From Making A Profit To Making A Difference: Careers In Non-Profits For Business Professionals Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Unprecedented numbers of entry-level workers to CEOs are racing to join the 10 million Americans working for non-profits. Applying 30 years experience in non-profit recruitment and management, King reveals the inside secrets for switching to non-profits: strategic volunteerism, building a non-profit contacts network, gaining credibility in a non-profit community, learning how non -profit leaders think and hire, writing effective resumes even when you lack any non-profit experience, and more.
Paperback: 178 pages
Publisher: Planning/Communications (March 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884587178
ISBN-13: 978-1884587177
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Richard M. King has written a beautiful book about finding your life's purpose by working for a nonprofit organization or charity. From Making a Profit to Making a Difference is a step-by-step guide that leads the way through challenging transitions from a profit-oriented world to a people-focused world of nonprofit organizations. He shows you how to write an effective resume when applying for a nonprofit job and explains "strategic volunteerism."Chapters:1. Assimilating Into the Nonprofit Culture2. Transferring Business Skills to the Nonprofit Sector3. Classifying Your Nonprofit Interest4. Strategic Volunteerism5. Networking in the Nonprofit Sector6. Resumes and Cover Letters for Nonprofit Jobs7. Compensation in the Nonprofit Sector8. Directory of Nonprofit Recruiters9. Professional Fund Raising Consulting Firms10. Selected Professional Associations11. Sources of Philanthropic Information12. Resource CollectionThe author mainly wrote this book for business professionals who have been considering a new career in the nonprofit sector. The following may be of interest if you are considering a job change:Identifying Your Transferable SkillsThe broad scope of activities the nonprofit sector offers - lists of charitable purposes and causesQuestioners to determine your main interests - this helps you identify the type of nonprofit organization that interests youIf you have a desire to make a difference in the world, this book will encourage you to make the transition and enter a world where you start to enjoy your life and you actually love your job. If you are interested in volunteering, Richard M.
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