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Nonprofit Career GuideDefinition of Nonprofit OrganizationsA nonprofit organization typically serves the generalpublic through its mission and uses its surplus revenueto further achieve its mission. Some characteristics: 501(c) or 501(c)(3) organizations are notrequired to pay taxes; gifts received are taxdeductible For purposes of: “religious, charitable,scientific, testing for public safety, literary,educational, or prevention of cruelty tochildren or animals”1 Public Charities and Private Foundations Sample 501(c)(3) focus areas: arts,environment, health, education, human rights,youth work, religion, housing, disaster relief,human services 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organizations category foradvocacy and lobbying Governed by a board of directors- individualsvolunteer to govern the organization andensure that it carries out its mission, vital infundraisingRoles of Nonprofit Organizations: Values of Nonprofit Organizations: Mission drivenServe the publicVolunteerism and altruismFlexibility and autonomyOverview of Nonprofit Industryfor Job Seekers:According to Johns Hopkins University,nonprofits (2019): 1Service providers offer direct services. This canbe in the form of education, medical care,counseling, and outreach. These includeorganizations such as schools and hospitals.Support providers offer assistance to othernonprofit organizations.Funders provide financial resources tononprofits. They collect donations and raisefunds for nonprofits.Advocacy organizations help to shape publicpolicy dedicated towards a specific cause. Theylobby and advocate for certain views.Are a major economic forceHave the third largest workforceBring in a major income revenueAre a diverse sectorHave higher average wages in certain fieldsAre a reliable contributor to job growthCryer, S. (2008) The nonprofit career guide11/05/20201
The Nonprofit Job SearchStep 1- Before you begin: Know yourselfKnow the job opportunitiesKnow the marketStep 2- Know the Types of JobOpportunitiesFive broad categories of responsibility: Senior Management (includes executivedirector and associate director positions) Programs and service delivery (includesadvocacy, counseling, direct social services,education and training and research and policypositions) Administration, human resources, and finance(includes accounting, finance, operations,clerical and data entry, human ogy, sales, marketing and customerservice positions) Development and fundraising (includes annualfund, grant writing and administration, majorgifts, planning giving and special eventspositions) Communications (includes editing and writingpublications, graphic design, marketing andadvertising, media or public relations, and webdesign positions)Questions you may ask yourself: Is the nonprofit sector right for me?What is the ideal location for me? (region,country, etc.)What are my unique skills and talents that Ican utilize in this industry?What work environment is best for me?(small, large, casual, formal)Step 3- Know the MarketConsider Salary ExpectationsYears ofExperienceEntryLevelMidLevelSeniorLevel0-5 years 25,000 40,000 40,000 50,000 55,00070,0005-10 years 35,00050,000 50,000 75,000 75,000100,00010 years 45,00060,000 60,00085,000 85,000 125,0002
Step 4- Search for NonprofitJobs: ResourcesGeneral Nonprofit Job Sites Bridgespan; www.bridgespan.orgChronicle of Philanthropy; https://jobs.philanthropy.com/Guidestar; www.guidestar.orgIdealist.org/ Action Without Borders; www.idealist.orgKoya Partners; Nonprofit Career Network; www.nonprofitcareer.comSociety for Nonprofit Organizations; www.snpo.org/nonprofitcareersTheNonProfitTimes; om; www.work4agoodcause.comArts Jobs Sites Art Jobs; www.artjobs.artsearch.us/ Art Search; www.artsearch.usAmerican Alliance of Museums; www.aam-us.org/Americans for the Arts; www.artsusa.orgDesign Milk Jobs; designmilkjobs.com/International Society for the Performing Arts Foundation; www.ispa.org/Education Job Sites Academic360.com; www.academic360.comAcademic Careers Online; www.academiccareers.comAgent K-12; www.agentk-12.orgThe Chronicle of Higher Education; www.chronicle.comInside HigherEd; www.insidehighered.com/HigherEdJobs; www.higheredjobs.comTeach for America; www.teachforamerica.orgEnvironment and Animals Job Sites Association of Zoos and Aquariums; www.aza.org/Conservation Job Board; www.conservationjobboard.com/Environmental Career Opportunities; www.ecojobs.comEnvironmentalCareer.com; www.environmentalcareer.comEnvironmentalJobs.com; www.environmentaljobs.comGreen Jobs; www.greenjobs.net3
Public Health Job Sites American Public Health Association; www.apha.org/professional-developmentGlobal Health Council; www.jobboard.globalhealth.org/jobsPartners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce; www.phpartners.org/jobs.htmlPublic Health Employment Connection; www.apps.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/Public Health Jobs; www.publichealthjobs.org/Human Services Job Sites Coalition on Human Needs; www.chn.org/jobs-internships/National Human Services Assembly; www.nassembly.orgSocialService.com; www.socialservice.comSocialWorkJobBank; www.socialworkjobbank.comInternational and Foreign Affairs Job Sites devex; www.devex.com/Foreign Policy Association; www.fpa.orgInterAction (subscription required); www.interaction.orgInternational Jobs Center (subscription required); www.internationaljobs.orgPublic or Societal Benefit Job Sites Alliance for Justice; www.afj.orgAssociation of Fundraising Professionals; www.afpnet.orgB Work; www.bwork.com/The Chronicle of Philanthropy; www.philanthropy.comCouncil on Foundations; www.cof.orgFeminist Majority Foundation Online; www.feminist.orgReligion Related Job Sites ChurchJobs.net; www.churchjobs.netCombined Jewish Philanthropies; www.cjp.orgJewishJobs.com; www.jewishjobs.comWork Ministry; www.workministry.comCatholic Volunteer Network; www.catholicvolunteernetwork.org4
A Sampling of Nonprofit OrganizationsLargest U.S. Charities (2019)2 United Way WorldwideTask Force for Global HealthFeeding AmericaSalvation ArmyYMCA of the USASt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalFood for the PoorBoys and Girls Club of AmericaCatholic Charities USA Goodwill Industries InternationalHabitat for Humanity InternationalWorld VisionAmerican Cancer SocietyPatient Access NetworkCompassion InternationalDirect ReliefAmericares FoundationLutheran Services in AmericaNature ConservancyAmerican Heart AssociationTop Nonprofits3Ranking metrics based on publicly available web, social, and fiscal responsibility Metropolitan Museum of Art National Audubon Society ACLU Human Rights Watch Amnesty International USA Samaritan’s Purse Planned Parenthood Federation of Doctors Without BordersAmerica American Heart Association Wikimedia Foundation NPR Center for Constitutional Rights American Red Cross St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The New York Public Library Kiva Do Something Creative Commons American Museum of Natural History The Museum of Modern ArtLargest U.S. Foundations by Total Assets (2017)4 Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationFord FoundationJ. Paul Getty TrustThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationLilly Endowment Inc.The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationW.K. Kellogg FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationGordon and Betty Moore FoundationBloomberg PhilanthropiesSilicon Valley Community Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthurFoundationThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationThe Leona M. and Harry B. HelmsleyCharitable TrustFoundation to Promote Open SocietyThe Rockefeller FoundationTulsa Community FoundationThe California EndowmentThe Kresge FoundationThe Duke Endowment2Barrett, W. (2019) The largest U.S. Charities for 2016, ForbesTop Nonprofits: Top 100 Nonprofits on the Web4National Philanthropic Trust (2017)35
Youth Worker Boys and Girls clubs of America;www.bgca.org Boy Scouts of America; www.scouting.org Camp Fire USA; www.campfire.org Girls Incorporated; www.girlsinc.org Girl Scouts of the USA; www.girlscouts.org National 4-H Council; www.fourhcouncil.edu YMCA of the USA; www.ymca.net YWCA; www.ywca.org6
1 Cryer, S. (2008) The nonprofit career guide Roles of Nonprofit Organizations: Service providers offer direct services. This can be in the form of education, medical care, counseling, and outreach. These include organizations such as schools and hospitals. Support providers offer assistance to other nonprofit organizations.
