What’s It Like, Working in the Nonprofit World?
- Sun, February 27 2011
- Filed under: Nonprofit leadership
As this month’s nonprofit blogging carnival tells it, it’s a mixed but beautiful bag.
Burnout is high and pay is low. The challenges are colossal, but the rewards are great. As The Case Foundation’s Laura Gassner Otting puts it:
While they may be emotional, personal, mental, physical, and spiritual in nature, the advantages of working in the nonprofit sector far outnumber the disadvantages.
Read more about what leading nonprofit bloggers had to say about working for good here.
By the way, I’m the host of next month’s carnival. Stay tuned for the theme and call for posts in a few days!
Comments
i think its both rewarding and dissapointing at the same time…
Katya, your posts are always so helpful! As someone who is actively trying to break into the nonprofit sector, this is especially useful! Keep the good advice coming!
Katya,
The best thing about working for non-profits is the satisfaction and you will get what you put into back ten fold!