Nonprofit Leadership
The Nonprofit Leadership certificate/minor is designed to enhance career opportunities by preparing students to perform work in the nonprofit field including: board/committee development; fundraising; human resources development and supervision; general nonprofit management; nonprofit accounting and financial management; nonprofit marketing; nonprofit program planning, and nonprofit risk management.
Employment in the nonprofit sector has more than doubled in the last 25 years and today approaches 12.5 million workers or 9.5 percent of the total workforce.
Nonprofits generally draw people who are passionate about solving social problems and co-workers enjoy a certain camaraderie that comes from working for a united goal. Employees also report more challenges and a wide range of opportunities. The negative is that nonprofits are behind in compensation packages but this trend is slowly changing.
OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Program director
Project director
Field director
Office Manager
Policy analyst
Case manager
Editor Instructor
Counselor
Accountant
Communications director
Doctor/nurse
Marketing manager
Public relation director
*Some positions may require additional education or training.
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
Health services
Homeless shelters
Public radio and TV YMCA
Arts organizations
Civil aid organizations
United Way agencies
Public interest agencies
Legal service agencies
SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Books (* denotes books available in the Career Center Library)
- *Axelrod-Contrada, John. Career Opportunities in Politics, Government, & Activism, New York, NY:
Ferguson Publishing Co., 2003.
- *Eberts, Marjorie & Gisler, Margaret. Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types,
Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons, 1998.
- Hamilton, Leslie and Tragert, Robert. 101 Best Nonprofits to Work For, Stamford, CT: Arco/Thomson
Learning, 2000.
- Paradis, Adrian A. Opportunities in Nonprofit Organization Careers, Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career
Series, 1994.
Professional Associations
Nonprofit Career Network, P.O. Box 241, Haddam, CT 06438-0241, http://www.nonprofitcareer.com.
Web sites
Occupational Information Network, O*Net Online, http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/11-9151.00.