergence Q45: formation, discernment, and purposeful service
Explain the Q45 themes in accessible, original language.
Open module
05Orientation · 65 min
Participant dignity, accessibility, and safeguarding
Design participation choices that respect different needs.
Open module
06Orientation · 70 min
Evidence, intellectual property, and responsible AI
Separate source claims, original interpretation, and AI assistance.
Open module
07Orientation · 60 min
Nonprofit accountability and project ownership
Distinguish preparation work from organizational authority.
Open module
08Skill training · 95 min
Research questions, source evaluation, and evidence synthesis
Create an answerable program research question.
Open module
09Skill training · 85 min
Community needs, opportunities, and partnership research
Distinguish documented needs from assumptions.
Open module
10Skill training · 95 min
Program design and a clear theory of change
Connect audience needs to activities and outcomes.
Open module
11Skill training · 100 min
Educational resources and accessible learning design
Turn an objective into a complete learning resource.
Open module
12Skill training · 90 min
Workshop and virtual program operations
Prepare a complete participant journey and delivery record.
Open module
13Skill training · 85 min
Communications, outreach resources, and mission storytelling
Write accurate audience-specific program communications.
Open module
14Skill training · 105 min
Digital innovation, user journeys, and quality assurance
Translate a program need into a bounded digital improvement.
Open module
15Skill training · 90 min
Grant opportunities, philanthropy, and funding research
Evaluate opportunity fit using current primary sources.
Open module
16Skill training · 110 min
Program evaluation, outcome reporting, and operational improvement
Define measures and denominators before interpreting results.
Open module
17Capstone and continuation · 180 min
Integrated capstone: from mission to an evaluated program
Integrate the role’s responsibilities into one coherent project.
Open module
18Capstone and continuation · 120 min
Operations dossier, portfolio, and sustainable continuation
Prepare the role-required operations dossier.
Open moduleMAKE THE LEARNING YOUR OWN
Explore. Decide. Build.
Practice, reflect, and leave a useful record.
Each module contains teaching, a worked example, an assignment, scoring criteria, reflection prompts, and five questions with explanations. The practice target is 80%. Saved quiz results and assignment evidence remain distinct; they support learning and feedback.
Save original work, public source notes, and synthetic exercises. Your learning record is associated with your signed-in account and available to authorized program administrators. Follow your assigned program channel for questions and support.