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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Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Non-profit

Surf City Squash - If you love squash and working with kids, then a job with Surf City Squash might be a great way to give back and launch your career.

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No current job openings.

American Lung Association - If you want to help "save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease," then you should consider a job with the American Lung Association

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Job Title	Location
Development Director	Houston, TX
Radiologic Tech /Supplemental	Carmichael, CA
Radiologic Tech /PT no benefits 32 hr	Carmichael, CA
Physician Assistant, Sleep / Pulmonary Medicine, Days (AMA, PA)	Hershey, PA
Patient Service Assistant, JH-Recovery, Full Time, 2nd Shift	Louisville, KY

See all 140 job postings

Participatory Culture Foundation - Participatory Culture Foundation is a Boston, MA based non-profit organization that spreads democracy and openness through software, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Budget Director	New York, NY
Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist	Seattle, WA
Assistant Director	El Paso, TX
Executive Director	Seattle, WA
Product Manager \| Mobile	San Francisco, CA

See all 14 job postings

Reasoning Mind - Reasoning Mind wants kids to "love their math class so much, they do math problems at home instead of playing video games" and they need Program Coordinators.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Designer	Boston, MA
Account Director	Vancouver, WA
CRM & Reporting Analyst	Irvine, CA
Director Workers Compensation Product Management, Small Commercial	Hartford, CT
Inside Sales Representative	Irvine, CA

See all 336 job postings

The Bronx Defenders - The Bronx Defenders, like many non-profits, is an organization that you hope you never have to take advantage of, but if you do, it’s nice to know it’s there.

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Job Title	Location
Internship (Defender Research), Fall 2013 to Spring 2014, Graduate Student	New York, NY
Family Defense Pratice Lateral Attorney	Bronx, NY

See all 2 job postings

Kiva - When Kiva does post some new jobs (and they will because they appear to be growing quickly), you want to be able to jump on them as quickly as you can.

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations - Kiva	Woburn, MA
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations	Woburn, MA
C# Software Engineer	Wilmington, MA
Senior Mechanical Buyer	Woburn, MA
Senior Infrastructure Buyer	Woburn, MA

See all 63 job postings

Techbridge - Want to help end the underrepresentation of females in careers in science, engineering, and technology? A job at Techbridge in Oakland, CA is worth a look.

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Job Title	Location
Chief Program Officer	Oakland, CA
Chief Program Officer	Oakland, CA
Techbridge Template Transfer - Graphic Design Salary:Â $1,000 - $5,000	Oakland, CA
Knowledge Center Analyst (Apple Mac Support) - H1922	Sandy Springs, GA
Fellow-TechBridge Technology Transfer	Boston, MA

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Rabbit Rescue - Your Easter challenge is to find a non-profit (or even a for-profit company) with better bunny related jobs. Report back in the comments!

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Job Title	Location
Behavior Associate	Silicon Valley, CA
Animal Control Officer	New York, NY
Customer Care Representative	Portland, OR
To apply for this position	Washington, DC
Chief Development Officer	Kanab, UT

See all 6 job postings

Museum of Science, Boston - If you were a nerdy kid like me who loved science and you want to share that passion with today’s kids, check out jobs at the Museum o Science, Boston.

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Job Title	Location
Seeking Sensational Summer Babysitter	Boston, MA
Multimedia Research Assistant	Boston, MA
RESEARCH STUDY ASSISTANT, School of Public Health, Grade 71	Boston, MA
Staff Assistant II - Finance & HR	Boston, MA
Special Events Assistant	Boston, MA

See all 59 job postings

Institute for Sustainable Communities - Institute for Sustainable Communities has a number of open positions, but only one appears to be geared towards new college grads - Program/Office Assistant.

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Job Title	Location
Interim College President (City College)	San Diego, CA
Hospitalist Physician	South Bend, IN
Employee Relations Manager	Deerfield, IL
Vice President, Business Development	Monrovia, CA
Staff Research Assoc III 9611C)	Berkeley, CA

See all 206 job postings

National Parks Conservation Association - If you love the outdoors as much as I do , and you want a job that is going to put you to work protecting what you love, then the NPCA may be the place for you.

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Job Title	Location
Media Relations Intern	Washington, DC
GIS Analyst III (PCN 11-2239)	Fairbanks, AK
DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS	San Diego, CA
HR Associate	Washington, DC
Soil Conservation Technician	Weeping Water, NE

See all 29 job postings

Project HEALTH - Project HEALTH’s Jobs page has 6 openings posted right now. 5 are as Family Help Desk Program Managers and one as a Family Help Desk Program Assistant.

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Job Title	Location
Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Part-time	Salt Lake City, UT
Clinical Nurse Educator (Emergency / Critical Care)	Los Angeles, CA
RN Clinical Educator II Home Health	Fort Myers, FL
Certified Behavior Specialist BCBA or LMFT or LCSW	Santa Clara, CA
Research Nurse Scientist	Urbana, IL

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Job Path - Job Path has been around since 1978, and they’ve put more than 2,000 people with developmental disabilities in jobs - maybe they can put you in a job with them.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Representative	Fredericksburg, VA
Junior Image Specialist (South of Milwaukee)	Milwaukee, WI
Senior Project Scheduler - Relocation to Shreveport, LA	Houston, TX
Capital Region Campus: Adjunct Dental Assistant Instructor	Mechanicsburg, PA
Insurance Sales Agent	Bohemia, NY

See all 41,637 job postings

All Stars Project - All Stars Project doesn’t seem to have a Jobs page on their website, but they do post their jobs on Idealist.

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Job Title	Location
Product Coordinator (Configuration Management/Release Management)	Napa, CA
Advertising Sales Manager	Ocala, FL
Advertising Account Executive / Outside Sales	Ocala, FL
Marketing Analyst	Rochester, WA
Product Marketing Sr. Specialist	Boston, MA

See all 5,233 job postings

MDRC - MDRC is a non-profit at the forefront of the science of doing good, and they happen to be hiring for a few entry level positions.

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Job Title	Location
Research Assistant	New York, NY
Research Assistant/Analyst	New York, NY
Implementation Research Associate / Sr. Associate	New York, NY
Research Analyst/Associate	New York, NY
Technical Research Assistant/Analyst [3102-26]	New York, NY

See all 21 job postings

Seacology - Seacology, a non-profit that works to preserve islands, currently has a job opening for a Development Assistant in Berkeley, CA posted on Idealist.

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No current job openings.

The Mathematical Association of America - We're celebrating Pi Day by taking a look at entry level jobs with The Mathematical Association of America.

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Job Title	Location
VP Sr Branch Mgr	Pasadena, CA
Business Intelligence Analyst & Database Administrator	Washington, DC
Regional Procurement Manager - CAPEX; Agri Food Manuf	Knoxville, TN
Biomedical Engineer	Ann Arbor, MI
Tririga Sme	Falls Church, VA

See all 44 job postings

Kidsave - Kidsave operates all across the globe with the specific goal of helping children find permanent families, and they're hiring at the entry level.

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No current job openings.

The Cara Program - The Cara Program needs new friends - in the form of employees. Their Careers page has a number of jobs listed, and a couple look suitable for new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Paid Nutritional Assistant	Oelwein, IA
Project Manager	Huntsville, AL
Assistant Coach/Technical Director, TFCC	United States
Applications Physicist I	Batavia, IL
Certified Medication Assistant	Clear Lake, IA

See all 103 job postings

Battelle Memorial Institute - Battelle has 127 jobs open in 5 areas of focus - Energy, Health & Life Sciences, National Security & Defense, Laboratory Management, and Community & Education.

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Job Title	Location
Division Administrator, Computational Sciences & Mathematics	Richland, WA
Goldhaber Fellowship	Upton, NY
Education Innovation Intern	Arlington, VA
Senior Biosafety Officer/Biosafety Officer	Columbus, OH
Data Scientist	Columbus, OH

See all 5 job postings

Council on Foreign Relations - The need for understanding foreign policy isn’t going anywhere, so I think the Council on Foreign Relations is going to continue to be an exciting place to be.

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Job Title	Location
Physician, (Chief Otolaryngologist)	Denver, CO
2013 Summer Internship - Ruder Finn New York	New York, NY
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PACT) (Watertown)	Watertown, SD
Senior Economic Affairs Officer P5	New York, NY
Program Assistant, National Security Language Initiative – Youth Program	Washington, DC

See all 57 job postings

True Childhood - True Childhood, a Washington, DC based “educational and consulting organization that raises awareness of stereotypes affecting children and youth, is hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Director	Jersey City, NJ
Early Childhood Master Teacher	Washington, DC
Lead Teachers	Crystal Lake, IL
Lead and Assistant Teachers	Hendersonville, TN
Substitute, Back-Up	San Francisco, CA

See all 154 job postings

National Student Partnerships - Beyond offering volunteer opportunities and internships for college students, NSP also has some entry level jobs for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Phlebotomy Instructors	Vallejo, CA
Director, Special Risk Underwriting	Boston, MA
Director of Media, Marketing & Mobilization	Oakland, CA
Health & Benefits VP Actuary (New York, NY or Somerset, NJ)	New York, NY
Rehab Program Manager - Perm Opportunity at High Quality Care Skilled Nursing Facility!	Warrington, PA

See all 2,148 job postings

School On Wheels - If you’re looking to work at an education focused non-profit, then School On Wheels is definitely worth a look.

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Job Title	Location
Diesel Technician/Mechanic II	Spokane, WA
CDL Class A Driver	Denver, CO
Railcar Cleaning and Prepping Apprentice	Upper Sandusky, OH
Railcar Cleaning and Prepping Technician	Upper Sandusky, OH
Class A/B Product Delivery Drivers/Seasonal	Minneapolis, MN

See all 4,212 job postings

American Heart Association - Since Valentine's Day is all about hearts, I thought that it’d be fitting to talk about jobs with American Heart Association.

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Job Title	Location
Emergency Director - WA	Sunnyside, WA
Special Tests Ophthalmic Technician Float-Downtown Seattle	Seattle, WA
Membership Field Marketing Manager- State Chapter Relations	Silver Spring, MD
Advance Practice Nurse Associate - Psych - St. Charles - Full-Time	Naperville, IL
Behavioral Specialist	Oceanside, CA

See all 12,448 job postings

Search for Common Ground - Search for Common Ground currently has about a dozen jobs listed on their Jobs page, although only a few of them will be of interest to new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
MySQL Database Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Teamcenter Application SME Job	Warren, MI
Outside Sales Professional - Missouri	St. Louis, MO
Outside Sales Professional - Middle Tennessee	Nashville, TN
Summer Grounds Helper	Binghamton, NY

See all 152 job postings

Consumers Union - If you’re interested in consumer protection, then there are few better places to start your career than Consumers Unnion.

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Job Title	Location
CONSUMER LENDING INVESTOR ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST	San Diego, CA
Digital Strategist	Brooklyn, NY
CONSUMER LENDING INVESTOR COORDINATOR	San Diego, CA
CONSUMER LENDING INVESTOR REPORTING MANAGER	San Diego, CA
QC AGENCY MANAGER - SAN DIEGO	San Diego, CA

See all 2,255 job postings

Pro Football Hall of Fame - Whether you're a football player or a job seeker, getting a place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame isn't easy.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Photographer - Pro Football Hall of Fame	Canton, OH
Executive Assistant - Bilingual	Canton, OH
Executive Assistant	Canton, OH
Physician Northeastern Ohio – Plastic Surgeon	Ohio
ASIC Design Verification	Cleveland, OH

See all 49 job postings

Thunderhead Alliance for Biking and Walking - f you love biking and/or walking but often feel unsafe while participating, then a job at Thunderhead Alliance might be something worth thinking about.

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No current job openings.

Helen Keller International - Helen Keller International has a number of job openings listed on their Jobs page that look suitable for new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Program Finance Manager, Neglected Tropical Diseases	New York, NY
Senior Technical Advisor HIV and Nutrition	Rosslyn, VA
Project Officer	Rosslyn, VA
Research Advisor	Rosslyn, VA
Food Security and Nutrition Manager	Rosslyn, VA

See all 9 job postings

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Math for America - If you really love math and want to share that love with the next generation, then Math for America is perfect for you.

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer (Mobile Web)	Austin, TX
Software Engineer (iOS)	Austin, TX
In-home Flooring Sales	Burlington, NJ
In-home Sales	Flemington, NJ
Home Services Specialist II - Westlake Village, CA	Westlake Village, CA

See all 2,901 job postings

The King Center - Before you start thinking about a job with The King Center, you might want to take some time today to do some Wikipedia-ing.

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Job Title	Location
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SERVICES	Norfolk, VA
Private Client Specialist - King of Prussia, PA	King of Prussia, PA
Faculty Development Specialist	Stony Brook, NY
Physical Therapist Assistant	Honolulu, HI
Cyber Intel Analyst Sr Stf	King of Prussia, PA

See all 1,244 job postings

Juma Ventures - Right now, Juma Ventures has two job openings posted on their Idealist page. Both of the jobs look like they could be considered entry level.

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No current job openings.

The National Academies - The National Academies advise our federal government on a wide range of scientific topics. If you have a background in science, you should check out their jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Graduate Trainee Sales Executive - Rockville, MD	Rockville, MD
Licensed Insurance Sales Representative	San Diego, CA
Academy Truck Driver Trainees - Scholarships for Veterans	Virginia
Insurance Sales Professional	San Diego, CA
Member Services Representative	Salt Lake City, UT

See all 2,693 job postings

KIPP - KIPP has jobs in School Sustainability, Alumni Services, Innovation, Database and Reporting, and Recruitment & Selection in addition to teaching positions.

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Job Title	Location
High School Head and or Assistant Girls' Basketball Coach	Denver, CO
Coaches for Girls' Soccer and Baseball	Denver, CO
Director of Strategic Projects	San Francisco, CA
Counselor	Helena, AR
Director of Food Services	Austin, TX

See all 573 job postings

Trickle Up - Trickle Up is a NYC based microfinance non-profit that is looking for a Development Associate - Individual Giving and a Program Associate for Africa.

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Job Title	Location
Direct Marketing Manager	Redmond, WA
Software Development Engineer in Test II Job	Redmond, WA
Senior Manager of Credentialing Managed Care Maitland	Orlando, FL
Senior Manager - ERP Implementation	Topeka, KS
Senior Manager - ERP Implementation	Topeka, KS

See all 14 job postings

Times Square Alliance - This year we’re going to take a look at some jobs that couldn’t be more intertwined with New Year’s Eve. They're with Times Square Alliance.

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Job Title	Location
Business to Business Sales	Youngstown, OH
Nurse Manager	Windsor, MA
Home Based Telemarketing	Cincinnati, OH
Assistant/Associate Professor	Normal, IL
Orthopedics Physician	Hazleton, PA

See all 74 job postings

Safe Horizon - If you’ve always been the type to lend a helping hand, then Safe Horizon might be the perfect place for you to start your career.

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Job Title	Location
Center Director	Largo, FL
Manager - Hospice Home Care	Everett, WA
Manager - Home Health	Everett, WA
Research & Evaluation Associate	New York, NY
Experienced Motor Coach Operators	San Francisco, CA

See all 745 job postings

Slow Food USA - If you’ve been visiting your local farmers’ market and eating local foods often, then Slow Food USA might be a place that you want to think about working.

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Job Title	Location
Site Materials Manager	Chattanooga, TN
Part Time - Pet Nutrition Specialist-The Nutro Company-Denver, CO	Colorado
Part Time - Pet Nutrition Specialist-The Nutro Company-Portland, OR	Oregon
Part Time - Pet Nutrition Specialist-The Nutro Company- Atlanta - GA	Georgia
Part Time - Pet Nutrition Specialist-The Nutro Company-Phoenix, AZ	Arizona

See all 16 job postings

Vera Institute of Justice - Vera Institute of Justice's wants “justice systems that are fairer, more humane, and more effective for everyone,” and they’re hiring to help make it happen.

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Job Title	Location
Internship (Defender Research), Fall 2013 to Spring 2014, Graduate Student	New York, NY
Internship (Jail Research), Fall 2013 to Spring 2014, Graduate Student	New York, NY
Research Associate	New York, NY
Center Coordinator	New York, NY
Internship, Summer 2013, Undergraduate or Graduate Student	Brooklyn, NY

See all 14 job postings

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