Why should you consider getting involved in the social sector?

Nonprofits add value to your community. A Generous Gift

Volunteering

“Almost every organization lacks the resources—both financial and human—to accomplish everything they’d like to do. Having volunteers helps them get closer to achieving their goals. When you volunteer, someone or a whole bunch of someones benefit from your participation- an old person you visit in the retirement home, the over grown hiking trail that you help to clear, the campaign you’re working on to save the rainforests, or the student that you are helping to learn how to read…” Idealist.org, What is Volunteering.

• College Students Helping America (pdf)
• Benefits Of Volunteering. ServiceLeader.org
• Helping Volunteers Market Their Experience on Their Resumes. Energize Inc.
• Ten Teps to Volunteering Wisely. IndependentSector.org.

Career

“Another Brookings Institution survey showed that, compared to federal and private-sector employees, nonprofit employees were more likely to say they are given a chance to do the things they do best; characterize their organization as innovative, helpful, fair, and trustworthy; view their colleagues as collaborative and open to new ideas; and feel they are accomplishing something worthwhile.” Darmouth College, Making a Living Making a Difference

• Become a Leader for Social Justice
• Careers In Nonprofit Organizations by Miami University
• Helping Charity Work: Paid Jobs in Charitable Nonprofits by Olivia Crosby. Occupational Outlook Quarterly. Sum 2001.
• Top Ten Myths about Working for Nonprofit Organizations Idealist.org.

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