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Give Like a Millionaire

August 13, 2008

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how today’s donors are looking for more control over the money they give.  It perceptively notes that while we’re not all millionaires looking for total control over every dollar we give, it’s nice to know our donations go to supporting the cause we donate to in the best way possible.

That’s where the article recognizes organizations like Kiva and DonorsChoose.org.  The article advises: “if you want to exercise the kind of control that deep-pocketed philanthropists enjoy, consider donating to one of a new breed of charities that allow donors to browse descriptions of specific projects online and fund them, in whole or in part. “

Both Kiva and DonorsChoose.org use the Internet to connect individual donors directly with recipients of the donation, whether through Kiva’s microloans or DonorsChoose’s donations to classrooms.  They champion diverse causes, but they’re both doing what’s great: helping people exercise their philanthropic spirit, no matter the size of their bank account. 

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Introducing Blue Avocado!

April 16, 2008

No, this is not guacamole gone bad. Blue Avocado is a new online magazine created by and for people who work and volunteer in community nonprofits. According to the Director and Editor-in-Chief, Jan Masaoka, Blue Avocado’s “aim is to engage and support the people of community nonprofits, the ones who do the heavy lifting in building social justice and strong communities, and who create and drive the ideas that change our world for the better.” Standing features include of the publication include:

  • Lead investigative journalism article
  • Board Café column for nonprofit board members
  • Dear Rita in HR
  • Real World Nonprofit Finance
  • Personal Finance for the Non-Profiteer
  • Headline News from the Field
  • That’s Nonprofit Life

Blue Avocado offers a few ways for its readers to get involved, such as writing articles, spotting stories, posting comments on the site, and joining as a member. Check out the inaugural issue at Blue Avocado.

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Salary Tools for Nonprofit Jobseekers

April 03, 2008

Finding real-time data for nonprofit salary benchmarks can be challenging. That’s why we were happy to discover the salary tools offered by Indeed and SimplyHired, two job search engines that aggregate millions of job listings from across the web. For example, for a nonprofit Program Manager position in New York, NY, here’s what SimplyHired came up with an average salary of $70,000.

Both sites also offer data on similar job titles. For the search above, data for job titles such as Individual Development Manager, Manager Community Development, Volunteer Manager, and Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships were also listed and graphed at Indeed.

Each tool uses its own database of job postings to populate this information. Indeed Salary Search is based on an index of salary information extracted from over 50 million job postings from thousands of unique sources over the last 12 months. As new jobs are added each day, the Indeed Salary Search index is automatically updated with fresh salary data. Similarly, SimplyHired uses salary data from millions of job listings indexed by Simply Hired’s job search engine.

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Professional Women Unite!

November 28, 2007

A colleague just brought to our attention a great web site for professional women. It’s called YourOnRamp and it bills itself as “a community of professional women who balance their work and life with flexibility and creativity.” The site has a Nonprofit section that includes interviews with sector leaders, book reviews, online discussions, job listings, and a wealth of other resources for women interested in nonprofit careers. This section of the site has a slant towards social entrepreneurism.

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