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Career Information in the Non-Profit Sector

Employment Resources

American Humanics
A national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofits; our mission is to educate, prepare, and certify professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations.  Jobs listings and internships.

Council on Foundations
Includes a job bank; descriptions of the various types of foundations; and information about conferences and workshops.

Energize Inc.
Internships and full-time jobs within the area of Volunteer Management.

Idealist.org
The most comprehensive nonprofit and volunteering resource. Search for positions in the U.S. and around the world, read articles on topics affecting our nation and neighbors overseas, find the latest news on upcoming conferences, find lists of career and graduate school fairs, and a directory of non-profit organizations.

JustMeans
Lists job openings with Socially Responsible Businesses. Contains mostly full-time jobs, but keyword search "internships" for additional opportunities. 

The Nonprofit Career Network
This site includes a searchable database of job listings as well as information on upcoming conferences, a directory of nonprofit organizations plus more.

NonprofitJobs.org
An on-line gathering place where not-for-profit employers and management personnel can meet one another. Check out their job postings.

OpportunityKnocks.org
Do a quick keyword search or use the Advanced Search to see job listings by city, state, organization or position type.

VolunteerMatch
This organization is dedicated to helping people find volunteer opportunities in their community.

Information & Resources

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The newspaper of the nonprofit world online. Includes articles as well as job postings.

Good Works
Good Works is a national directory of social change organizations. It lists more than 1,000 organizations and provides contacts, starting salaries, types of openings, internships, funding sources and more.

Guidestar
This site includes very comprehensive information and reports on a large number of nonprofits across the country. Financial data and profiles of the work done in these organizations is also highlighted.

Lehigh Valley Non-Profit Member Agencies
View this extensvie pdf listing of Lehigh Valley non-profit agencies.

The Non-Profit Times
This on-line periodical is filled with interesting articles about non-profit careers and includes an excellent "Help Wanted" section!

Nonprofit Watch
The official Web site of the NonProfit Accountability Project (NPAP), an independent project that investigates public interest groups and raises issues regarding transparency, conflicts of interest, and accountability within the nonprofit community.

Relief Web
A source of both U.S. and foreign NGOs, as well as other types of organizations: Academic, UN/Int'l, Gov't, News/Media.

SERVEnet
Since 1996 has connected youth with service and volunteering opportunities.

UN Dept of Public Information, Non-Governmental Organizations
Excellent source for looking up NGOs by geographic location: click on Resource Centre, DPI/NGO Directory.

Organization Web Sites

Americorps
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. Search for paid service opportunities by geographic location or area of interest.

InterAction
InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations. Work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all. Includes job postings in international development.

The New Socialworker Online
One of this organization's primary goals is to give social workers information that will help them start their careers on the right foot and/or advance toward their career goals. Includes job postings.

Peace Corps
Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, stepping into new countries like East Timor, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development.

Teach for America
Since 1990, Teach For America has been employing talented graduates to ensure students achieve academic success in low-income rural and urban communities. Following this experience, many have become committed leaders in the effort to expand opportunities for all children. Teach For America has 26 regional sites across the country.

United Way of America
Find job opportunities at United Way of America as well as positions posted by Local United Ways across the United States.

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