글쓴이 인데, 혹시나 궁금해하실 분들을 위해 도움이 될까하고 올려봐요.. 다른 학교 홈피(UMASS at Dartmouth)에서 퍼온거에요
Usually volunteering is very satisfying personally, even though you are not being paid for it.
You are helping people who may have fewer advantages in life.
Besides the good feeling you get from helping, it’s a great way to network with people who share your interests.
You may also gain valuable experience or even professional contacts for the future.
You are not required to obtain special permission for this service, even though international students do need written approval for most instances of off-campus activity. This is because of the nature of what you will be doing, rather than the fact that you are not earning a salary or getting any kind of compensation.
Asking yourself these questions may help, if you’re not sure the activity is truly volunteer:
Is the service I’m providing charitable or humanitarian in nature?
Am I free of pressure from the employer to accept no pay?
Is my type of service usually paid for by the organization, or am I taking a paid job away from somebody else?
Am I expecting that my volunteer service now will result in a good job for me later with this organization?
Am I volunteering at a for-profit company or organization?
If you can answer “yes” to the first two questions and “no” to the last three questions, then your service is in the volunteer category.
출처 https://www.umassd.edu/international_students/information-for-f-1-and-j-1-students/student-employment/volunteering-unpaid-internships-and-start-ups/
CPT 없이는 돈도 못받고, 인턴쉽을 한다해도 공식적인 인턴쉽이 안되기 때문에 공식 경력도 안되고, 그렇다면 꼭 CPT 없이 뭘 할 이유가 없어지게 됩니다. 무보수라고 하더라고 잠재적으로 미국인의 employment 기회를 빼앗는 포지션이라면 고용주 입장에서 CPT가 필요하게 되기 때문입니다. 자세한건 학교에 물어보는게 나을거 같아요.