As a non-profit intern, your duties will vary depending upon the size and type of the organization you are working for. The general rule of thumb seems to be the smaller the organization, the greater the responsibility. Smaller non-profits have limited staffs, so they rely on interns and volunteers to take on a variety of duties and roles. The Boston Globe is a good example of a major publication with a well-established internship program. Receiving academic credit for an unpaid inter nship is common.
Most interns have a broad background in art history.
Interns assist the Education Department of the Cloisters, the branch museum of the Met dedicated to the art of medieval Europe, by conducting gallery workshops for day campers and developing a public gallery talk. The Boston Globe is a good example of a major publication with a well-established internship program. Most interns work as general assignment reporters in the Metro section. In addition to the hands-on experience, interns benefit from meetings with editors and the intern supervisor, and a weekly seminar series on issues in journalism. Internships are not open to students the summer after graduation.