Megan Deevy, an environmental studies major with a concentration in conservation science and policy, interned with Reef Renewal a coral reef restoration nonprofit in Curaçao, through the Transforming Futures program. “Being able to physically add to the growth of the reef made a significant impact, and I could see how the work we were doing to restore corals was actually working,” she said. “But the most important thing I learned through this internship was actually the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes daily to keep a nonprofit working, like grant writing, fundraising, outreach, receipt tracking, and partnerships.”