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Careers in the Common Good - An extensive collection of links compiled by Brown University for anyone interested in service or activist opportunities.  Explore resources by sector (non profit, government, or private), geographic location, or issue (examples: labor, literacy, women, policy/community development, law, human rights, and more)

Idealist.org - Search for non-profit jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities by location.

Non-Governmental Organizations - A nice listing of NGO's and their web sites compiled by Middlebury College.

SERVEnet.org - A one-stop portal for information and resources on service and volunteering.

The Non-Profit and Government Careers section includes real-people profiles, job descriptions and salary information, discussion boards, industry loves and hates, and organization profiles with job listings.

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Job Listings, Professional Associations & Publications

About.com - Whether you're job hunting in the non-profit sector or looking to start your own non-profit organization, this site is chock full of ideas and information.

Alliance for Non-Profit Management - This site promotes professional and career development for non-profit managers.  A recently-added CareerBank lists jobs in non-profit management, foundations, and consulting with project-based (contract) opportunities expected.

Chronicle of Philanthropy - Jobs and news articles for those interested in fund raising, grant making, non-profit management, and philanthropy.

Community Career Center - An on-line gathering place where not-for-profit employers and management personnel can meet one another.

ExecSearches.com - A search firm specializing in executive-level positions in the non-profit sphere.


Galaxy.com - A comprehensive listing of web sites for anyone interested in the non-profit community.

GuideStar.org - A searchable database of more than 640,000 non-profit organizations.

IGC Internet - IGC is the U.S. member of the Association for Progressive Communications, a global partnership of computer networks that link activists around the world. Includes volunteer and job leads.

Non-profit Career Network - A one-stop resource center for non-profit organizations, job seekers, and volunteers.

Non-Profit Jobs Cooperative is a collaboration of non-profit management centers from across the United States. Our goal is to provide a one-stop source for job seekers to search for non-profit jobs, and for employers to easily publish job opportunities within specific regions.

Non-Profit Jobs.org - An on-line gathering place where not-for-profit employers and management personnel can meet one another.

Non-Profit Oyster - The premiere online career center serving the nonprofit sector.

Non-Profit Times - Articles of interest about the non-profit community and a database of jobs, many at the executive level.

OpportunityKnocks.org - "The Internet's leading source of non-profit jobs and career opportunities."


Philanthropy News Network Online - Articles, jobs, and links for those interested in the non-profit sector.

Social Action and Leadership School for Activists (SALSA) - Offers classes to make you and your organization more effective.

UnitedWay.org - Link to United Ways in the U.S. and abroad.

VolunteerMatch.org - A free service which matches volunteers with opportunities in the non-profit sector.

pdfWellesley 2008 Not-For-Profit Fair Participants - More than 80 employers in the not-for-profit and public service industries.

WorkForNonprofits.org - Serves the mission-driven community.  We’re about making the right connections.  We’re leveraging more than 35 years of human resources and staffing experience to create a one-stop staffing and employment solution for non-profit organizations and job seekers.

Young Nonprofit Professionals - One of the nation’s largest associations of nonprofit practitioners.

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Government Associations

AmeriCorps - A one-year service-learning program devoted to changing lives, rebuilding communities, and strengthening our country.

Corporation for National and Community Service - Learn about the national service network and search for jobs and internships.

PeaceCorps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship.

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Advocacy & Human Rights

CARE - An international humanitarian organization, CARE works with poor communities in more than 70 countries around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty. With a broad range of programs based on empowerment, equity and sustainability, CARE seeks to tap human potential and leverage the power of individuals and communities to unleash a vast force for progress.

Cross-Cultural Solutions - Our Volunteer Programs, which focus on cultural immersion through volunteering and cultural learning opportunities, are year-round, and normally range from 2-12 weeks. We have programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, and Thailand.

Cultural Survival - An organization founded to defend the rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and oppressed ethnic minorities.

The Foundation for Sustainable Development - A non-profit organization that supports underserved communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. FSD provides human and financial resources to more than 200 community-based organizations to build capacity and collaboratively implement solutions that address Microfinance, Health, Environment/Appropriate Technology, Youth and Education, Women's Empowerment, Human Rights, and Community Development.

Global Crossroad -  Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging opportunities to our volunteers through internships, mini- adventure programs, and cultural immersion possibilities.

Global Youth Connect - Acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility. Click here for more about GYC.

Humana People to People - Are you interested in becoming a volunteer in Africa, Central America or Asia?

Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization.

Institute for Global Communications - Browse progressive sites by categories including anti-racismnet, peacenet, womensnet, and econet.

PAWSS - The Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies. Guide to Careers, Internships, and Graduate Education in Peace Studies.

The Global Volunteer Network - currently has volunteer opportunities available through our partner organizations in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, Romania and Uganda.

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Environmentalism

Eco-Employ.com -Links to jobs pages of non-profit organization
Web sites, including colleges and universities, museums,
zoos, nature and environmental education centers, etc.

EnvironmentalCareer.com - A great list of non-government environmental organizations.

GreenCorps.org - The mission of Green Corps is to train organizers, provide field support for today’s critical environmental campaigns, and graduate activists who possess the skills, temperament, and commitment to fight and win tomorrow’s environmental battles.

GreenSeal.org - An independent, non-profit organization dedidated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase and use of environmentally-responsible products and services.

ZeroWasteAmerica.org - An Internet-based environmental research organization specializing in the field of Zero Waste. We provide (through our website, primarily), information on associated legislative, legal, technical, environmental, health, and consumer issues. 

Religious & Spiritual Organizations

American Friends Service Committee - The AFSC carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures.

GroupWorkCamps.com - The Group Workcamps Foundation exists as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide dynamic short-term mission trips, domestically and internationally.  Group Workcamps trips are ecumenical, focusing on the core Christian beliefs that bring the Christian church together.  

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