From Making a Difference to
Making a Profit:
How to Launch Your
New Career in Nonprofits
This is the actual Table of Contents for this book.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments iv
Preface v
Why Foundations are a Bad Bet ix
1 Assimilating Into the Nonprofit Culture 1
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The New Nonprofit Environment 2
Transition as Cultural Assimilation 6
2 Transferring Business Skills to the Nonprofit Sector 21
Identifying Your Transferable Skills 25
Skills for the Nonprofit Sector 27
Study Findings 29
Case Study in Flexibility 33
Case Study in Resourcefulness 33
Case Study in Leadership 34
3 Classifying Your Nonprofit Interest 36
Charitable Purposes and Causes 40
What Interests You? 45
Nonprofit Preference Indexing 46
Nonprofit Preference Index 47
4 Strategic Volunteerism 62
Strategic Volunteerism in Action 65
The Key Volunteer Role: Board of Directors 67
Finding the Board That’s Right for You 69
The Rubber Stamp Board 70
The Participatory Board 71
The Corporate Board 72
Researching Organizational Boards 74
Primary Information Sources 75
Secondary Information Sources 76
Adjunct Board Service Opportunities 77
United Way Loaned Executive Program 79
5 Networking In the Nonprofit Sector 81
Making the Most of Your Business Contacts 82
Reaching the Nonprofit CEO 85
Sources of Networking Information 87
Annual Reports 88
Membership Directories 89
Libraries 90
Fund Raising Consulting Firms 91
Using the Internet 92
Working with Search Consultants 93
6 Resumes and Cover Letters for Nonprofit Jobs 96
The Resume Mystique 97
The Problem with Business Resumes 98
The Nonprofit Resume Format 100
Educational Background 103
Community Involvement 105
Transferable Skills 109
Business Brief 113
Nonprofit References 115
The Cover Letter 117
7 Compensation In the Nonprofit Sector 126
Business and Nonprofit Pay Standards Compared 129
Determining the Value of Your Business Experience 132
Dealing With Irrelevant Experience 134
Understanding Salary Negotiations 136
Disclosing Your Current Salary 139
Two Exceptions 140
8 Directory of Nonprofit Recruiters 143
Executive Search Firms Serving the Nonprofit Sector 145
9 Professional Fund Raising Consulting Firms 152
10 Selected Professional Associations 160
11 Sources of Philanthropic Information 165
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections Network 165
Organizations 167
12 Resource Collection 172
How to Order 173
Finding Job Vacancies 174
Resources for Nonprofit Careers 175
Changing Careers 176
Applying for the Job 176
About the Author 178
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