Jobs that Make a Difference
posted by Jen Carpenter @ 12:45 PM
Change.org recently launched Jobs for Change, a national effort to help recruit more Americans to jobs in the nonprofit, government and social enterprise sectors.
The site has come into existence during a time when many people, especially youth, have a renewed interest in public service. Many people are interested in going green and finding new ways they can help.
The site hopes to build the largest database of social change jobs on the Web, including those for nonprofit, government and social enterprise. The site also will guide people through the process of finding and pursuing a career in social change through Change.org's team of career advisers who will run a group of career blogs focused on different demographics.
"Every day thousands of people who have been inspired by the President's call to service, many of whom would have normally pursued a traditional career in the for-profit sector, are coming to us and our partners looking to find a career in the common good," Ben Rattray, founder and CEO of Change.org, said.
"This presents an unprecedented opportunity to attract the country's most promising leaders into the social sector to address the major challenges we face as a nation," Rattray added. "But the resources for helping people enter the social sector are limited, and most people don't know where to start."
Jobs for Change is in partnership with more than a dozen leading nonprofit organizations, including AmeriCorps Alums, Campus Compact, Encore Careers, Network for Good, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, New Organizing Institute and Echoing Green. Jobs for Change also is being promoted to the more than 500,000 users who use Change.org and its partner organizations.
Change.org also has partnered with nonprofit recruiting firms to help organizations recruit and retail top quality candidates. Partners include Commongood Careers and Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group.
"It is wonderful to see legions of young people and professionals from the for-profit sector seeking jobs that change their community, their country and their world," Laura Gassner Otting, president of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, said. "Jobs for Change will provide so many with the necessary resources and strategies to make those mission-driven dreams a reality. It is our pleasure to partner with them on such an important endeavor."
The site has come into existence during a time when many people, especially youth, have a renewed interest in public service. Many people are interested in going green and finding new ways they can help.
The site hopes to build the largest database of social change jobs on the Web, including those for nonprofit, government and social enterprise. The site also will guide people through the process of finding and pursuing a career in social change through Change.org's team of career advisers who will run a group of career blogs focused on different demographics.
"Every day thousands of people who have been inspired by the President's call to service, many of whom would have normally pursued a traditional career in the for-profit sector, are coming to us and our partners looking to find a career in the common good," Ben Rattray, founder and CEO of Change.org, said.
"This presents an unprecedented opportunity to attract the country's most promising leaders into the social sector to address the major challenges we face as a nation," Rattray added. "But the resources for helping people enter the social sector are limited, and most people don't know where to start."
Jobs for Change is in partnership with more than a dozen leading nonprofit organizations, including AmeriCorps Alums, Campus Compact, Encore Careers, Network for Good, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, New Organizing Institute and Echoing Green. Jobs for Change also is being promoted to the more than 500,000 users who use Change.org and its partner organizations.
Change.org also has partnered with nonprofit recruiting firms to help organizations recruit and retail top quality candidates. Partners include Commongood Careers and Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group.
"It is wonderful to see legions of young people and professionals from the for-profit sector seeking jobs that change their community, their country and their world," Laura Gassner Otting, president of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, said. "Jobs for Change will provide so many with the necessary resources and strategies to make those mission-driven dreams a reality. It is our pleasure to partner with them on such an important endeavor."
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