Altruistic Tuesdays - Should you consider working for a charity -

Altruistic Tuesdays - Should you consider working for a charity - Have you considered making a change for a career in the non-profit sector? Now might be a good time to start thinking about it. Dan Macsai for Fast Company reports that The Chronicle of Philanthropy found: Despite tough times for charities, a trio of new surveys of nonprofit organizations in New York, New Jersey, and Washington [DC] shows that most plan to hire in the year aheadand that the overwhelming majority plan to raise staff salaries in 2010 or at least hold them steady. The survey, which studied 1,200 organizations from October to December of 2009 (700 of those located in New York) points to higher salaries for fund-raising jobs, which were up by 10%. Senior-level finance jobs paid 7% more. Gayle Brandel, president of Professional for Nonprofits, said, Even in tough timesnonprofit clientshave a hard time filling those roles, so theyre willing to pay a little more. Fast Company offers some advice: Safe bets include educational groups, hospitals, and charities that work with homeless people or AIDS patientsprogram areas that received increased government funding. However, itd be best to avoid small social-services or arts groups, both of which seem to have the toughest time, says Gayle Brandel, president of Professional for Nonprofits. Professionals for Nonprofits 2009 salary surveys are available free on the companys Web site. Go to: http://www.nonprofitstaffing.com. If you are in the Atlanta area, Opportunity Knocks and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits are presenting a day of workshops and consultative sessions to help you improve your job and nonprofit career development strategies and job-seeking skills. This is how they describe the event: Led by experienced and qualified career consultants, nonprofit leaders and subject matter experts you will learn how to become more competitive in the nonprofit job marketplace. Who Should Attend? Nonprofit professionals seeking to advance their career and  for-profit/corporate professionals looking to switch careers to the nonprofit sector. PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE! March 23, 2010 The Lodge at Simpsonwood Rollins Center Building 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, NW Norcross, GA 30092 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Click here for information. (I will be volunteering for part of the day at this event. Hope to see you there!) photo by olib