CivicAction might have cool activist reality shows for you this summer. I had a good DFE experience with them, and they definitely sport an encouraging work environment, which is key when learning about technology.

I am a CIC alum and currently work as the knowledge manager for a NGO in Davis, CA. We work in the fields of education and microfinance. I have several projects that SI students may be interested. These could be DFEs or summer internships. I may at some point be able to spin some of them into actual positions at some point. Here are some examples that I came up with off the top of my head.

1. Technical website usability, architecture and re-design: We have a 3 layer portal that serves as a digital library, an internal document repository and a collaboration space for teams. It was implemented very hastily with not a lot of consideration about the usability. I need help figuring out what needs to be done with it. The current site can be found at: http://www.ffhtechnical.org