https://www.zsr.org/non-profit-internship
Summer internships offer a crucial pathway to future employment for the next generation of nonprofit leaders. However, the universality of unpaid internships in the nonprofit sector create financial hurdles for students to participate in experiential learning.
In an effort to diversify the pool of young nonprofit professionals in North Carolina, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation established the Non-Profit Internship Program (NPIP) in 2011. Since 2011, the program has awarded paid internship opportunities to more than 200 Pell grant-eligible college and university students enrolled in four-year institutions across the state. This year, the program will continue through a collaboration of funders to offer paid internships for the summer of 2023.
Funders involved in the collaboration in 2023 include:
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Foundation for a Healthy High Point
Reidsville Area Foundation
Weaver Foundation
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation