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Working for a Cause: Large Nonprofits
Overview of the Nonprofit Sector
Videos
An Explanation of Nonprofit Careers (1:47)
Celebrate nonprofits (1:17)
Additional Resources
- Guidestar – A Database of Nonprofit Data
Connect with Panelists from our Emerging Markets Panel
- LinkedIn - Most of our Emerging Markets panelists have accounts on LinkedIn, and may be available to connect through this platform.
- Cal Poly Career Connections - Many of our Emerging Markets panelists are also alumni, and may be part of of the growing Cal Poly Career Connections community. Current students and alumni are able to connect through this exclusive online networking and mentoring platform.
- Panelists at our Working for a Cause: Careers in Large Nonprofits event included:
- Erica Burns, Lead Employment Services Specialist at Goodwill Central Coast
- Jennifer Flachman, Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County
- Megan Rivoire, Regional Coordinator at AmeriCorps VIP in SLO County, and Coordinator for the Cal Poly Center for Service in Action
- To learn more about these panelists' backgrounds, check out their biographies on this event handout
Cal Poly Programs and Resources
- B.S. Sociology with Concentration in Organizations
- B.S. Business Administration with Concentration in Entrepreneurship
- B.S. Business Administration with Concentration in Marketing Management
- Event Planning and Experience Management Minor
- Technical and Professional Communication Certificate Program
- Center for Service in Action
- Cal Poly Corporation
Cal Poly Clubs
- Experience Industry Management club
- Net Impact
- NAACP
- Empower Poly Coalition
- Cal Poly Circle K
- Camp Kesem
- Political Science Club
- Engineers Without Borders
- Surfrider
- Zero Waste
Sample San Luis Obispo Area Nonprofits
- ECOSLO
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of SLO County
- Senior Volunteer Services
- Food Bank Coalition of SLO
- Family Care Network, Inc.
- CASA of San Luis Obispo County
- Gay And Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast
- AmeriCorps
- Goodwill
- Boys and Girls Club
- Redcross
- NAACP
Professional Associations and/or LinkedIn Groups
- Non-Profit Network
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations
- Non-Profit Marketing
- Nonprofit Governance
- Development & Fundraising Professionals
- Nonprofit Management Professionals
- The NonProfit Times
Sample Job Titles
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Community Service Project Coordinator
- Advocacy Director
- Community Relations Director
- Community Outreach Advocate
- Community Organizer
- Grant Writer
- Program Director
- Volunteer Resources Administrator
- Accountant
- Event planner
- Programmer
- Researcher
- Salesperson
- Teacher
Sample Organizations