The Nonprofit Jobs eNewsletter

There are many options to find nonprofit jobs, whether it's browsing our career center, networking, or simply calling up organizations to ask if they are hiring. One other emerging trends is to sign up for eNewsletters that contain information on the latest available positions and career advice. By subscribing to The NonProfit Times' free Jobs eNewsletter, you can get all of that information and more.

Delivered every Wednesday, the NPT Jobs eNewsletter contains the following information:

• A listing of the number of jobs by state on the Nonprofit Job Seeker;
• Three featured jobs of the week; and,
• A career advice article for job seekers.

The current edition of the eNewsletter is being sent to subscribers right now, but you can view a sneak peek of the current issue by clicking here. Here are three positions that we have featured in this issue:

President & CEO: Pittsburgh, PA
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Director of Development: San Diego, CA
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Assistant to Executive Director: New York City, NY
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If this eNewsletter looks like something that would be of interest to you, head over to our sign-up page and get your copy today.

The Top 10 Tips For Finding A Nonprofit Job

Looking for a nonprofit job? You're not alone, unfortunately, which means you will have your work cut out for you.

Just because it's hard doesn't mean it's impossible, however. The NonProfit Times has a variety of resources to help job seekers, including our career center, Jobs blog, and our weekly Jobs eNewsletter. All of these are deisgned to make finding a job easier, but they aren't the only answers.

Tom Friel, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, recently spoke to Bridgestar, an initiative of the Bridgespan Group, and offered up his top 10 tips for finding a nonprofit job:

• Do a thorough and honest assessment of your motivations, skills and capabilities, and record them.
• Decide very specifically what you want to do and make sure your qualifications match the job requirements. 
• Learn who the key players are at your target organizations and find a way to get in front of them. 
• Consider an interim path to your goal if necessary, such as consulting, temporary assignments, internships or volunteering. 
• Use your personal network smartly and efficiently. It is larger than you think. 
• Recognize that most people will want to help you, but they won't do your homework for you. 
• Get connected with recruiters and other intermediaries who are specifically involved in the searches that fit your capabilities and objectives. 
• When preparing for a meeting, think about the needs of the person with whom you're meeting. Over time. if you help your contacts, they will help you. 
• When given an interview, prepare thoroughly and ask thoughtful questions. 
• When your job search is completed, thank the people who helped you. 

Nonprofit Jobs By State

Cross-Posted From NPT Jobs Blog

There are so many factors that go into finding great nonprofit jobs. Aside from the starting salary and relevance to your career skills, one of the most important of those factors is proximity to your current residence. Most job seekers would have a lot of hesitation working for an organization that requires them to travel long distances; even if it's the job of their dreams. Using The Nonprofit Jobseeker's Jobs By State Page, users can see the latest jobs in their area with only a click of their mouse.

Let's say you want to find a New York nonprofit job. All you have to do is go to our dedicated NY nonprofit job page and you will see all of the most recent positions posted in that state. The page is automatically updated with the latest jobs, so you can be sure you will be seeing a new job the second it is posted.

If our jobs by state page doesn't offer enough customization for you, the Nonprofit Jobseeker also allows users to filter search results by state. This will show you all jobs in that area, including ones that might not be as recent. Job hunters can also enter their zip code to make their search more specific.

We hope that you will enjoy using these features. Feel free to leave any feedback.

The Nonprofit Job Search: A New Resource

It's been up for a few weeks now, but we wanted to let our readers know about a blog that The NonProfit Times launched called Nonprofit Jobs.  As the title might suggest, this is a blog dedicated to helping job seekers fufill their goal of getting into the nonprofit sector.  It contains helpful articles about how to conquer some of the more difficult aspects of the nonprofit job search, as well as links to other expert opinions on the subject.

Be sure to check it out everyday; a new article is posted every weekday!