Apprenticeship Programs

The Apprenticeship Program and Fellowship Program focus on fostering the next generation of civic leaders, which is critical to BetaNYC’s mission. The Associates within BetaNYC’s Apprenticeship Program are early career individuals who are interested in gaining experience in public interest technology. As integral staff members of BetaNYC’s team, the Associates help run BetaNYC’s Fellowship programs, manage communications, and assist with data analysis, design, and web development to respond to Research and Data Assistance Requests (RADARs).

While contributing to BetaNYC’s work in supporting community boards to adopt new technologies and help to organize events, the Associates are also refining their skills and gaining exposure to NYC local government partners. Associates at BetaNYC emphasize on supporting the Fellowship with mapping, training, and mentoring the Civic Innovation Fellows or the Lab with data analysis, design, and visualization through RADARs.

Our commitment

As we foster the next generation of civic leaders, BetaNYC encourages the Associates to combine their diverse lived experiences with digital practices. Our goal is for Associates to build leadership, skills, and experiences through exposure to civic partnerships and public interest technology. We hope to mentor early career professionals into leaders with a life-long passion for improving civic technology.

The BetaNYC team conscientiously strives to enrich the professional experiences of Associates by providing opportunities to exercise event organization, project management, and contributing to research. We believe that exposure to collaborative partnerships and real-world research allows Associates to develop portfolio projects that exemplify meaningful impact with their data analysis, visualization, and design skills. BetaNYC cultivates a workplace environment that provides individual mentorship to Associates, and encourages leadership growth.

Fellowship Associates

Fellowship Associates perform critical work by working alongside BetaNYC staff  in participating in rigorous curriculum and resource development for the fellows, teaching workshops to fellows and the public, drafting external and internal  communications, data asset management, data analytics, researching municipal technology/data systems, and managing and mentoring new Civic Innovation Fellows.

Fellowship Associates are past and present CUNY students who, in their fellowship year with us, demonstrated professional abilities in communicating effectively, managing tasks independently, and acquiring and applying skills from our civic coursework.

Lab Associates

Lab Associates come from diverse backgrounds, and are trained with a range of technical skills to assist with responding to BetaNYC’s Research and Data Assistance Requests (RADARs). With skills ranging from data analysis and visualization to design and web development, Lab Associates thrive in the opportunity to contribute to RADAR projects with hands-on experience that complements their field of study. As students, recent graduates, and early career professionals, Lab Associates are instrumental in generating research, analyzing data, designing websites, maintaining digital tools, leading training, and developing new projects. Lab Associates sharing their knowledge with community board members, Borough Presidents, Council staff, and the public, while honing their own technical skills further.