Where can I find out about job openings in the nonprofit
sector?
Securing a position with a nonprofit organization is no different than finding any other job. The usual sources should be consulted: classified advertisements in national or local newspapers, Internet resources, employment agencies if appropriate, and your own network of friends
and acquaintances who might know of job openings.
The following Web sites that post nonprofit job listings should also be consulted:
- The Job Corner, part of the Center's Philanthropy News Digest, features current full-time job openings at U.S. foundations, grantmaking public charities, and other nonprofit organizations. You can also sign up for the free weekly e-mail-based "Job Corner Alert."
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides searchable job listings. Openings are browsable in the following categories: fund-raising, program, executive, administrative, early career opportunities, and by field. The most recent listings are available only by subscription, but previous listings can be viewed at no charge. You can also sign up for a free jobs notification e-mail.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education, posts job openings in and out of academe; (the most recent listings are available only by subscription, but previous listings can be viewed at no charge).
- The Community Career Center allows you to search available job opportunities by work location, member affiliation, primary skill, job type, and work type/mission.
- Idealist provides searchable listings of job openings, nonprofit internships, volunteering opportunities, and career fairs. There is also a Nonprofit Career Center with useful advice and information for those seeking employment in the nonprofit sector.
- Nonprofit Times contains job listings at all levels.
- OpportunityKnocks.org offers searchable job postings and career resources.
- DotOrgJobs.com has listings for jobseekers in more than 10 categories (organized by job title and region), and employers can post employment opportunities.
- Philanthropy News Network contains job postings in the nonprofit sector, primarily at the executive level.
- CharityChannel's Career Search Online allows you to search for jobs by title, location, and organization. There are also listings of job posted by executive recruitment firms.
- NYFA Current is a weekly arts newsletter put out by the New York Foundation for the Arts. A national Jobs in the Arts listing is included.
- ExecSearches.com lists executive, fundraising, and mid-level positions. You can search the listings or browse by job function, industry, region, or by keyword.
- IEG Network's Job Bank lists jobs in the sponsorship industry. You can also post your resume at this site (free registration is required to search or post jobs).
- Nonprofit Career Network offers a number of services, including posting job listings and resumes, for an annual fee.
For job postings from foundations and nonprofit infrastructure organizations, please visit the following sites:
One excellent print resource for careers in the nonprofit sector is:
- Lowell, Stephanie. The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
For other books and articles on careers in the nonprofit sector, try searching our Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (CNL), the Center's bibliographic database. You could start searching on the subjects "Nonprofit organizations--employment" or "Nonprofit organizations--employment--directories".
Many of the books and articles found through CNL can be located in Center Libraries and some Cooperating Collections. It is best to call ahead to verify a specific library's holdings.
You will find a number of national publications that list nonprofit career opportunities at Foundation Center Libraries and some Cooperating Collections. Each of the Foundation Center Libraries maintain nonprofit job listings for their geographic area that may not be listed in other sources.
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