Interns are students to apply their education through practical experience with Chicago Land's non-profit community. They are closely related. Both involve giving to a cause or effort that inspires you.
Internships are specific to students and career-related experience.
Volunteer opportunities are open to everyone and may involve any of a spectrum of tasks and responsibilities. Both volunteers and interns are vital to ChicagoLand's non-profit organizations. An internship is excellent preparation for a career in the non-profit sector or in the corporate world. As an intern, your non-profit experience should focus on your field of study. For example, if you are studying marketing, your internship should focus on marketing issues within the organization.