I am a filmmaker in the Canadian film industry, with a background in broadcast as well as documentary about Canadian Oil Infrastructure and Indigenous issues. I have made environmental media alongside NGOs like Greenpeace, 350org and local Vancouver groups as a contract worker. Year after year I see reports on the state of global conservation and feel like I need to get involved in some way or shape, like nothing else matters. I'm at the point now where I a willing to drop everything and go join an NGO that's doing actual good work. It does not have to be media, someday I will make documentaries about great conservation but I have no delusions of grandeur I know that is a difficult field to get into, I just want to be boots on the ground help in pushing the needle towards a better future.

What have I tried so far.... on the Canadian side I have applied to be a wildland firefighter 3 years in a row but haven't made the cut (very competitive). I have offered media services to local journals and NGOs, I have been turned down. Most non-profits I've looked at primarily want donations and don't have a employment page. Any conservation volunteer work I look at appears to be thinly veiled eco-tourism which is not what I am interested in. I'm here to be of service, I am a very hard worker want to be aligned with a higher cause.

Where does one realistically start?

Issue: Promoting someone to the same position as me, small company, under 50 employees

Currently, at my company I am the only one with the position and title of vice president. As our president elevates in their position more work will fall on me-which I am completely open to receiving. The higher-ups response to this was adding another vice president and promoting a lower team member to that position. There was no job opening for this, it was just given to them. I've expressed my concern with this regarding the optics of it all. There's no differentiation in our titles and we will essentially perform the role together. We will be managing the same group of people. We have different strengths that we will utilize to grow in our own areas, but there is no differentiation in the title. While I am excited to finally have a peer at my level, I am feeling upset that as others elevate, my only elevation is compensation. I feel there should be a title change on my end since I've been in this position for a year and a half. I was the first vice president at my company, where I created and developed it to what it is today. I have expressed to my boss my reservations and they were open but said nothing is changing. My boss insist that I'm doing great and they are only adding this position to help alleviate my workload. Again however, I never expressed that I was overworked. Only that I was underpaid so I am looking forward to the compensation change. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this. Is it common to have two people with the exact same title leading the exact same team? Am I being too sensitive in worrying over semantics of a title? For what it's worth, this person who is being elevated to the new vice president position applied for my position when it became open and did not receive it. A year and a half later they are moving into it, only shared with me instead of a solo position. I feel like I need to watch my back, and it is not a pleasant feeling. I have updated my resume, and I'm prepared to look beyond my current position, but I really like where I work and do not want to leave.

Currently at my company I am the only one with the position and title of and vice president. As our president elevates in their position more work will fall on me. Their response to this was adding another vice president and promoting a lower team member to that position. There was no job opening for this, it was just given to them. I've expressed my concern with this regarding the optics of it all. There's no differentiation in our titles and we will essentially perform the role together. While I am excited to finally have a peer at my level, I am feeling upset that as others elevate, my only elevation is compensation. I feel there should be a title change on my end. Perhaps senior vice president but was told that is not an option. I was the first vice president at my company, created and developed it to what it is today and have been in this position for a year and a half. I have expressed to my boss my reservations but I'm having a hard time stepping out and looking at the bigger picture. I feel like I need to watch my back, and it does not a pleasant feeling. My boss insist that I'm doing great and they are only adding this position to help alleviate my workload. Again however, I never expressed that I was overworked. Only that I was underpaid so I am looking forward to the compensation change. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this. Is it common to have two people with the exact same title? Am I being too sensitive in worrying over semantics of a title? For what it's worth, this person who is being elevated to the new vice president position applied for my position when it became open and did not receive it. A year and a half later they are moving into it, only shared with me instead of a solo position.

I was selected for a final round and wanted to see if anyone was able to negotiate their salary successfully or other creative concessions. The pay will be 57% lower than what I'm earning right now. I'm currently working remote for for-profit but short-term (company got acquired and I'm just facilitating handling of legacy accounts until they are fully transitioned). The NPO has benefits (100% paid EE and 50% dependents). It's the only opportunity lined up for me because the job market sucks right now. I want to be able to negotiate but need ideas on the key points. I have 15+ years of accounting leadership experience and will be finishing my MBA (Accounting Concentration) end of this year. Thank you!

Does anyone have any experience with this organization? Any advice on a potential internship?

Hi all! I pivoted from recruiting in the tech world into non-profit. I'm only a month into my new job and I actually don't know if I can see myself doing it for even a year. My supervisor and everyone on my team has been telling it takes a year to really get into the swing of the role which gave me a lot of anxiety because that pretty much means I won't know what I'm doing for that time.

My job expectations feel very different from what I thought it was going to be from when I was interviewing to the reality of what it ACTUALLY is. My position is part of a coalition within transportation in a major metro area. The work consists of meeting facilitation and a lot of partner building with city/state agencies and other non-profits. There's a lot of work that covers grants, policies, initiatives and city ordinances. I thought this role was going to be more community facing and directly engaging with community members but it's not so much. However, if I want to get out in the community I can, I just have to tell my supervisor I want to switch up the work I'm doing.

I feel like I should just be grateful I have a job and I'm doing work that matters/is impactful. I know it's only a month in and it's so early to be saying I don't like it but I know that I'm not into policy and that's what I'm finding to be a big chunk of the work. I will be acquiring skills within project management and program management through this role so it's not like I wont be gaining anything from it or be able to contribute work to the coalition. I just don't want to be pigeon holed/tied into this industry of transportation when my passion is actually working with youth/community members in social services. I plan to apply to grad school social work programs in the fall of this year so I think I just need to stick it out. I guess I know what I need to do but I'm just on here ranting at this point.

ok bye thanks for listening/reading lol

TL;DR: Starting a brand, content, and growth firm and need help refining my business plan.

I was laid off last year and took it as a sign from the universe that I should switch back to consulting and use the opportunity to make the world better. I ran a successful freelance business X years ago serving the private sector, but this time around I want to focus on helping nonprofits and social enterprises.

I’m working on a business plan and would love some feedback in a few areas - but first, a bit about my background:

• I have expertise in brand strategy, marketing, content strategy, business development, product/business strategy, and website design.
• I have experience building and leading teams, especially process optimization and mentorship.
• I naturally orient toward strategic thinking and often look ahead to identify emerging trends and opportunities.
• I’m very, very good at turning those emerging trends and opportunities into actionable 1-3 year plans.
• I’m also very, very good at turning abstract ideas into core messages that capture the essence of a concept and writing effective content around those concepts. Anything from a pitch deck to website content.
• I do not have nonprofit experience of any kind, aside from occasional volunteer work when I’m not burned out from my day job (aka almost never).
• I don’t have significant financial management experience.

I plan to focus on brand strategy, content development, and growth initiatives. Growth can include anything from increasing website engagement to identifying new offerings. Clients can (theoretically) work with me in a few ways:

• Technical training - focused on the skills needed to practice the above focus areas internally. Example: A webinar that teaches participants how to craft a strategic narrative.
• Side-by-side working sessions - half- or full-day workshops tackling a specific challenge. Example: Interpreting market trends and brainstorming new offerings.
• Hands-on consulting - playing a consistent role in an area of expertise. Examples: Strategic planning, website management.

So, here’s where you come in. I’d love to know whether I’m on the right track and better understand what organizations typically hire for.

• Am I offering the right services in the right format?
• What should I expect to charge?
• Are there any skills I should acquire to better serve the community?
• What else should I consider?

Thank you all for the input! ☀️

Hi!

I need some advice to see if I can have some possibilities in this field. I am an optometrist, got my degree in my country, Spain, and since 2019 I live in the US. I am able to work legally here but can't practice as an optometrist because I don't have the license, plus I am no longer excited to be a clinician and I am very interested in working for NGOs or International Organizations, in Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation, etc. I am based in the DC area. My profile is quite diverse in the international field. Before coming to the US, I was two years in Kenya working as a clinician, where I could also organize and participate in sight-restoring surgeries done in underserved populations with a Spanish NGO that I am still a member. I also volunteer a lot now in the US, in clinics with Latino patients.

I am still figuring out what type of job I would like to do, but I am interested in travel, so it would be cool to be able to travel to locations in Africa or Latin America (since I am a Spanish native speaker). I also like organizing trips, visas, itineraries... The problem is I have no formal experience as a hired professional in this field. My entire experience has been in clinic. On top of this, I own an online travel company we founded in Kenya with a colleague (still active and with a good number of clients every year), and I also got a MA in Hispanic Cultural Studies here in the US. I like to constantly chase for projects or jobs that I feel passionate about, but I am not sure how to sell my profile and my resume to adapt it to this field,

What type of job should I apply for? Entry-levels? Do I have any chances? I am so excited and motivated to join this field because I believe I have a lot to offer because of my experience all these years.

Any comment or advice is highly appreciated!

I've been looking on Indeed, but I wanted to know if non-profits have their own marketplace for jobs. Thanks.

I have an interview with a nonprofit. Does anybody have experience working as a housing coordinator for homeless people?

I need some information on how this kind of job works. I have some experience working at a nonprofit. I know how do data entry, intake, and provide resource referrals. I am also a trained crisis counselor (I haven’t done this in a long time, though).

The organization said they will send me a list of their interview questions on Monday, but in the meantime, I would like to do some research.

If anybody has performed a similar role in the past, can you tell me what you did for your job? What was your day-to-day experience?

Any advice on non-profit jobs in The Netherlands which are part time (20-30 hrs/wk) and can be done remotely ? I am from IT and can deal with any technology domain needed. Please let me know if I can also check any websites which are trustworthy, because most websites on Google look like scams for this.

I was searching for local volunteer opportunities with an organization that’s very important to me that I had volunteered with before and saw they had a job posting that I ended up applying for a few days ago. I received an email from someone with the organization looking for volunteers for an upcoming event (since I had volunteered before) and I checked my current work schedule and said that I would love to volunteer. It turns out that I would be reporting to the person that currently has the role that I applied for (the event is just a few weeks away so I highly doubt they would have filled the role by the time the event happens but might be in the middle of the process). If I were to get an interview, should I mention I was already signed up to be a volunteer at the event? I mean it’s not like I would back out if I don’t get an interview or they move forward with another candidate, the cause is very important to me and that’s #1, but I’m just not sure what the best etiquette is here. Any insight would be very helpful!

tldr I applied for a job with an organization I had volunteered with before and have been asked to be a returning volunteer since submitting my application, should I tell them I applied for the job? And if so, when?

Consultant with more than a decade of experience with grant writing, development, fund raising and developing and keeping relationships with donors, all areas of finance and budgeting, obtaining licensure and governmental status, and regular work and meetings with board of directors, advisory board, and interdepartmental directors.

If your non profit is in need, please reach out to me. I can send you my resume and link to my LinkedIn profile. Hope to talk to you soon!

I recently moved to The Netherlands for my masters. I don't speak Dutch, but would like to spend my summer break volunteering with the Dutch Red Cross if possible. Is this a possibility or do I mandatorily need to know Dutch to become a volunteer? Any and all help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi- I'm looking for a career change and thought I'd drop in here to see what you all think. I am a fairly new university professor, but academia just really isn't my thing. I knew I didn't want to go into it when I graduated from my PhD, so I applied to a few nonprofit organizations that were somewhat related to my area of study. I never heard back regarding those applications (they were some really big organizations, I'll admit). Anyway, I'm thinking again about how I can transition out of academia. Currently, I teach writing courses and I have several research publications. I wrote and submitted a grant during my PhD, but it was not funded. However, I love to write and research, and I'm thinking that grant writing might be a good out for me. If anyone here is involved in grant writing for nonprofits and could shed light on job prospects or recommended certifications/courses, I'd greatly appreciate it! I'm also open to other possible avenues in the nonprofit world.

Hi All,

Based in CA and willing to travel quarterly. Any recommendations or leads on search engines or fully remote organizations would be much appreciated!

Something I have noticed amongst my peers and the longer I am in the role of “Board Liaison” or “Manager of Board Relations,” is that across the board, we take a massive weight off of the ED or President and CEO’s shoulders while oftentimes being compensated as an assistant. If you hold this title, (and feel comfortable sharing) in what city/state do you work, how long have you been in your position and what is your current salary?

Hi all! I am the executive director of a non-profit and we are looking for people to help with fundraising and join our board. We are located in the US.

We are looking for some special people to join our board! We are passionate about helping the community through affordable pet training for dogs and parrots, as well as offering service dog training and parrot rehoming. As our mission grows, so must our team! We are looking for those who share our passions to help us with fundraising! If you don't fit this description but know someone who does, please pass along our post Experience is preferred but not required! If you are interested in helping out in a volunteer capacity, please send me a message or comment!

Our site: https://ippettraining.com

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Hi everyone,

I am a graduate student at Northeastern University, about to complete my program in Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation. With 10 years of experience in digital marketing within the for-profit sector, I am now looking to transition into the nonprofit world, focusing on homelessness, mental health, and addiction recovery – I have lived experience in these areas and I'm passionate about these issues. My goal is to utilize my professional background and lived experiences to contribute to organizations making a difference in these critical areas. However, I've been struggling to find a job in that field based on my lack of professional experience in that field.

I'm based in Connecticut and open to opportunities within the area or remote positions. If anyone is aware of job openings or has connections within organizations focusing on these issues, I would be extremely grateful for any leads or advice.

I would appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or leads you may have. Thanks!

AnitaB.org is a nonprofit whose PUBLIC mission statement is to empower women in the tech industry and support their growth within companies. And they are supposed to be an aide to companies teaching them how to retain women in these roles.

Now, how is an organization supposed to do this when internally, they do the exact opposite?

Do NOT ignore those Glassdoor reviews because they’re all factual.

Just to name a few:

CEO enables nepotism and hires only her friends. (The entire Executive team) CEO friends are unqualified for the roles they are put in. CEO doesn’t want anyone that will disagree with her. If you do you are pushed out. CEO makes decisions based on emotions and not on data. CEO only cares about money and getting press for herself They fire employees who disagree with the CEO but keep employees that have sexual harassed other employees.

And much much more. Anyone else who’s had an experience here can tell you this place is the antithesis of what the organization publicly stands for.

In case it’s useful!

The LEAF Fellowship Program at The Climate Initiative provides paid employment and professional development to empower, train, and mentor young adults to support the creation of a climate-ready workforce. LEAF fellows are hired to complete an in-depth fellowship in a specific department of The Climate Initiative, but they are exposed to all of the major operations of a nonprofit organization. By the time they complete their fellowship, every LEAF fellow will acquire new knowledge and skills in programs, policy, marketing and communications, and development.

You can find more information about the program and application steps at https://www.theclimateinitiative.org/about/careers/

I work for a transitional housing non-profit in the city. We help specifically families to find housing while providing them with transitional housing (about a year to a year and a half) and I work for the childcare department. HIPPA is a big deal obviously and I accidentally mentioned another child’s name to a parent who was not the guardian of said student. Student N pushed student G and I mentioned student N’s name to student G’s parent.

I just wasn’t thinking. I was doing like 3 things at once, wrangling kids and also having a conversation with student G’s guardian.

About 4 months ago I was given a formal warning for insubordination because we had a field trip with the kids and I couldn’t go because of allergies but I was suppose to wait in the car incase any other kids had an allergic reaction. At the time I was very sick and going into work nonetheless so I had a lot of brain fog and just forgot, staying back at the office to get admin work done.

Tomorrow is my weekly supervision with my boss and she sent me an email saying that HR would be there in person and to talk to my union rep for support. I talked to my coworker who has been here for 3 years (I’ve only been here for 10 months) and she said I’ll probably just get out on a Performance Improvement Plan but I just feel like I’m going to be fired, especially since the meeting is in the morning (time of our weekly meeting wasn’t changed).

But also my supervisor might not be firing me. They sent me some paperwork that isn’t due until a few weeks the same time I got the HR meeting email. Also the summer is coming up which we need to be fully staffed for since it’s the craziest time of the year with more kids and daily field trips so it wouldn’t be a good time for them to be understaffed. Also my previously mentioned coworker is leaving at the end of May. My supervisor doesn’t know this for sure but I think they have an idea based off said coworkers mood.

Here’s the thing, I’ve been thinking of leaving off and on. I love the kids but not a big fan of my coworkers and the commute. No reason big enough to leave though. I’ve worked here long enough I feel like I can put it on my resume but if I quit I can’t get unemployment and I don’t have the savings to live for a few months without a job.

Am I getting fired? If not should I look for a new job? Previously mentioned coworker said she could be a references for my current position.

Working in the non profit sector has always been a draw for me. Now after years in the for profit sector and at the height of my career I am finding the pull to serve in the non profit sector overriding. I am here to seek guidance on how I can start to explore such a career shift, be it a website, offer of mentorship or any other ideas.

looking to work with anyone that is human.... and loves humanity. Since 2020... a lot of people have been more beast than man....

so if you are looking to partner... I am starting a nonprofit to help the homeless... and I am willing to work with anyone that can share their wisdom on creating a successful nonprofit.

Hi I'm seeking a paid remote opportunity in the non-profit industry as a graphic designer

I have experience working with non-profits remotely

Where can I look?