Resources

Social Impact Websites and Blogs

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National Resources

  1. Scion Nonprofit Staffing - Specializes in providing nonprofit executive search services and interim temporary staffing support exclusively for the nonprofit sector. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA with office in Boston, MA and Portland, OR.
  2. Idealist.org – Great resource for everything nonprofit
  3. Indeed.com – One search, all jobs
  4. BlogtalkRadio – Radio show on Recipes to accelerate your nonprofit career…a great host too!
  5. National Higher Education Recruitment Consortium – Excellent resource for education positions
  6. Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative -  National list of nonprofit jobs
  7. Jobs for Change – Web resource for anything related to jobs for change
  8. Careers In Nonprofits – Full-service staffing firm located in Chicago, IL and Washington, DC that works exclusively with nonprofits organizations and associations
  9. Jobs In Nonprofits – Helping connect people and resources via twitter
  10. Foundation Center - Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.
  11. Opportunity Knocks – National online job site focused exclusively on the nonprofit community.
  12. Socialactions – Creating a Network to Nurture Social Entrepreneurs and Triple Bottom Line Businesses
  13. Social Edge – By Social Entrepreneurs, For Social Entrepreneurs
  14. Commongood Careers – Executive Search firm for nonprofits with great resources
  15. Chronicle of Philanthropy – The newspaper of the nonprofit world
  16. Be the Change and ServiceNation – ServiceNation is a non-partisan campaign to expand citizen service opportunities, solve problems through service, and make service a core ideal in our democracy.
  17. VolunteerMatch - VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
  18. Nonprofitjobseeker.com by the Nonprofit Times – Business Publication for Nonprofit Management, NPT Jobs and Salary Survey
  19. American Association of Fundraising Professionals National Chapter - Keeping you connected to the latest trends, models, and ideas in fundraising
  20. Professionals for Nonprofits - Full-service staffing firm with offices in New York City, New Jersey and Washington, DC that works exclusively with nonprofits organizations and associations
  21. Koya Consulting – A national executive search firm that focus exclusively in the nonprofit and social entrepreneurship space

Massachusetts Resources

  1. Center for Nonprofit Success - Provides training and resources to help nonprofit professionals succeed.
  2. The Nonprofit Center – Providing stability, resources, synergy and exposure
  3. Mission Based Massachusetts -  Very helpful list serve for all things nonprofits in MA
  4. Nonprofit Career Coaching Workshop – Monthly workshop for job seekers to help accelerate their career
  5. New Profit - Since 1998, New Profit has helped a portfolio of innovative social entrepreneurs build their organizations and scale their social impact.
  6. Craigslist Boston – Nonprofit job board
  7. Third Sector NewEngland – Capacity building for nonprofits with wonderful workshops for everyone
  8. Providers’ Council – Statewide association of health and human services agencies. Hit the link to see a list of jobs with heart.
  9. NewEnglandJobs.org – The employment advice library gives you the advice and perspective you need to find your next job.
  10. Boston Cares – Boston Cares organizes and leads team oriented volunteer opportunities throughout Greater Boston that have a positive impact on individuals and communities.
  11. Volunteer Boston – Volunteer Boston is currently a web-based organization established to promote the volunteering opportunities of nonprofit community service groups within metropolitan Boston.
  12. American Association of Fundraising Professionals Massachusetts Chapter – Keeping you connected to the latest trends, models, and ideas in fundraising
  13. Massachusetts Nonprofit Network – MassNonprofitNet is developing steps to fulfill its mission: to strengthen Massachusetts through nonprofit advocacy, capacity-building, and public awareness.
  14. Associated Grant Makers – Founded in 1969, Associated Grant Makers, Inc. is the only regional association of grant makers, both foundations and corporations with giving programs, serving in, or making grants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We are a leadership organization for philanthropy with more than three decades of service to the philanthropic community.
  15. Socializing for Justice - (SoJust) is all about building a progressive cross-issue community, network and movement. We’re doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in SOCIAL JUSTICE. We host events twice a month to meet each other and make connections. No Program. No Speaker. Just Us. Newcomers always welcomed! A great job board for members!
  16. The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database is intended to provide a range of tools to help nonprofits and communities work more effectively together. We hope that you will use the system to add new community resources, identify needs, map your organization’s programs, share its resources, and chart its finances. It will also help create a richer tool to support a stronger nonprofit sector and communities that work well together.

WORK AND VOLUNTEER ABROAD RESOURCES (produced by JVS):

Volunteer Opportunities and General Resources:

  1. Abroad101
  2. American Jewish World Service
  3. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
  4. Goabroad.com
  5. International Rescue Committee
  6. Meet, Plan, Go!
  7. Peace Corps
  8. Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like
  9. Volunteer Service Organization (VSO)
  10. Voluntourism.org/

Jobs Abroad in Public Health:

  1. John Snow Incorporated
  2. Oxfam International
  3. Partners in Health

Jobs Abroad in Education:

  1. Dave’s ESL Cafe
  2. Berlitz
  3. AEON Corporation of Japan
  4. Worldteach
  5. Physicians for Human Rights
  6. Pathfinder International

Social Media for Social Impact Resources

  1. Beth’s Blog http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/
  2. 2. Blue Avocado http://blueavocado.org/
  3. Chronicle of Philanthropy news http://philanthropy.com/news/
  4. Change.gov http://www.change.org/
  5. Donor Power Blog: http://www.donorpowerblog.com/
  6. Katya’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog http://www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com/
  7. Idealware http://www.idealware.org/blog
  8. NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) http://nten.org/blog
  9. Nonprofit Quarterly http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/
  10. Tactical Philanthropy http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/
  11. The Case Foundation http://www.casefoundation.org/blog


Best Nonprofit Job Boards