Ready to start your job search journey? Online
employment listings are
a great place to begin. If you don't know the exact type of job you're
looking for, just scan the areas that you find the most interesting.
You'll be surprised by the variety of positions and missions
available.
The big players in online job searches
have dedicated nonprofit sections -- go to
CareerBuilder's
nonprofit area, or visit
monster.com
and select the "nonprofit" category in the search
tool.
The following job boards specialize in
nonprofit jobs. View their listings and sign up for their
e-mail notices.
- Idealist
has job postings from upwards of 45,000 nonprofit organizations in 180
countries in addition to volunteer and internship opportunities,
events, resources, and programs, making it the granddaddy of nonprofit
job boards. Nonprofits can post for just $50 per position.
- The Chronicle of
Philanthropy
is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the number-one news
source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fundraisers, grant
makers, and others involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
Each
week, the Chronicle
sends more than 168,000 e-mail messages to more than
15,000 users of this service.
- Since its launch in 1999, execSearches
has been a leader in mid- to senior-level job announcements with up to
400,000 visits per month from professionals seeking employment in
nonprofits, the public sector, education, health, and the
government.
- The NonProfit
Times
covers the business of the nonprofit sector. Published in
print
24 times a year, it is read by more than 78,000 full-time nonprofit
executive managers around the country.
- CEO Update,
a paid service, posts jobs with a minimum salary of $50,000 a
year. CEO Update also publishes a 28-page print list of jobs
and
sells subscriptions for its national registry of CEO-level
positions.