Pay Our Interns Sends Letter to Senators Calling for Funding of State Department Interns
1011, 2021

Pay Our Interns Sends Letter to Senators Calling for Funding of State Department Interns

Today, Pay Our Interns sent a letter to key Senators, calling for funding for State Department Interns to be included in Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills. This request comes on the heels of support for the funding from the House, and recommendations made by Congress’s 2017 Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, which released a 2020 report recommending all federal government interns be paid to “expand the socioeconomic diversity of interested applicants

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2910, 2021

Pay Our Interns Calls on Senate to Support Funding for White House and State Department Interns

Instead of a how-to post this Friday, we call on YOUR support to ensure the Senate funds internships for White House and State Department interns. Earlier in 2021, Pay Our Interns partnered with members of Congress to include funding to pay interns at the White House and the State Department in Congressional spending. But when the Senate released its budget, the funding was no longer in the spending bill. We

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1910, 2021

Pay Our Interns Launching New Push for Paid Internships to Be Included in Upcoming Federal Budget and Advance Goal of Attracting Talent to Public Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Tuesday, October 19th Contact: Jess Huang, Jess@payourinterns.org, ‪(949) 438-3563‬ Pay Our Interns Launching New Push for Paid Internships to Be Included in Upcoming Federal Budget and Advance Goal of Attracting Talent to Public Service WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Pay Our Interns (POI) announced a major new push for paid federal internships to be included in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 federal budget. The effort is supported by

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1310, 2021

POI is hiring a legislative fellow!

ICYMI: Pay Our Interns is hiring a legislative fellow to work with our Federal Affairs Manager. If you’re: Interested in legislation and public policy, Eager to hone your research skills, Ready to practice your skills with talking to Members of Congress/working on the Hill Start here: https://payourinternsnow.typeform.com/to/Efw9NOr7

0810, 2021

POI is hiring a Communications Fellow!

Happy Friday! We’re looking for a Communications Fellow interested in developing their digital background, including expanding on creating on social media content and working on developing media pitches. You’d work with the Communications Manager in support of POI’s goals, and developing your own communication skills! To apply, please visit the application form.

2909, 2021

Pay Our Interns Announces Joint Initiative with Rep. Cárdenas and Congressional Offices to Call on Department of Labor to Ensure Oversight of Internship Economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 29th, 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Pay Our Interns (POI) announced a joint initiative with the offices of Rep. Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) and thirty-six other Congressional offices, calling on the Department of Labor to ensure oversight of the internship economy.  The initiative originated through the Pay Our Interns “Protect Interns” campaign, and calls on the Department of Labor (DOL) to create reporting requirements for unpaid internships.

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2409, 2021

Introducing Friday POI Resources:

We’re expanding our Friday posts to include POI resources for interns! Across our social media platforms and the website, we’ll be posting blog posts, job tips and more, almost every Friday. Today’s post starts on Instagram, and it’s a carousel of tips on how to write your perfect cover letter. Click through to learn more!