About Driving Forward

Driving Forward Vision

Every college student in America should have an equal opportunity to achieve their career objectives and create a better future for themselves and their communities.  

Driving Forward Mission

Driving Forward empowers first-generation and under-resourced college students to successfully transition from college to a meaningful career through a supportive professional development, mentorship, and experiential learning community. 

Core Values

  • Impact: We strive to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students by providing them with the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to succeed. We pay it forward by sharing our experiences, expertise, and networks to help our students achieve their goals. 

  • Inclusivity: We believe in creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all our students, alumni, volunteers, staff, and partners. We recognize and celebrate the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that enrich our community. 

  • Integrity: We uphold the highest standards of integrity, honesty, and transparency in all our actions and interactions. We honor our commitments and hold ourselves accountable for our words and actions. 

  • Integration: We believe in a supportive and empowering community of students, alumni, volunteers, staff, and partners working together towards a common goal. We believe in the power of collaboration and teamwork to achieve our mission.  

Our Programs

 All of our student-centric programs offer ways to gain core business skills through:

  • Training

  • Case study work

  • Networking

Driving Forward interns work through their own professional development and business-focused course work. 

Our success is largely due to our talented volunteers. Whether working with interns or behind-the-scenes, the vast experience they bring to each internship may help our interns land their first job. 

If you’d like to join us, please sign up to volunteer.

Virtual Internships

We run virtual internship programs that offer as close to an onsite internship opportunity as possible.  What sets us apart is our programs fully work in virtual settings. 

At this time, our Driving Forward programs run seasonally throughout the year.  Our interns, from many schools and cities across the U.S., work in small virtual groups to solve today's real business issues in a cross-functional way.

While partnering with our volunteers, they research and pitch Capstone case studies on how a company or product can survive and thrive during COVID-19.  View internship program details.