Nonprofit Sector News (https://nonprofit-sector-news.ghost.io/), a nonprofit news organization founded in 2020, seeks part-time journalism interns for Fall Term 2026 after relaunching in May 2026. We produce original journalism (news & features) on nonprofits nationwide and provide that news (a la news service), free to the public and other U.S. news media through a website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, and local news sites nationwide. Emailed newsletters of NSN content, one version for journalists, one for the public, are planned. (Note: NSN is not a trade publication for nonprofit employees or boards, unlike Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nonprofit Quarterly, Nonprofit Times, etc., nor, unlike the Associated Press, does it focus on philanthropists).
Interns choose their beats and must propose story ideas. Interns work only from home and/or their campus, conducting background research/interviews using phones, email, Zoom, etc., Internet searches, and website visits. Students: are given introductory training about covering nonprofits, receive editing/feedback on their writing, ask NSN questions as they work, and should suggest news media that their stories be sent to.
Interns must be highly motivated, persistent, resourceful, and self-disciplined; journalism experience required. NSN fully cooperates with universities that can award academic credit. (We’re a startup nonprofit, so internships are unpaid, at least now. Sorry.) Interns may use NSN Editor Dr. Dane S. Claussen as a reference depending on performance. NSN is especially interested in nonprofits found in almost every U.S. community (Rotary, Goodwill, animal shelters, chambers of commerce, churches, nonprofit colleges/schools, etc.); nonprofits affecting every American (ACLU, League of Women Voters, etc.); nonprofits serving minorities, women, LGBTQ communities, youth, and immigrants; nonprofits of particular interest to younger Americans; and labor unions. Digital/print journalism students should send to NSN an application letter, a resume (include at least two journalism references: professors and/or editors)—as email attachments—and scans of, or links to, your best three stories published/posted in professional and/or student news media.
An application letter must state why you want to intern for NSN and several story ideas only about nonprofits. Applications are reviewed immediately. Internships ideally start at the beginning of fall semester or fall quarter, as applicable. Apply to: Dr. Dane S. Claussen, Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief, at nonprofitsectornews@gmail.com.
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