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Nonprofit Sector News seeks Fall 2026 Interns

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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Boston-based nonprofit helps women in need with beauty products from myriad brands

By Dane Claussen •
Boston-based nonprofit helps women in need with beauty products from myriad brands

By Grace van Duyn
Nonprofit Sector News
August 2, 2026

In a state with no shortage of nonprofit organizations, Give n’ Glow, based in Boston, Mass., is carving out a unique space by using beauty products and services to restore confidence and dignity for women in need.

Founded in 2023, by Northeastern University student Samantha Asprelli, Give n’ Glow began with only 56 donated beauty products. It has since grown into an organization that has served more than 42,000 women across Massachusetts and established partnerships with more than 20 beauty brands. Through curated beauty experiences and product donations, Give n’ Glow supports women living in homeless shelters, healthcare centers, domestic violence safe havens and addiction recovery facilities.

“Makeup doesn't make you beautiful but it can make you feel beautiful,” Asprelli said. “We want to unlock that potential in women to see themselves as more than just the circumstances they're in and see themselves as women who are growing, learning and healing.”

The idea for Give n’ Glow came to Asprelli during her freshman year at Northeastern. Amid the uncertainty of starting college, she found that putting on her favorite piece of jewelry and doing her makeup before leaving her dorm gave her an immediate sense of confidence. This daily ritual inspired her to help women experiencing hardship feel the same sense of self-worth.

Rather than simply distributing donated products, Give n’ Glow creates personalized beauty experiences. Its programs include pop-up beauty shops that recreate the experience of browsing stores like Sephora inside nonprofit organizations, makeover events for holidays and special occasions, beauty workshops that teach skincare and makeup routines and bulk beauty kit
distributions.

One organization benefiting from Give n’ Glow’s work is Victory Programs, another
Massachusetts nonprofit that provides housing, recovery services and support for individuals experiencing homelessness, addiction and chronic health conditions.

“I think going the extra mile and just making a person feel like a person is just very very impactful,” said Emily Julien, the community engagement manager at Victory Programs. Earlier this year, Give n’ Glow partnered with one of Victory Programs’ recovery homes for women recovering from substance use disorders by bringing volunteer makeup artists and donated beauty products to the home.

During the event, Julien recalled that one resident became emotional while getting her makeup done.

“She started crying,” Julien said. “She FaceTimed her sister and said it was the first time she'd ever had her makeup done and how beautiful she felt.”

For Julien, moments like these demonstrate the organization’s impact beyond beauty products and routines.

“I really feel like Give n’ Glow is the only organization in Massachusetts, maybe even broader than that, that provides the services they’re providing,” she said.

While these individual transformations define the organization’s mission, Give n’ Glow is now focused on expanding its reach and building long-term sustainability.

“Give n’ Glow no longer wants to question when the next donation is coming in…we don’t want to question who’s the next makeup artist that’s going to sign up to come into a homeless shelter,” said Asprelli.

Looking ahead, Asprelli hopes that the organization will become that state’s primary nonprofit for beauty-based support services.

She explained, “In the next five years, Give n’ Glow wants to be an established nonprofit in Massachusetts that is known to be called on for the beauty needs of the women that nonprofits serve.”