The Borgen Project reviews

They will literally hire anyone. If you have a pulse you will get hired. The only thing they want is for more people to spread the word for them, they're not actually interested in your individual work. The tasks are extremely uninteresting and you're working for no pay. They basically just hire thousands of intern-thirsty students around the country to all do the same tasks and the only thing you get out of it is an internship on your resume that nobody knows about

While I respect the cause that the Borgen Project is fighting for, I do not respect what they expect from their interns. At first glance, it all seems very manageable. However, before the interview took place, I looked into the company and found expectations that were not stated in the job description posting. You're required to fundraise a minimum of $500 during the course of your three-month internship. In order to make sure that you are actively trying to achieve this lofty goal, you are required to write 15 letters (at least) and send them to their headquarters in Seattle so that they can send them out to your family and friends. They state that if you do not raise that amount, your internship will not receive credit and be marked "incomplete". However, they'll still gladly publish the 34 articles you're also required to write, which I think is BS. Additionally, you're required to email and call your Senators and Congress Reps (weekly), post information to your personal social media pages, call the White House, and write/email the White House, to name a few things.