Nonprofit Organizations: Unpaid Internships

Welcome to “Nonprofit Organizations: Unpaid Internships,” a video lesson intended to help nonprofits create a formal internship program and remain compliant with the law. This lesson is the sixth of eight in the “Nonprofit Organizations” video course, which covers key strategies for growing and running your nonprofit so it can achieve its mission. First, this lesson describes how to gauge who the primary beneficiary is in the employer-intern relationship. Then, it goes through several steps for establishing a successful program for unpaid interns. However, this is not official legal advice, so contact a lawyer who specializes in this type of labor law for more information. (Keywords: non-profit, not-for-profit, Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA)