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Making a Difference and Making a Living: Finding a nonprofit Job in the Bay Area
table of contents
acknowledgements acknowledgements
foreword foreword

 
chapter 1: rewards and challenges of nonprofit work rewards & challenges of nonprofit work
chapter 2: understanding the nonprofit sector understanding the nonprofit sector  
chapter 3: education education
chapter 4: who are you and where do you want to go? who are you & where do you want to to go? 
chapter 5: managing the job search process managing the job search process
chapter 6: getting your foot in the door without starving getting your foot in the door without starving
chapter 7: gathering information gathering information
bullet national internet resources
bullet bay area internet and other resources
bullet some additional tips
chapter 8: informational interviews informational interviews
chapter 9: marketing yourself marketing yourself
chapter 10: getting an interview getting an interview
chapter 11: the job interview the job interview
chapter 12: negotiating negotiating
chapter 13: following up and staying in the loop following-up & staying in the loop
appendix 1: common nonprofit job titles appendix 1: 
common nonprofit job titles
appendix 2: assessment of nonprofit wages and benefits appendix 2:
assessment of nonprofit wages & benefits
contributors contributors
   

 

Finding organizations of personal interest to you is key to your job search. As you know, nonprofit organizations do everything from lobbying to leadership training, social service provision, education, health care, and philanthropy. Surfing the web is a great way to get a sense of what kinds of groups exist. Some starting places are listed below.

National Internet Resources
Internet Nonprofit Center
www.nonprofit-info.org

Empower Web
www.sftoday.com/empower.html

Alliance for National Renewal
www.ncl.org/anr/index.html

PeaceNet, LaborNet, EcoNet, Women's Net
www.igc.org

Chronicle of Philanthropy
www.philanthropy.com

Bay Area Internet and Other Resources
Foundation Center
Phone: 415-397-0902
www.fdncenter.org  (click on San Francisco)

The Management Center
Phone: 415-362-9735
www.tmcenter.org

CompassPoint (formerly The Support Center)
Phone: 415-541-9000
www.compasspoint.org

HelpLink Directory of Human Services: A comprehensive "yellow pages" for nonprofits, published for each county, located in the public library and in career resource centers such as JVS (415-391-3600). You can look up organizations by category of services (i.e. aging, health, education, etc).

San Francisco Public Library (Civic Center, Larkin and Grove Streets): The main library has an entire section devoted to career searches. There is also a computer center where you may obtain free Internet access.

The world of philanthropy is an important resource for identifying nonprofit organizations. You can read philanthropy trade journals and foundation annual reports to find nonprofits that have been funded to do various types of work. Identifying organizations this way will also help you discover which organizations have recently gotten a boost in their funding - and may therefore be hiring. The easiest way to get foundation information is to go to the Foundation Center (see address above) - it's a library that is free to the public and it offers regular orientations about its databases, books, and foundation files. You can also check out the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a bimonthly journal that lists many grants and features articles on many foundations and nonprofit organizations (also above). The Chronicle also lists national job announcements.

Some Additional Tips
When you identify organizations that interest you, check out their web site or call and ask them to send you general information, such as a brochure or annual report. This will acquaint you with their programs and staff people, and it will ultimately prepare you for approaching a staff person for an informational interview - or for writing a cover letter.

When in doubt, cruise the web or even the phone book for intriguing sounding groups. 

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