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 Young Nonprofit Professionals Network or Association of Fundraising Professionals
- 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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Podcast: Philanthropy Chat: Shelly Cryer on Nonprofit Careers Advice from the author of The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference. After years of working in the private sector, are you considering exploring a career within a nonprofit? What transferable skills will you bring with you on your new journey? Discover techniques that will help you best use your corporate skills and experience in nonprofits.
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Staff-recommended websites
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Association of Fundraising Professionals
Career Center
AFP Career Center bills itself as "the premier electronic recruitment source for the fundraising profession."
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Council on Foundations
Career Center
Provides searchable job listings at member organizations, resumes, and a library of job description templates. COF members access for free and non-members can subscribe for a fee.
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ASAE The Center for Association Leadership
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
Careers
Search for jobs posted in nonprofits from around the country.
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Nonprofit Jobs
Community Career Center
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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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.
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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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Nonprofit Job Board & Recruitment Tools
National Nonprofits
Jobseekers can search by job title, keywords, organization, location, or filter by focus area. Employers pay as you go or by month to post jobs.
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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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Staff pick
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy Careers
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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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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Job Resource
Welcome to Bridgestar
Provides a nonprofit management job board, content and tools designed to help nonprofits build strong leadership teams and individuals pursue career paths as nonprofit leaders.
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Staff pick
Work for Good
Provides fully searchable access to nonprofit job listings and valuable resources for developing successful careers in the nonprofit sector.
Staff-recommended books
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The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers
Find: Amazon | Free eBook
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The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers
Find: Amazon | Free eBook
