Have you given thought to starting a career in the nonprofit sector, but not sure where to go or what to do? The good news is, you are not alone – the even better news is, help is out there. A new book called “Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector,” by Laura Gassner Otting, helps answer some of the lingering questions about how to find and secure a job in the nonprofit field. The book draws from Otting’s personal experience in the nonprofit sector, and attempts to break down the common misconceptions about working at nonprofits. So go on, go get that job you’ve always been waiting for, and start championing for the great good. Speaking of championing for the greater good… Bruce Gunter, a for-profit investment banker turn non-profiteer, is profiled in this week’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution. And his sentiments for working in the nonprofit sector: “It's the meaning thing… I never wake up in the morning wondering what I'm doing to save the world. I get plenty of that.”

 

And if you are interested, Slate Magazine has released its October 2007 Special Issue on Philanthropy – check it out.