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Non-Profit Internships & Volunteer Positions

Non-profit internships and volunteer positions available both nationally and internationally for people with a focus on making a difference who want to change their communities and the world.
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Donorschoose.org Helps Teachers Equip Their Classrooms

Donorschoos.org is a nonprofit organization that seeks donations to help teachers equip their classrooms for projects they'd like to introduce to students.

Ways You Can Afford to do an Unpaid Internship

If you can't afford to do an unpaid internship perhaps several of these strategies and techniques will help you to find funding.

2012 About.com Readers' Choice Award for Finding Internships Abroad

Nominate and vote for 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Award for Best Sites for Finding Internships Abroad.

A Sampling of AmeriCorps Summer Programs

AmeriCorps offers many year round and summer programs for college students, new graduates, and others who are interested in volunteering, giving back and making a difference in the local community or nation.

Internships on Green Jobs & Home Energy Efficiency

Civic Works offers internship focused on green jobs and home energy efficiency in the Baltimore, MD, area.

Bank of America's Student Leaders Program

Bank of America's Student Leadership Program provides opportunities for high school students to become involved in working to build better communities in the U.S. and UK.

Thousands of Volunteer Opportunities Exist

Thousands of volunteer opportunities exist for those interested in doing community service, national and international volunteering.

Volunteering – What’s All the Hype?

Volunteering to a worthwhile cause brings people a tremendous sense of satisfaction. As people contribute their time and energy to their communities or national and worldwide causes, they can't help but make the world a better place in which to live for all of us.

Successful Corporate Job Shadowing Program

AT&T teams up wth Junior Achievement to provide a very successful job shadowing programfor hig school students.

Junior Achievement Educates Students

Junior Achievement consists of thousands of volunteers who work hard to teach and educate high school students on ways to become successful in the future. Junior Achievement teams up with AT&T to offer a very successful job shadowing program.

The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Studio Museum in Harlem offers internship opportunities in curatorial, Curatorial (Project Assistant), and Director's Office Internships.

Internships with The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club offers a variety of internship opportunities for those interested in conservation and the environment.

Summer Jobs with The Fresh Air Fund

The Fresh Air Funds offers numerous opportunities for young people to work with children from low-income families from the New York City area.

The Student Conservation Association Internships

Paid environmental and conservation internships offered for students throughout the USA.

Idealist.org ~ Action Without Borders

Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.

Environmental Careers Organization

For those interested in an environmental work assignment with a nonprofit organization.

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) leads the Nation in research on linkages of land and water ecosystems in the coastal zone, and provides society with knowledge to meet critical environmental challenges in the 21st century.

International Volunteer Programs Association

The International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA) is an alliance of non-governmental organizations involved in international volunteer work and internship exchanges.

Internship and Volunteer Opportunities Abroad

Global Vision International offers internships and volunteer opportunities numerous work related experiences South Africa, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Thailand, Laos, Ecuador and Kenya.

The Southern Poverty Law Center

The Southern Poverty Law Center offers internship opportunities for second year law students seeking an opportunity to make a difference in promoting human rights for all.

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