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6 tips for turning a volunteer position into a job
Once you have your foot in the door and are volunteering for an organization you love, what can you do to turn that experience into a job?
Create a personal job ad to discover new career paths
What if you were to write an ad about yourself and use that to build a career? What information would you include and what kind of opportunities would you hope to attract?
Tips from a hiring manager: How college grads can break into the nonprofit sector
Graduation season is here! So we’re sharing tips on how college grads can find great careers that give back. Be sure to follow the series. If you are ready to…

Your job search

This Monday is Memorial Day, a time for remembering the men and women who died in service to the United States. Idealist has many organizations that honor fallen soldiers, including...

This Memorial Day, check out job and volunteer opportunities with our veterans

Sometimes you have a lot of interests and could see yourself going down many different paths when it comes to your career. Luckily, there are plenty of jobs that bring...

How to find a job if you have more than one passion

We try to give you good job and career advice here at Idealist Careers. And we also try to warn you against bad advice. On the Fast Track blog by...

Community Question: What’s the worst career advice you’ve ever received?

Your career

We often talk about getting over the fear of failure in order to move forward, but is the fear of success holding you back? What does it mean to be...

Are you afraid of being successful?

Despite our titles, very rarely do we have just one role. You aren't just a program manager; you're a teacher/hiring manager/fundraiser. You aren't just a founder; you're a marketer/accountant/data analyst.

Wearing too many hats? Here’s how to tackle multiple priorities at work

Sector buzz

Here’s a roundup of what’s buzzing in the social sector this week. Read these: After the tragic tornado in Oklahoma this week, donors are asked to send only necessary items...

After Oklahoma, tech advice, and video games: What happened this week

On the YNPN Twin Cities blog, Lauren Van Schepen takes some lessons from a recent Gawker article about unpaid journalism and writing for free. In the post, Gawker argues that...

The connection between compensation and diversity in the nonprofit sector

Here’s a roundup of what’s buzzing in the social sector this week. Read these: The 99U Conference happened last week, and here are some highlights from the event. There’s a...

The 99U conference, Pinterest, and new jobs: What happened this week?