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Career Corner: Working for Oregon's Best Mid-Sized Nonprofit (Hint: It's More Than Just Foosball...)

Posted Wed, 11/04/2009 - 15:53 by Amy Potthast

Written by Steve Joiner. Click here to peruse the Career Corner archives.

This year the Oregon Business Magazine launched their inaugural "100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon" and, after 6700 employees from over 200 nonprofits around the state filled out anonymous surveys, the results were in: our Portland office of Idealist is the best middle-sized nonprofit workplace in the state of Oregon. We're thrilled and very proud of our "behind the scenes" staff that continually strives to make our office a place where we enjoy coming every day of the week (and the occasional weekend).

It's a Wrap!

Posted Sun, 11/01/2009 - 20:00 by Amy Potthast

Posted by Sarah Royal, Nonprofit Career Month social media intern and former AmeriCorps VISTA member.

October has come and gone, but Nonprofit Career Month remains in action! All of the blog posts, podcasts, simulcasts, and best practices resources on the site will remain throughout the year, and new resources will be added sporadically – so feel free to bookmark and peruse.

New Podcast: New Jersey Nonprofit Leader: Heather Calverase, Teach For America

Posted Fri, 10/30/2009 - 19:31 by Amy Potthast

Listen to more Nonprofit Career Month podcasts.

Oct. 30th, 2009: Today’s guest is Heather Calverase, Executive Director of Teach For America’s Newark, New Jersey region where she is responsible for growing sustainable base of financial, community, and district awareness and support including cultivating and stewarding donations, building strong ties with local school districts, and recruiting corps members.

Final Simulcast Presentation: How can national service members set themselves up for success during the term?

Posted Fri, 10/30/2009 - 12:59 by Amy Potthast

October 30th — 2:00pm Eastern/11:00am Pacific
How can national service members set themselves up for success during the term?

What can you do to make the most of your term of service so that your career transition is fulfilling rather than intimidating?

Action steps for a nonprofit job search

Posted Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:31 by Amy Potthast

Contributed by Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO of ProInspire, an organization that recruits business professionals to work for nonprofits. Monisha blogs at the ProInspire blog.

ASU's Spirit of Service Program Builds Partnerships for a Better Future

Posted Wed, 10/28/2009 - 18:48 by Amy Potthast

Contributed by Sam Richard, Coordinator, Spirit of Service Office in the College of Public Programs at Arizone State University. Follow the College of Public Programs on Twitter.

Recent economic challenges have caused extraordinary demands on both our nonprofit organizations and government infrastructure, bringing our system of public and social service delivery nearer to the breaking point than ever before. As a result, traditional divisions between public service providers and private business are diminishing and the already overburdened nonprofit sector is being called upon to provide a collaborative bridge between them.

New Podcast: South Carolina Nonprofit Leader: Debbie Bower, Senior Resources

Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 21:33 by Amy Potthast

Listen to more Nonprofit Career Month podcasts.

Oct. 27th, 2009: Today's Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Debbie Bower, Executive Director of Senior Resources Inc., a South Carolina nonprofit that provides seniors services, resources, transportation help, and Meals on Wheels so that they can live healthy and independent lives.

Odd Jobs: Convention Planner

Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:18 by Amy Potthast

Posted by Tera Wozniak Qualls, Program Coordinator in the Nonprofit Leadership Institute at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy in Grand Rapids, MI. Read more from Tera Qualls and Sam Davidson on Sam Davidson's blog. Follow Tera on Twitter.

In the final blog of the series “Odd Jobs” I will be exploring the job of a nonprofit Convention Planner.

In the nonprofit sector there are a lot of event planners, at one time I actually thought about this position, because of the prevalence of need in the sector. All nonprofit organizations have fundraising events that need planning. After a recent flight to Baltimore, where I sat next to a nonprofit Convention Planner I realized that beyond event planning this nonprofit job takes a lot of marketing, fundraising, and organization skills.

New to the Nonprofit Sector? Here's a BRIEF Overview

Posted Mon, 10/26/2009 - 12:16 by Amy Potthast

Posted by Heather Carpenter, a Ph.D. candidate in Leadership and a Researcher at the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit Research at the University of San Diego. Read her blog, check out her website Nonprofit Alternatives, and follow her on Twitter.

Two amazing incoming doctoral students are joining our team at the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit Research this fall. One doctoral student is an excellent quantitative researcher and the other is an excellent writer.

I am looking forward to working with them and tapping into each of their individual areas of expertise. They are also looking forward to working with me and learning more about the nonprofit sector.

National Pro Bono Week Launches in the Legal Community

Posted Sun, 10/25/2009 - 13:59 by Amy Potthast

During the week of October 25 to 31, the American Bar Association and the legal community in the United States are celebrating national Pro Bono Week, dedicated to showcasing the impact pro bono efforts can make in the nation, especially during the economic downturn.

While not the same as a career in public interest law, pro bono — Or volunteer/unpaid — legal work is a way that all lawyers can help meet the needs of people and organizations in the community that can't afford to pay for private legal representation.

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