The Non-Profit Sector is full of so many opportunities these days and offers a really rewarding career path to those interested.  I have compiled a list of great resources that you can consult whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time, or transitioning to a non-profit career from the for-profit industry. 

Web Resources with Job Postings

Idealist.org

• The most well-known site that offers extremely comprehensive information about nonprofit careers and posts job listings by zipcode.  

•  Features the following nonprofit career resources targeted for specific searches: 

Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers

• 2 free comprehensive books about finding meaningful work in the nonprofit sector; can be downloaded as PDFs

Mid-Career Transitions Resource Center

• Offers guidance for people specifically considering a change in career directions and interested in nonprofit for the first time

Nonprofit Career Fairs

• Brings together job seeekers and national, local, and international nonprofit organizations

boardnetUSA

• The site that ‘revolutionizes’ the way nonprofit boards and new leaders find each other

Bridgestar.org

• Posts job listings in the nonprofit sector, offers networking possibilities for those transitioning from the for profit world, and provides plentiful information on becoming a board member

Chronicle of Philanthropy

• A well-respected organization with a great site; their slogan is “connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs and ideas.” 

Community Career Center

• A very home-grown website that directly connects people looking for nonprofit jobs with each other and with management personnel.

DotOrgJobs.com

• Features an advanced job search option to filter out jobs by experience level, type, location, etc.

Fundraising Jobs

•  Specifically advertises fundraising job openings (including Grants Program Manager, Director of Development, Event Planner, Donor Response Manager)

Georgia Center for Nonprofits

• A fabulous site with a lot of resources to help you learn more about nonprofit career opportunities and to network; many local resources in the Atlanta, GA area

Good Works

• A very informative website that provides background information on nonprofit organizations, including: contacts, starting salaries and benefits, types of staff openings, available internships, annual budget and funding sources, and the application process

Careers For Good

• Posts jobs in the human services nonprofit sector.  This site is partners with the National Human Services Assembly.

Nonprofit Career Network

• Search for jobs in the U.S. or abroad, and post your resume.  A very efficient, no-frills website that helps you get straight to your job search.

Working in the Nonprofit World

• Features many articles about the nonprofit world, including how to find a nonprofit job in hard economic times, three things you must include on your nonprofit job resume, etc.

Non Profit Employment

•  Features job listings for non profit positions throughout the United States

Nonprofit Times

• Boasts being the “The Leading Business Publication for Non Profit Management.”  You can search for jobs and post your resume.

Opportunity Knocks

• An excellent, comprehensive site with job postings, a resources section with great information, a resume manager, and featured events calendar.

Social Service

•  “The job site for jobs in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, mental health, case management, employee assistance, volunteer management, substance abuse treatment, domestic violence, community development, youth development, child welfare, developmental disabilities and all other areas of social services.”

Books about the Non-Profit Career Path

Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest. By Peter Block.  Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1996. 

Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life.  By Freedman, Marc.  New York: Public Affairs, 2008.

Inspired Philanthropy: Creating a Giving Plan.  By Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner.  Berkely, CA: Chardon Press, 1998.

What Matters Most: How a Small Group of Pioneers is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business, and Why Big Business is Listening.  By Jeffrey Hollender and Stephen Fenichell.  New York: Basic Books, 2004.

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in All 50 States.  By Anthony Mancuso.  Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1997.

Giving Away Your Money: A Personal Guide to Philanthropy.  By Raquel Newman Ed.D.  Rockville, MD: Schreiber Publishing, 2000.

The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Corporations: Step-by-Step Guidelines and Procedures and Forms to Maintain a Nonprofit Company.   By Ted Nicholas. Chicago: Dearborn Financial Publishing, 1993.

Nonprofit Nation: A New Look at the Third America.  By Michael O’Neill. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

America’s Nonprofit Sector: A Primer.  By Lester M. Salamon , 2nd Edition. New York: The Foundation Center, 1999.