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Second Careers in Non-Profit Organizations
IBM wants to make it easier for its experienced employees to transition to second careers in nonprofits through a partnership with The Bridgespan Group.

The pilot program will assess readiness for nonprofit positions, identify potential opportunities and skills required, receive mentoring, and apply for jobs with nonprofits.

After the pilot with IBM, the tools and resources developed will be made available for other nonprofits and corporations to start similar initiatives.

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Vocation Vacations
VocationVacations offers clients one-to-three day, hands-on, career immersion experiences under the tutelage of expert mentors — everything from beer brewing to private investigating.

According to the organization, The mentors offer more than 150 vocation types in locations across the nation, and have helped people from all walks of life test-drive their dream job. 


Volunteer to Explore New Careers

Volunteering is a classic way to try out new career pathways. Many organizations offer volunteer positions that match your skills, interests, and available time.
Idealist.org
Idealist is a network of 60,000 nonprofit and community organizations around the world, with hundreds of jobs and internship opportunities.
Bridgestar
Bridgestar provides talent-matching services to help nonprofits build strong leadership teams and individuals pursue careers as nonprofit leaders.

Commongood Careers
Commongood Careers works with social entrepreneurs to secure talent, from support staff through senior managers, and provides resources for socially driven jobseekers.



Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration

MAVA is the leading voice for volunteerism in Minnesota, advocating for increased awareness about the profession of volunteer administration and better resources for leaders of volunteers.

Whether you're a volunteer administrator for a large organization or someone interested in building community and promoting volunteerism, MAVA can provide you with tools and information to become a successful leader.

Contact info: 1800 White Bear Avenue North, Maplewood, MN 55109.  (651) 255-0469.  Email: office@mavanetwork.org


How People 50+ Can Help your Organization
Not all non-profit organizations are prepared to take advantage of a growing natural resource: 78 million Baby Boomers who want to contribute.

Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning has created a free four-part online course to help non-profits understand — and respond to — the need.  "If your organization is ready to tap into the experience and talent of a remarkable generation of Americans, this exceptional online workshop is just what you've been looking for."

- Greg Baldwin
President, Volunteer Match

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Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Nonprofits

For the next 15 to 20 years, non-propfit organizations will be dealing with four
key issues: boomers coming in the door; boomers going out the door; Gen@ and GenX; and unintended consequences.

According to the Fieldstone Alliance, those issues will impact administration of foundations, strategic plan development, use of evaluation tools, creating a nonprofit fundraising plan, and program management.