The Nonprofit FAQ
| Where are nonprofit jobs listed? (Older version) |
| Please refer to the new version of this FAQ item at http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faq/928-310/295-201 . The information on this page is no longer maintained or updated. Some of the descriptions of sites and their policies may be useful indefinitely. On June 18, 2003, Donald A. Griesmann, Esq., Ventnor, NJ, updated this list of nonprofit employment sites: These FAQ items include suggestions of Internet locations for posting nonprofit employment opportunities and for jobseekers to review. There has been a proliferation of nonprofit (NPO) web sites featuring a section with job opportunities. Most of the jobs listed are full time and part time jobs and internships. Many categories are in separate files. Choose the category of interest and click on the link in the list below:
I have also suggested some employment-related articles. There is a section concerning employers reaching disabled and senior jobseekers. Finally, I have listed some Internet sites that I have found not to be helpful for nonprofit jobseekers and organizations. FundraisingThe Association of Fundraising Professionals (until recently the National Society of Fund Raising Executives - NSFRE) has job listings as well at http://www.afpnet.org/">http://www.afpnet.org/. The listings are focused on development positions, as might be expected. The ePhilanthropy Foundation has an ezine readership of 11,500+ and has a job-recruitment available. Employers can post an announcement for $55.00 per posting, per position and there is a processing fee. EPhilanthropy uses the services of Acteva for billing purposes. Follow the directions at the Acteva site listed below. The ePhilanthropy Foundation is one of several nonprofit organizations that seek to foster the ethical use of the internet for philanthropic purposes. Job seekers can subscribe to the ezine at the web site home page: http://www.ephilanthropy.org/site/PageServer"> http://www.ephilanthropy.org/site/PageServer. For posting a job go to http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=15656">http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=15656 or http://www.imakenews.com/ephilanthropy/e_article000157709.cfm">http://www.imakenews.com/ephilanthropy/e_article000157709.cfm The Council Career Center is a benefit of Council Of Foundations membership and an online resource for other professionals and organizations. Through the Career Center, you can:
Postings for all levels of philanthropic or related non-profit positions are welcome. Allusers (Council members and/or non-members) must be logged into the website or create an individual username and password to post a job or resume. All postings by members are free. Anyone may search for a job forfree. Job posting - Non-Members (no dues paid): $350.00 per job posted Resume posting - Non-Members (no dues paid): $10.00 href="http://www.cof.org/">http://www.cof.org/ DevelopPro.Com has a database of employment opportunities in the U.S. NPO sector particularly for development positions. There is free registration and an e-mail service available for job seekers. Employers will find a fee of $150 for 30 days and $195 for 60 days posting. There is an option for an annual contract. The site is http://www.developpro.com/"> http://www.developpro.com/. CareerBuilder.com (http://nonprofit.careerbuilder.com/Index.htm?hb_cmp=EM15034"> http://nonprofit.careerbuilder.com/Index.htm?hb_cmp=EM15034 has a large data base of nonprofit jobs listed by geography, selected by local cities and towns within states. Job seekers have to create a login and complete a questionnaire but you can have up to 5 different resumes. You may also list 5 areas of interest to narrow your priorities for employment. You can apply for jobs online. There are fees for certain services such as "Resume launcher", positioning your resume, using research abilities, salary information, career assessment and more. Employers can list a job for 30 days for $269.00; there is a package deal for more openings. CareerBuilder.com has exclusive relationships with more than 130 local newspapers as well as AOL, MSN, USA Today, Google and over 400 additional partners. The site states that some 16 million applicants can see a job announcement and that there are 9 million resumes available to search. There is a fee for search capability: $400.00. That does mean that many people are looking for jobs in nonprofit organizations. Deep Sweep (http://www.deepsweep.com/"> http://www.deepsweep.com/) has two portals, one for job seekers and one for employers. Job seekers will enter a page with general listings of job categories showing the number of jobs advertised by category. A search can also be made from this page based on certain regions of states. Categories shown when I reviewed the site included fundraising, arts and culture, teaching, social work, advocacy, management, accounting/financial, support services and more. Resumes may be posted at no charge but are tied to job categories and there is a log in process. Application for a job may be made from the site. There is a job tracker and an alert system operating as a search engine. The Help menu says that job seekers may receive a bill "to pay for performing an activity on the system for which payment is required" associated with posting a resume. It is not clear what the "activity" is and what the fees are. Caveat Emptor. Employers may post detailed announcements showing the description of the job, salary, benefits and other information. The categories match those for the job seekers, partially indicated above. Employers are asked to create a log-on name and password. Employers may review resumes. DeepSweep is a free job posting and resume-bank for nonprofit employers. Executive PositionsExecSearches, http://www.execsearches.com/"> http://www.execsearches.com/, advertises itself as "connecting senior level, mission driven talent with organizations important to our civic infrastructure." Cost is 30 days = $95, 60 days = $99, and 90 days = $125 for $180. E-mail to: admin@execsearches.com to post a job at the web site. They also provide a service of checking references that is initiated through e-mail contact. Folks seeking jobs will find the Super search button on the right helpful. It will take you to a page of three lists: job functions, industry (including nonprofits and related fields such as advocacy and community development) and region. Subscribers to their e-newsletter receive at no charge:
CEO Update, http://www.associationjobs.com/"> http://www.associationjobs.com/, is a resource for nonprofit human resources (HR) professionals and executive directors. There is no charge for an employer to post a job announcement, but the salary to be paid must be at least $50,000 a year. The staff looks for openings in newspapers, magazines, websites, and periodicals as well. CEO Updates publishes a 28-page print list of jobs and sells subscriptions for their national registry of CEO level jobs, $90 for 7 issues (3 months) up to $300 for a year's subscription, 24 issues. The American Society of Association Executives at http://www.asaenet.org/careers"> http://www.asaenet.org/careers/ has a process of handling job announcements from the Home Page through an online and an e-mail service. Job seekers have to log on giving name, address, telephone, e-mail and a password to see employment opportunities. Development Resource Group, Inc. operates site advertising themselves as "executive search consultants." Employers should review this site because DRG's search for employers is at a price starting at $35,000 or one-third of the selected candidate's first year salary, not including search expenses. Check the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for the standards and the work they do. Job seekers can find what is currently available at http://www.drgnyc.com/current_searches/index.cfm"> http://www.drgnyc.com/current_searches/index.cfm. Phillip Oppenheim Group, http://www.pogsearch.com/">http://www.pogsearch.com/, seeks nonprofit executives and upper senior management. The "client" for POG is the employer. No fees are listed on the site but it is my understanding they are in the neighborhood of $35,000 or 1/3 first year's salary. Jobseekers may send an inquiry by snail-mail for review by the consulting staff to see if your background and experience are appropriate to the database. They will contact you if there is a match. There is no charge to jobseekers. In a review of this site on June 1, 2004, POG was changing its web site. At this time there are no fees posted but the fees above should give you an idea of what the fees may be. Contact POG for the current fees. Isaacson and Miller, http://www.imsearch.com/">http://www.imsearch.com/, major in nonprofit executives and senior staff, and work in education K-12. Employers are encouraged to contact them at the Boston office and they will contact you. I understand the fee for a job listing is about $40,000 or 1/3 first year's salary although the fees are not listed on the site. The jobs listed include advocacy, community and economic development, arts and culture, and human services. They do not help individuals find a job. Any individual interested in a posted job should send your resume and a one-to-two page cover letter that explains why you are interested in the position and what skills and experience you bring to the role. Witt/Kieffer, EMN/Witt/Kieffer Educational Management Network, http://www.wittkieffer.com/">http://www.wittkieffer.com/, specialize in search for employment in healthcare, education and nonprofit jobs. Positions that are listed include acute care, physician executives and management, information technology, colleges and universities, diversity leadership, community service and faith-based options. It is my understanding the employer pays $35,000 or 1/3 first year's salary and a one-time office fee plus travel, however these fees are not on the site. ArticlesThe Free Management Library has a significant list of links about recruiting and finding jobs. See http://www.mapnp.org/library">http://www.mapnp.org/library and click on Career Development. "About Nonprofits" also has lists of job-seeking and vacancy-listing resources at http://nonprofit.about.com/">http:// nonprofit.about.com/; the job-listing button is on the upper left side. Web Standards for Disabled and Senior JobseekersThe World Wide Web is moving ever slowly to become an equal opportunity entity for jobs. There are standards and suggestions for having sites senior friendly and available to the visually impaired and other disabled users. Nonprofit leaders should meet the challenge and create/use sites that are available for this public who are seeking jobs. The National Federation of the Blind, Inc. has a web site that lists employment opportunities, http://www.nfb.org/emp&trn.html">http://www.nfb.org/emp&trn.html. This site and several others are not aimed at nonprofit employers or job seekers, but it challenges NPO employers to consider this site and others listed here as part of the equal opportunity for disabled persons. The Industry Standard Magazine features an article concerning sites for the blind at http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27000,00.html">http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27000,00.html and details the standards that are most helpful. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires that the federal government make all web sites accessible to the disabled. A copy of the text of the standards can be found at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm">http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm. Although the Federal Government is behind schedule for compliance with the standards, the goal is to have all Federal web sites accessible to the disabled. Web sites concerning the needs of the disabled and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are located at TechSoup,http://www.techsoup.org/articlepage.cfm?articleid=265&topicid=13"> http://www.techsoup.org/articlepage.cfm?articleid=265&topicid=13 and in WiredNews entitled "Disabled Web Access Made Easier" http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44062,00.html"> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44062,00.html. The sites have links to other articles that may be helpful on issues confronting disabled persons. The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) will introduce you to "Bobby" which is no longer a free service provided by CAST to help web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities. Log on to http://cast.org/">http://cast.org// and scroll to the bottom where you will see a "Bobby". Double click and you will be transported to Bobby's new page. CAST has a link to the Bobby-approved web sites for access by the disabled. You can ask Bobby to assess a web site for you as to its accessibility for the disabled. Take a look at the terms for using Bobby also. Knowbility, http://www.knowbility.org/">http://www.knowbility.org//, is a "Bobby" approved site offering NPO and other employment opportunities to persons with disabilities. Knowbility has the mission that "promotes barrier free Information Technology - creating greater access to I.T. opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities." The National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine have developed a Checklist for making web sites senior-friendly. The Checklist is a .pdf file (which means you need the Adobe Acrobat software available for free from Adobe to open it -- see http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html"> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html) that prints easily and is in large type: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/checklist.pdf">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/checklist.pdf. There is a brief press release about the Checklist at http://www.nih.gov/nia/news/pr/2001/0222.htm">http://www.nih.gov/nia/news/pr/2001/0222.htm. The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) features an excellent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about disabilities, etiquette, what we should say in certain circumstances and good links to other web sites with information for and about persons with disabilities. NSIP is a training component to assist people with disabilities to enter public service.http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php"> http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php and http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/web.php?page=etiquette"> http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/web.php?page=etiquette Employment web sites and NPOs serious about equal opportunity regardless of age or disability have lessons that can be learned. Less Useful SitesAfter reviewing resources for posting nonprofit recruiting announcements, I do not recommend using USA Today, Monster Dot Com, and the New York Times on the Internet. I have tested these for nonprofit jobs and the data banks are not tuned to the nonprofit nuances.USA Today has its site at http://www.usatoday.com/careers/careers.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/careers/careers.htm. I listed Nonprofit and Consultant with the web site and never saw anything close to them. Monster. Com,http://recruiter.monster.com/login.asp?authtype=2&redirect=%2Findex%2Easp"> http://recruiter.monster.com/login.asp?authtype=2&redirect=%2Findex%2Easp, allows for posting by nonmember employers from this site using a company purchase order or credit card for Internet postings. In the list of job categories, there is no listing under Nonprofit. For job seekers you can create your resume and develop "agents" which will search the Monster database matching your job description. I have listed an "agent" for Nonprofit that led to only a few interesting jobs. I also listed Grant Writer as an "agent" and after 6 months never received a bite. You can limit the geography of the job search. There are several e-mail services available if you have interest. Both employers and job seekers will find brief but useful articles on human resources and other material. There is a section "Ask the expert..." questions; periodically there are nonprofit related questions. New York Times, http://jobs.nytimes.com/texis/jm/jobPostForm.html?lookid=nyt&jp=C"> http://jobs.nytimes.com/texis/jm/jobPostForm.html?lookid=nyt&jp=C, charges $200 for 28 days. I listed Nonprofit as a job source and received no interest from an employer. I have not seen anything about not-for-profits at JobseekerNews Dot Com, http://www.jobseekernews.com/"> http://www.jobseekernews.com//. There are sites from CareerCity (http://careercity.com"> http://careercity.com/); USJobBoard (http://www.usjobboard.com/"> http://www.usjobboard.com), WetFeet (http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/home.asp"> http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/home.asp), Dice.com (http://www.dice.com/"> http://www.dice.com/ with over 70,000 technology jobs), JobsOnLine (http://jobsonline.com"> http://jobsonline.com) and Career Directory (http://www.careerdirectory.net/"> http://www.careerdirectory.net//) that I do not believe will be helpful in the nonprofit search. GeoWeb Interactive, http://www.geowebjobs.com/index.html"> http://www.geowebjobs.com/index.html, did not have any nonprofit positions when I looked last. Career Directory has links to other job listings such as FlipDog (http://www.flipdog.com"> http://www.flipdog.com) and HotResumes (http://www.hotresumes.com"> http://www.hotresumes.com). Each of the sites I have discussed here, however, has articles and some material about interviewing and salary/fringe discussions. The web site at http://www.oneworld.netfeatures"> http://www.oneworld.netfeatures is a community of over 150 global justice organizations that protect the environment, foster development efforts and assist relief efforts worldwide. At the time of review, September 3, 2001, there were no real NPO/NGO jobs. Headhunter.Net has a site for job seekers. You can post up to five resumes in a variety of employment opportunities. As of the date of this note, June 1, 2001, the site has a new section for nonprofit jobs but only two are listed. See http://www.headhunter.net/JobSeeker/Index.htm"> http://www.headhunter.net/JobSeeker/Index.htm. I searched the site extensively and could not figure out how to post a job opportunity as an employer. Headhunters.com greets you with a jungle and buttons on leaves to post a job and to seek employment. There are also links to sections with resume assistance. The Industry list does not include nonprofits. See http://www.headhunters.com"> http://www.headhunters.com. Completely revised by Don Griesmann, 9/10/01 and on 6/18/03; divided into separate specialized items on 9/10/01 -- PB |