The Nonprofit FAQ

Where are regional and local nonprofit jobs listed?

On September 10, 2001, Donald A. Griesmann, Esq., Ventnor, NJ, prepared this list of nonprofit employment sites; it is no longer being updated. A general introduction to all the career-related information at Idealist is found at http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faq/928-310/295-201. Regional and Local Craig's List started in San Francisco as a local source for NPO jobs but has in recent years spread to select cities in the U.S., Canada and Australia for nonprofit openings, http://www.craigslist.org. The U.S. cities include Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, DC, Denver, New York City, Portland OR, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and in Canada, Vancouver and in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne. the list is growing. Nonprofit organizations may post openings without charge although there is a $75 fee for for-profit companies. Nonprofits must file a copy demonstrating their U.S. 501(c)(3) determination or the Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) and have an annual budget less than $5 million. From Canada and Australia, I suggest you contact the site. States, local communities and regions have web sites covering a variety of issues confronting nonprofits and they also list openings in the local area. Some samples of state to local efforts include the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, http://www.mncn.org/jobs, the Kansas City PhilanthroNet NPO where opportunities can be found at http://www.kcphilnet.org/jobsourc/. Another significant site is BAJobs http://www.bajobs.com. There you can search NPO openings in the San Francisco area by keywords, company or category from 'Accounting' to 'Web Design'; employers may post openings starting at $100 for members and $125 for nonmembers for 30 days, with package rates available. Jobseekers can post resumes for free. The site for Professionals for Nonprofits, http://www.pnp-inc.com, has contacts with 700 NPOs in the greater New York City area for both temporary and permanent jobs. There are also opportunities with the Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama, http://www.nrca.info, and for Austin, TX, NPO job opportunities, a limited number of offerings, at http://www.main.org/communjobs/. For the Puget Sound, Washington area, advice to jobseekers is offered at http://www.mnpl.org/find/. Sound Opportunities keeps track of openings around the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) at http://www.soundop.com/. For employment in nonprofits in Chicago, Illinois take a look at http://npo.net/. In general, check your local nonprofit center or other state entity for openings. There are state-by-state lists of nonprofit resource organizations here at the Internet Nonprofit Center; see http://www.idealist.org/en/faqcat/96-23. Prepared by Don Griesmann, 9/10/01; divided into separate specialized items at that time -- PB