Revised Resources for the Nonprofit job hunt

Last Update 3/4/09

Back in July I shared the first version of my nonprofit job resources.  Since I’ve come across a number of additional places to find job openings, I’m posting an update.  I’ve noted which ones are new.

Non-profit recruiting firms

Los Angeles community

If you live in the Los Angeles, the talent agency UTA has a non-profit foundation that puts out a non-profit jobs list twice a month. You can subscribe to the list by e-mailing UTAFoundation AT unitedtalent DOT com.  Though they don’t abuse your e-mail address, you will occasionally receive promotional e-mail for events being sponsored by the UTA Foundation.

Another Los Angeles resource for non profit work, particularly if you’re looking for work in development is an informal mailing list run by Daniel Rothblatt of the Jewish Community Foundation.  He forwards openings he receives throughout the day to his private list.  You can ask to be included on that list by e-mailing DRothblatt AT jewishfoundationla DOT org.

Other resources

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (New)

Regional NPO organizations — frequently they list openings with their members ADDED 1/14/9

National Council of Nonprofits — State Associations (state sites my list member job listings) ADDED 1/14/09

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11 Responses to “Revised Resources for the Nonprofit job hunt”

  1. Resources for the Non-profit job hunt. « SchizoFrenetic Says:
    October 10, 2008 at 11:29 pm | Reply

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  2. Laura Gassner Otting Says:
    October 12, 2008 at 11:53 am | Reply

    Thank you for including our website in your fabulous list of nonprofit career resources. I’ve not known of your blog but have enjoyed spending the last hour reading through it and looking forward to future entries.

    If I may, your readers might also be interested in a book I wrote last year. It’s aimed at people moving from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector, though I’ve been told by many nonprofit leaders that it’s a great resource for any nonprofit job seeker regardless of if they are new to the sector or have been here for years.

    The book is titled “Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector” and can be purchased on Amazon.com or anywhere books are sold. More here:
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419593412/102-6017149-4528961?ie=UTF8&tag=nonprofitprof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1419593412

    Thank you!

  3. Dawn Kopp Says:
    October 13, 2008 at 5:57 am | Reply

    What at great resource for nonprofit job seekers!

    I wanted to share another great resource. I am from Dewey & Kaye, a nonprofit consulting firm in Pittsburgh, PA. While we are not an employment agency or a placement agency, we do have a very active Executive Search division. As a free service to job seekers we have a job listing called JobsWatch available at http://www.deweykaye.com/jobswatch. We also have a free e-newsletter called Mosaic which is distributed twice a month. More information can be found about Mosaic at http://www.deweykaye.com/mosaic. If you have any questions about these two services, please do not hesitate to contact me at dkopp@deweykaye.com.

    Thank you!

  4. zak Says:
    October 13, 2008 at 1:17 pm | Reply

    Thanks Laura and Dawn for sharing more resources!

  5. F. Jay Hall Says:
    November 25, 2008 at 8:15 am | Reply

    Thank you for compiling this list. I would also like to share our site execSearches.com with your audience. Our site is a job board for nonprofit professionals. We also offer a free newsletter and job alerts at http://www.execSearches.com. Thank You.

  6. Revised Resources for the Nonprofit job hunt | GottaGettaBetta Job Says:
    December 8, 2008 at 4:30 pm | Reply

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  7. Rebecca Says:
    December 12, 2008 at 8:10 pm | Reply

    Thanks so much for the list! The only site I knew of for this was idealist.org

  8. Akhila Says:
    March 6, 2009 at 1:58 am | Reply

    Wow, Andrea thanks for this amazing and comprehensive list! Till now I’ve pretty much relied on idealist.org – this will prove to be immensely helpful. Thanks :)

  9. Akhila Says:
    March 6, 2009 at 2:06 am | Reply

    By the way, I was wondering what you would suggest for entry-level jobs, for people right out of college. A lot of these seem geared towards people with significant experience.

  10. How to get a summer internship in a nonprofit « Justice for all Says:
    March 6, 2009 at 10:59 am | Reply

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  11. zak Says:
    March 6, 2009 at 3:05 pm | Reply

    Avoid recruiters because they’re mostly senior level.

    I think idealist and craigslist provide good entry-level local listings. At least they do in my area.

    I feel like the bulk of non-profit openings in the past year have been development/fundraising, which is not my forte.

    You might be better off working backwards and figuring out what types of causes you’re interested in and figure which groups to target. Try for some informationals and find out what the local resources are. I found a couple of job lists via word of mouth that weren’t advertised anywhere. Presumably true for other cities too.

    Hope that helps!

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