Where can I learn about job openings and working in the nonprofit sector?
Finding a nonprofit job is like finding a job in any other industry. Some resources to get you started:
- Your professional, personal, and social networks
- The organizations you would like to work for. Search guidestar.org by keyword and geography to find nonprofit organizations near you working on issues you care about.
- Nonprofit job web sites, including Candid's Philanthropy News Digest job board
- Nonprofit professional associations, such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Career Center
- Professional associations for your chosen field or specialty
- Your state's nonprofit association
- Popular job search engine sites, filtered by keywords such as "nonprofit"
If you are considering transitioning to the nonprofit sector, here is a blog to help change careers.
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Staff-recommended websites
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Candid's Philanthropy News Digest
Nonprofit Jobs
Candid's job board features current full-time job openings at U.S. foundations, grantmaking public charities, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.
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Impact Opportunity
Impact Opportunity Job Board
Provides job listings at nonprofits, social enterprises, CSR, B Corps, government, and other mission-focused organizations. (When Bridgespan's job board closed in 2021, listings were migrated over to Impact Opportunity.)
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National Council of Nonprofits
State Nonprofit Data & Reports
This interactive map provides nonprofit data by state, including employment, revenues, expenses, assets, and contributions. When available, it also provides links to the latest state-level report on the nonprofit sector, and to the state association's most recent nonprofit salary survey/compensation & benefits report and nonprofit job board.
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Idealist
Search for nonprofit jobs and internships by keyword and location. The site also has a “grad schools” tab to search for graduate degree opportunities. Founded in 1995, Idealist is a nonprofit.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Jobs.Philanthropy.com
Provides a searchable list of current job openings in nonprofits along with related tools and resources for job seeking and career success in the nonprofit sector.
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Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
AFP Career Center
AFP Career Center bills itself as "the premier recruitment resource for the fundraising profession."
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Council on Foundations
Career Center
Council on Foundations' resource for finding and filling jobs in philanthropy. Also includes career resource center with advice on resumes, interviewing and other related topics.
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ASAE (The Center for Association Leadership)
Association CareerHQ
Provides job listings and career resources for individuals interested in working with nonprofit and other membership associations.
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National Council of Nonprofits
Find a Job in the Nonprofit Sector
Search for jobs posted in nonprofits from around the country.
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Community Career Center
NonProfitJobs
The Community Career Center’s job search allows you to find available career opportunities by work location, member affiliation, primary skill, job type, job title or by keyword.
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National Nonprofits
Find Nonprofit Jobs
Jobseekers can search by job title, keywords, organization, location, or filter by focus area.
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The Nonprofit Times
Nonprofit Career Match
A leading trade publication in nonprofit management, the Nonprofit Times offers searchable and browsable job listings. You can also sign up for email alerts for new openings and created saved searches.
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Work for Good
Provides fully searchable access to nonprofit job listings and valuable resources for developing successful careers in the nonprofit sector.
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Foundation List
Search nonprofit jobs by keyword, job category and location. Create a job alert to receive emails when job postings appear in your areas of interest. You can also post your résumé.
Staff-recommended books
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Compassionate Careers: Making a Living by Making a Difference
Find: Amazon | Free eBook
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From Profit to Purpose: How to switch from your corporate career to the not-for-profit sector in four easy steps
Find: Amazon | Free eBook
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Make Your Mark: The Smart Nonprofit Professional's Guide to Career Mapping for Success
Find: Amazon | Free eBook
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The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers
Find: Amazon | Free eBook