Careers in Non-profit

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in non-profit? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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From a financial perspective, non-profit differs from a commercial business in that a non-profit’s surplus revenues are used to achieve its goals instead of distributed as profits. Despite this distinction, a non-profit can support one of many causes from education to research to affordable housing. With this much variety, chances are there’s a non-profit out there for a cause you support. While many non-profits have paid staff, others are staffed (sometimes entirely) by unpaid volunteers. The pay may not be amazing working at a non-profit, but you get to work for a good cause and you can get the foot in the door easily by volunteering or interning.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Non-profit

The Institute for Humane Studies - The IHS is an Arlington, VA based organization that “advances a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of people who share an interest in liberty.”

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Job Title	Location
Part-Time Marketing Communications Assistant	Arlington, VA
Director, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program 603814 (NCI) Job	Frederick, MD
Director of Operations	Santa Clara, CA
Research Specialist 2	Chicago, IL
On-Campus Programs Coordinator or Assistant	Arlington, VA

See all 9 job postings

Juvenile Law Center - Juvenile Law Center is a Philly based org that “plays a leadership role in shaping and using the law on behalf of children in the child welfare and justice systems."

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Job Title	Location
Summer 2015 Undergraduate Internship	United States
Youth Program Officer I	Albuquerque, NM
Community Engagement & Service Intern	New York, NY
Youth Court Program Assistant Internship	New York, NY
2015 Summer Legal Internship	Jackson, MS

See all 183 job postings

Future of Fish - Future of Fish is a Seattle, WA based non-profit that “envision a global seafood supply chain that produces legal, traceable, trustworthy fish."

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Job Title	Location
Salon Manager & Multitasker Extraordinaire	Washington, DC
Marketing Specialist II	Oakland, CA
Sales Agent for IT Company - Salaried	Anchorage, AK
Modeler/Biometrician/Statistician	Gresham, OR
Intern Clerk II-III-IV	Mountain Home, TX

See all 270 job postings

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a San Jose, CA based non-profit that is working to “to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling."

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Job Title	Location
Outreach Coordinator	San Jose, CA

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Environmental Traveling Companions - Environmental Traveling Companions is a San Fran non-profit that “opens the beauty and challenge of the great outdoors to people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth.”

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Job Title	Location
Caretaker and Rotator	United States
Roadside Assistance Driver East Syracuse	East Syracuse, NY
Tow Truck Drivers East Syracuse	East Syracuse, NY
Development Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 4 job postings

The Bostonian Society - The Bostonian Society is a Boston, MA based non-profit that “is dedicated to studying, and preserving Boston’s uniquely important history.

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No current job openings.

ArtStream - ArtStream is a DC based non-profit “whose mission is to create artistic opportunities for individuals in communities traditionally under-served by the arts.”

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No current job openings.

Cradles to Crayons - Cradles to Crayons is a Brighton, MA based non-profit that is focused on “providing to children ages 0 to 12 some of the most important basics of life—free of charge.”

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Job Title	Location
Software Developer	Boston, MA
Vice President / Director of Marketing	Brighton, MA

See all 2 job postings

Whole New World Foundation - The Whole New World Foundation is a Miami, FL based non-profit that works “to crowd-source the most promising solutions to important challenges.”

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Job Title	Location
Project Manager	Rosharon, TX
EEC Certified Full Time Pre-K Teacher	Newburyport, MA
Marketing and Communications Intern	New York, NY
Assistant Teacher for Infant Room	Chicago, IL
Customer Support Specialist	Seattle, WA

See all 185 job postings

The Mountaineers - The Mountaineers is a Seattle based non-profit that has “been teaching skills, sharing adventures, creating volunteers, and conserving land” for more than a century.

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Job Title	Location
VF Outdoor: Intern, Innovation Operations Manager	Alameda, CA
Short Order Cook	Madison, VA
Selling Supervisor - Fashion Industry Opportunity	Beverly Hills, CA
The North Face: Business Intelligence Analyst (eCommerce)	Alameda, CA
The North Face: eCommerce Asset Coordinator	Alameda, CA

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Goodweave - Goodweave is a Washington, DC based non-profit that “is helping to combat this problem and transform the rug industry by certifying child-labor-free rugs."

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No current job openings.

Hostelling International USA - Hostelling International USA is a Silver Spring, MD based "non-profit membership organization that has been serving young travelers for 79 years strong.”

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Job Title	Location
Payroll Specialist	Silver Spring, MD
Part-time Cafe Assistant Needed	San Francisco, CA
Senior Accountant	Silver Spring, MD
Resource Development Manager West, HI USA	California

See all 4 job postings

Academy of American Poets - The Academy of American Poets is an NYC based membership organization that is “fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.”

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Job Title	Location
Chief Development Officer	Princeton, NJ
Chief Development Officer	New Jersey

See all 2 job postings

Generation Citizen - Generation Citizen is a Boston, MA based non-profit that “teaches teenagers direct political action through an innovative in-class curriculum.”

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Job Title	Location
Vision System Engineers	Wixom, MI
Special Education Teacher (ELA Focus) - Butler College Prep (2015-2016 School Year)	Chicago, IL
Electrical Controls Engineer	Atlanta, GA
Software Engineer - Java	Franklin, TN
Demand Generation Marketing Strategist	Denver, CO

See all 2,293 job postings

Natural Areas Conservancy - Natural Areas Conservancy is an NYC non-profit that “works with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation to protect, restore, and manage expansive natural areas."

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Job Title	Location
Adirondack Conservation Intern	New York
Philanthropy Coordinator Intern	Wisconsin
Catalina Island Invasive Plant Intern	Catalina Island, AK
Conservation Summer Associate	California
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist - Rangeland Planning and Policy - Environmental Science, Policy, and Management	Berkeley, CA

See all 47 job postings

SumOfUs - SumOfUs is a New York, NY based non-profit that is starting a “member-driven movement” to put people before profits.

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No current job openings.

Defy Ventures - Defy Ventures is an NYC non-profit that provides people "who have criminal histories with life-changing entrepreneurship, leadership, and career opportunities.”

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Job Title	Location
Associate Director, Content & Social Strategy	New York, NY
Customer Lifecycle Strategist	New York, NY
CRM Strategist	New York, NY
Customer Lifecycle Senior Strategist	New York, NY
CRM Senior Strategist	New York, NY

See all 9 job postings

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations - Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a DC based non-profit “committed to advancing smarter grantmaking practices that are most critical to bolstering nonprofit success.”

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Job Title	Location
VP, Development & Communications	Chicago, IL
Editorial Assistant	New York, NY
VISTA Marketing and Outreach Specialist	Washington, DC
Manager, Community Foundation Services	New York, NY
Fiscal Sponsorship Staff Accountant, Third Sector New England	Boston, MA

See all 16 job postings

Mission Asset Fund - Mission Asset Fund is a San Francisco non-profit that's “transforming the financial services sector so that all hardworking families have a shot at achieving their dreams.”

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Job Title	Location
Quality Assurance Intern	Boulder, CO
Director of Planning and Community Affairs	Fort Collins, CO
Associate, Business Analyst, MSERV	New York, NY
Private Client Summer Internship	Washington, DC
Cosmetology School and Salon Operations Coordinator	Kaysville, UT

See all 917 job postings

Small Business Majority - Small Business Majority is a San Francisco, CA based “national small business organization" that focuses "on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today.”

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Job Title	Location
Vehicle Maintenance Mechanic	Waynoka, OK
Account Executive-LandWatch	Bellevue, WA
Account Manager	Lynn, MA
Maintenance Mechanic	Dolton, IL
Inside Sales Account Executive	Santa Ana, CA

See all 2,018 job postings

Wholesome Wave - Wholesome Wave is a Bridgeport, CT based non-profit with a mission “to empower people in underserved urban and rural communities to make healthier food choices.”

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No current job openings.

American Film Institute - AFI is an L.A. non-profit that aims "to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.”

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Job Title	Location
Strategic, Legal & Management Communications Temporary Open Rank Position	Washington, DC
Internship, Engineering, NDT	Marietta, GA
Digital Media Assistant	Arlington, VA
Design Specialist	Tempe, AZ
Student Affairs Officer II	Los Angeles, CA

See all 91 job postings

The Music Center - The Music Center is “one of the largest and most highly regarded performing arts centers in the country."

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive - Entry Level	Austin, TX
Pediatrician/NP/PNP/Physician Assistant/full time in Jourdanton,TX $80K+-	Atascosa County, TX
Musician (Organ/Keyboard Player)	Olympia Fields, IL
Account Executive	Austin, TX
Family Practice Physician - (PCP - FP) Locum Tenens	Memphis, TN

See all 3,213 job postings

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is an Alexandria, VA non-profit that acts as a "clearinghouse on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children.”

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Job Title	Location
Public Safety Dispatcher	Colorado Springs, CO
Case Management Specialist	Alexandria, VA
Project Specialist	Appleton, WI

See all 3 job postings

MOCA - MOCA is the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and they are the only museum in L.A. that is entirely dedicated to contemporary art.

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Job Title	Location
Human Resources Assistant III	United States
Human Resources Administrative Assistant	United States
Human Resources Administrative Assistant	United States
Human Resources Assistant	United States
Human Resources Assistant, GS-0203-07	United States

See all 214 job postings

Local Initiatives Support Corporation - LISC is an NYC based non-profit that connects "local organizations and community leaders with resources to revitalize neighborhoods and improve quality of life.”

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Job Title	Location
Tax Senior Manager - Partner Track Opportunity!	Amherst, NY
Iowa Innovation Corp: CEO and Regional Innovation Program Director	Des Moines, IA
Tax Senior Manager - Partner Track Opportunity!	Buffalo, NY
RN Team Leader Day shift	Milwaukee, WI
RN Team Leader	Charleston, MO

See all 3,909 job postings

Justice Policy Institute - Justice Policy Institute is a D.C. non-profit that aims to "reframe the conversation around justice for all."

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Job Title	Location
Summer 2015 Internship, Center on Sentencing and Corrections, Undergraduate Student	New York, NY
Program Officer	Washington, DC
Spring -Summer 2015 Internship, Graduate Student, Learning Collaborative	Brooklyn, NY
Research Intern (Undergraduate), Global Philanthropists Circle	New York, NY
Community Relations Specialist	Oak Brook, IL

See all 2,237 job postings

Room to Grow - Room to Grow is a New York, NY based non-profit that aims “to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development.”

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Job Title	Location
CDL-A Truck Driver Training - Paid Student Training	Roanoke, VA
Restaurant Manager	Huntington, IN
Marketing Automation Consultant - Enterprise	San Mateo, CA
Student Driver Training Program for CDL-A Truck Drivers	Milwaukee, WI
Enterprise Account Executive, Retail Financial Services - New York	New York, NY

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GlamourGals - GlamourGals is an NYC based non-profit that inspires “teens to provide ongoing complimentary beauty makeovers and companionship to women living in senior homes.”

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No current job openings.

KEXP - KEXP is a Seattle, WA based non-profit radio station that aims to enrich “people’s lives by championing music and discovery.”

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No current job openings.

Futures and Options - Futures and Options is an NYC non-profit that “empowers underserved youth to explore careers and guides them to further their education and become productive citizens.”

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Job Title	Location
Cust Sls & Svc Rep Rtl (Lo)	Rochester, IN
Regional Therapy Director	San Antonio, TX
Certified Genetic Counselor - Perinatology (Days / Part Time)	Phoenix, AZ
Bookkeeper	San Francisco, CA
Social Worker MSW	Terre Haute, IN

See all 16,248 job postings

Textile Society of America - Textile Society of America is a Berkeley, CA non-profit that “provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide."

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Job Title	Location
Patent Examiner (Mechanical Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner (Electrical Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner (Computer Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
Activewear Account Manager - North America	Wilmington, DE
WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN	New Augusta, MS

See all 5 job postings

Bay Area Wilderness Training - Bay Area Wilderness Training was “founded with the idea that California’s bountiful wilderness areas are a vast – yet untapped – resource for local youth-serving organizations.”

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Job Title	Location
Denali - Living History Interpreter	Denali, AK
Community Support Team/Housekeeping	Denali, AK
Full Time/Year Round East Bay Site Director	Berkeley, CA
Park Ranger Supervision Series	Orange County, CA
Tour Manager	Denali, AK

See all 8 job postings

City Blossoms - City Blossoms is a Washington, DC based non-profit that is “dedicated to kid-driven, community engaging, creative green spaces.”

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Job Title	Location
MT / MLT / MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN / GENERALIST	New Jersey
Assistant Professor	Washington
Stylist - HC APOPKA SUPER WAL-MART	Apopka, FL
Architectural and Interior Designer	New York, NY
Receptionist - SALON CIELO - FLORIDA MALL	Orlando, FL

See all 55 job postings

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture - Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a Pocantico Hills, NY based non-profit that's "working to improve the way America eats and farms.”

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No current job openings.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation - Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an Agoura Hills, CA based non-profit “family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels.”

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Job Title	Location
IT Support Analyst	Agoura Hills, CA

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Rainforest Trust - Rainforest Trust is a Warrenton, VA based non-profit that works “to purchase and protect threatened tropical forests.”

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Job Title	Location
Community Strategist - DC	Washington, DC
Substance Abuse Counselor II	Juneau, AK

See all 2 job postings

StoveTeam International - StoveTeam International is a Eugene, OR non-profit that's making cooking safer in the developing world by helping people produce safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves.

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No current job openings.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Brooklyn Botanic Garden is “an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity."

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Job Title	Location
Communications Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Plant Records Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Discovery Garden Coordinator	Brooklyn, NY
Gardener	New York, NY
Director of Interpretation and Exhibitions	Brooklyn, NY

See all 22 job postings

Chashama - Chashama is a New York, NY based non-profit that “nurtures artists by transforming unused property into work and presentation space.”

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Job Title	Location
Special Events Intern	New York, NY
Arts Programming Intern for Non-Profit	New York, NY
IT & Web Intern	New York, NY

See all 3 job postings

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