Idealist.org: Your source for great non-profit internships!

Internships can offer you the opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in any given field. Sometimes your college will have internship postings through their Career Services office. At other institutions, faculty members help set students up with internships.

While these sources serve as great starting points for your internship hunt, there is another gem of a web site that boast hundreds of socially-responsible, mission-driven internships and fellowship that span the globe.

The star of the day goes to: http://www.idealist.org/

Taken directly from the web site, "Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founding in 1995, with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives. "

Here are a few key features that make this socially responsible site better than others:

1. You can search by area of focus: This could be anything from 'consumer protection' to 'disability issues.'
2. You can search through only paid internships if that is an issue: Many of the internships that we post are unpaid, and this can provide a huge barrier for some students.
3. Networking Capabilities: You have the ability to post your profile and connect with people across the world who share your same causes.

So get going....check out idealist.org and imagine the possibilities!