by POI Administrator | Oct 18, 2023 | In the News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2023Contact:Seth Nelson for Pay Our Internsseth@frontwoodstrategies.com Pay Our Interns Co-Founder and Executive Director Carlos Mark Vera to Step Down After 7 Years Since 2016 founding, Pay Our Interns has radically transformed the...
by Carlos Vera | Oct 18, 2023 | In the News
Exactly seven years ago, I co-founded Pay Our Interns (POI). Founded is a generous term; it was a campaign on Facebook run by two college dropouts, Guillermo and me. We had no money, jobs, or degrees to fall back on. We did have grit, an arc towards justice, and a...
by POI Administrator | Apr 25, 2023 | In the News
Today was the day! Pay Our Interns joined the Office of Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath as AB 266 went in front of the Higher Education Committee. Watch the full hearing...
by POI Administrator | Apr 3, 2023 | In the News
Reps. Smith and Moulton Lead Colleagues in Effort to Guarantee House Interns Earn a Livable Wage April 3, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) are leading an effort to guarantee interns in the...
by POI Administrator | Mar 21, 2023 | In the News
By Justin Papp Posted March 21, 2023 at 1:24pm A bipartisan coalition of 25 advocacy groups, think thanks and individuals is warning of a “crisis for staff” if Republicans roll back discretionary spending that had boosted pay for House staffers. Republicans are...
by POI Administrator | Mar 20, 2023 | In the News
We joined 25+ other organizations to sign a letter to House appropriators urging them to retain Member Representational Allowances funding to its FY 2023 level. Thank you to Demand Progress for leading this effort.
by POI Administrator | Mar 15, 2023 | In the News
Our Executive Director Carlos Mark Vera, will be taking part in a panel on how to modernize Congress on March 22nd! Please RSVP here.
by POI Administrator | Feb 15, 2023 | In the News
Green 2.0 Fellow Jasmine Guevara sits down with Carlos Mark Vera, Co-Founder of Pay Our Interns, to discuss how unpaid internships perpetuate socioeconomic barriers and what can be done to create more equitable employment opportunities. You can listen to the podcast...
by POI Administrator | Feb 10, 2023 | In the News
What’s better than a conference full of students, who are passionate about public policy? We were very lucky to take part in the Center for Social Innovation’s conference today, where we were able to meet hundreds of students who wanted to learn about our...
by POI Administrator | Jan 25, 2023 | In the News
We’re joining Symba and Pequity! Here’s what we’re discussing: Average and competitive intern wages by role When to offer intern raises and how to acquire the necessary budget How to attract interns with compelling benefits You can sign up to join...
