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2011 Job Hunting Tips

Top 10 Nonprofit Job Hunting Tips for 2011

If a job change is on your horizon, especially one within the nonprofit sector, it’s important to take a step back to understand what your motivations are for seeking a new nonprofit role, where your skills and experiences might be most beneficial, and which roles might suit you best.

Sample Nonprofit Resumes

To help you craft a resume, Bridgespan’s Executive Search team has shared six sample resumes that were prepared to submit for consideration for a senior nonprofit role. These samples, with identifying information removed, illustrate a range of approaches used to represent work experience and qualifications that could position you for a senior nonprofit role.

Featured Success Story

Tim Cawley

Tim Cawley: Using Business Skills to Help Transform Education

When Tim Cawley left the for-profit sector to become the managing director of finance and administration at Chicago’s Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), he was fulfilling a lifelong plan. In this profile he shares how his for-profit experience has influenced his nonprofit work, and how his AUSL and for-profit experiences led him to his newest role as chief operating officer of Chicago Public Schools.

Featured Jobs

Director of Strategy and Engagement at the Admiral Center, Living Cities
Director of Strategy and Engagement at the Admiral Center, Living Cities
New York, New York

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