Can You Make Money With A Meaningful Job?
The short answer is yes. Aside from volunteerism, you can make money and have a meaningful career. Meaningful jobs pay a salary, so the question is not whether you can make money doing good, but rather how much. We know there’s a perception that non-profits can’t compete with corporate salaries …
What Companies Doing CSR Can Learn From Non-Profits
Companies often look to other industries for inspiration. Take new start-up, EatWith for example, it’s looking to become the next Airbnb for the restaurant industry. Instead of looking at other for-profits for ideas, a secret source of innovation for companies doing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) should come from non-profits. Charities …
The #1 Most Underrated Tip for Networking
We’ve all been there, standing awkwardly at a networking event trying to make connections in between bites of hors d’hoeurves. Sometimes it even feels like a game – points for how many business cards you collected or people you’ve met. Regardless of how you feel about networking, when looking for a job …
Why we need to change the way we think about Charity
Dan Pallotta couldn’t be more right. In the TED talk that has everyone in the non-profit sector talking, Pallota urges us to change the way we think about charities. A shift towards his view of thinking would not only do wonders for the causes they support but also for the …
Are There Corporate Politics in a Nonprofit Job?
While it’s true that everyone, or most people at least, working in a non-profit believe in and are actively working towards a common good, it doesn’t mean that staff meetings involve holding hands, singing Kumbayah around a camp fire. The realities of working in a non-profit job are not that …
Why We Started A Career Site For Meaningful Jobs.
NO MORE PLAYING HARD TO GET With jobs that is. We make it easier to find meaningful jobs whether it’s in CSR, Sustainability, Non-profit or Triple Bottom Line Businesses. WE SAW A PROBLEM Job sites don’t cater to professionals who want to make a difference and use their skills for good. Instead, you have to …