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Job Journal November 23, 2008 Shelly Cryer |
A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary. |
Job Journal February 4, 2007 Julia Hollister |
The Good Work of a Nonprofit Career The paycheck may be small, but the rewards of working at a nonprofit agency are big. |
Job Journal November 9, 2003 Lacy Salter |
The Priceless Rewards of Nonprofit Work That's the real benefit of entering the world of nonprofit organizations. |
Job Journal April 11, 2004 Jennifer Corkery |
Fundraisers & Grant Writers Fundraisers and grant writers prove indispensible to nonprofits. |
Job Journal November 25, 2007 Julia Hollister |
Nonprofit Careers While nonprofit pay may not measure up, the rewards most certainly do. |
AFP eWire April 25, 2005 |
Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Force in Massachusetts The State's nonprofit sector generates about $50 billion in salaries, goods, services and expenditures for the state, according to a recent study. |
Job Journal March 27, 2005 Marty Nermko |
Quick Fix: Make a Living Making a Difference Starting points for pursuing a socially responsible career. |
AFP eWire June 7, 2004 |
U.S. Nonprofit Employment Rate Increasing Faster Than Business, Government Employees at nonprofits now represent 9.5 percent -- 12.5 million individuals -- of all employees in the United States. The total number of employees working in the nonprofit sector has doubled in the last 25 years. |
AFP eWire March 27, 2006 |
Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job. |
Job Journal November 30, 2008 |
First Steps on a Nonprofit Career Path Inside insights on how to be in the right place at the right cause. |
Job Journal December 2, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Social Worker As California's population ages, the need for social workers is growing. |
AFP eWire January 8, 2014 |
Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever. |
Searcher February 2004 Hazel Cameron |
The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations |
Job Journal October 12, 2003 Lacey Salter |
Lending a Hand Can Be a Noble Calling Many find rewarding careers in helping people with disabilities. |
Entrepreneur December 2006 Carol Tice |
Making a Difference If you have a passion for a cause, starting a nonprofit could be for you. |
HBS Working Knowledge May 12, 2011 Sean Silverthorne |
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards Service on a nonprofit board can be a frustrating experience for executives grounded in a for-profit world. |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Lee Draper |
Achieving Impact Without Giving Cash Grantmakers are trying to stretch dollars, but there are limits to their budgets' elasticity. How can we achieve broader impact with limited dollars? |
AFP eWire November 24, 2009 |
Most Nonprofits Experimenting With Social Media, But Struggle to Measure Value for Organization While seen as a good way to communicate with broad audiences and mobilize volunteer support, nonprofit executives are skeptical about social media's ability to reach donors, media and policy makers. |
AFP eWire September 8, 2008 |
Recruit and Retain Quality Nonprofit Employees Organizations hoping to hire quality employees need to sell prospects on the big picture - focusing on rewards that come in other forms than a big paycheck, according to a recent roundtable of nonprofit recruiters, workforce experts and nonprofit practitioners. |
Job Journal November 13, 2005 Julia Hollister |
Making a Career Out of Lending a Hand For those who do want to advance in nonprofits, there are plenty of job opportunities -- and at the same time, opportunities to do good, as these women learned. |
Job Journal November 6, 2005 |
Career Snapshot: Social Worker Social workers see strong demand from both public and private sectors. |
AFP eWire November 3, 2008 |
Members Share Insights on Nonprofit CEO Salaries Readers think nonprofit CEOs are not paid too much. |
AFP eWire August 20, 2007 |
Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active." |
AFP eWire July 24, 2006 |
New Website to Collect Nonprofit Research A new website allows nonprofit organizations to post their research and other analysis on social issues free of charge. |
AFP eWire August 9, 2011 |
What is Your Funding Strategy? Find out how your organization fits into these models so you can better articulate your funding strategy to funders and constituents. |
AFP eWire May 31, 2004 |
IRS to Examine Nonprofit Executive Pay The director of exempt organizations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said that the agency plans to take a close look at how much top executives at nonprofit organizations are being paid. |
Job Journal June 8, 2008 |
Huge Increases in Government Hiring on the Horizon Despite the slowing economy, federal, state and local governments have added thousands of jobs in 2008. Federal agencies are expected to fill hundreds of thousands more as droves of government workers reach retirement age. Find the right job for you. |
Job Journal July 25, 2004 Julia Hollister |
Follow Your Heart into Social Work According to US labor statistics, social work employment is projected to grow faster than average. The study noted that most social workers specialize in traditional settings such as child, family and social settings. However, new areas are opening. |
AFP eWire May 3, 2004 |
Use the Net to Find Interns, Volunteers A number of websites now offer nonprofits opportunities to find and link with individuals who want to work for nonprofit missions and causes. |
AFP eWire August 7, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (August 7, 2013) Philanthropy beat: Young donors want to see results... A Walk Around the Track With an Event Donor... Design Thinking: A Powerful Tool for Your Nonprofit... |
Job Journal December 18, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Choices Abound for the Entry-Level Worker Recent grads and other rookie applicants are welcomed with a wide range of job opportunities -- and Web links to career information. |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Wing et al. |
Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs. |
AFP eWire June 19, 2012 |
Websites, Email Newsletters Still Important to Smartphone-Wielding Young People Technology is changing rapidly, but there is good news for nonprofits and fundraisers trying to keep up. For one, websites and email are by no means obsolete, a recent survey of young people indicates. |
Job Journal April 11, 2004 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Government Jobs Online Where to look for public employment. |
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? |
AFP eWire March 14, 2005 |
Website Back to Basics: Core Content Think a solid, interactive and even innovative website is just for the bigger charities? Think again. Here begins a five-part series on how smaller and mid-size organizations can get back to website basics and develop sites that resonate with donors. |
AFP eWire August 11, 2008 |
Most Nonprofits Devote Little Resources to Advocacy A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement. |
AFP eWire January 22, 2013 Marc A. Pitman |
Why Your Nonprofit Needs to Be On Google+ Today! Google+ has become the fastest-growing social media platform in history. More importantly for those of us in nonprofits, Google is using Google+ posts and interactions to influence normal Google web searches. The implications for this are huge! |
AFP eWire August 28, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: September Is Boom Time for Donors, Google Says (August 28, 2013) Year-end Fundraising: Tips to Maximize Your End-of-Year Fundraising... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Crowdfunding is the New Donation... Donors: How to keep new donors... |
HBS Working Knowledge June 14, 2010 Julia Hanna |
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be. |
AFP eWire December 5, 2011 |
Many U.S. Charities Facing Increased Demand, Signs of Fiscal Stress Smaller charities saw disproportionate declines in funds raised and were more likely to report they are planning budget and services cuts in 2012. |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Miller et al. |
Beyond Diversity The Denver Foundation's Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative is working to move past racial diversity to inclusiveness. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Chris Penttila |
Heart of Gold Nonprofits are reaping the rewards of starting for-profit ventures. Baltimore's Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, for example, expects its new venture to generate an additional $100,000 in revenue during its first full year of operation. |
AFP eWire March 16, 2009 |
Nonprofits Pinched in Changing Economic Landscape A new report reveals some of the challenges faced by the nonprofit sector as a result of the economy and provides public policy recommendations to help spur nonprofit recovery. |
AFP eWire February 11, 2014 |
Five Powerful Social Media Experts Lead You To Social Change at the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising There's a reason that these five social media experts have more than a collective 422,000 followers on Twitter -- they are leading the nonprofit world to social change through their social media efforts. |
Entrepreneur June 2005 Nichole L. Torres |
Turn a Profit This competition for nonprofits encourages for-profit ideas. |
AFP eWire May 15, 2006 |
Charities Face Major Challenges in Finding Funds for Capital Projects A new survey has found that while numerous charities have significant investment capital needs, including technology, program development and strategic planning, they face substantial challenges in accessing that capital. |
AFP eWire July 30, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of July 30, 2014): 10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers 10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers... Nonprofit finds revenue stream in its lobby... Research on Fundraising Strategies Proven to Work... |
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 |
For Nonprofits, "It's a How Crisis" Professor and author Paul Light says the biggest problem is underinvestment in infrastructure, which leads to more inefficiency at nonprofits. |
CRM February 2010 Jessica Tsai |
Helping Hands The nonprofit sector needs CRM more than it knows, but its relationships are with donors, members, or activists - and technology is rarely a cause worth fighting for. Will the low cost of on-demand solutions finally allow nonprofits to embrace CRM? |