A Second Career in the Non-Profit World
May 08, 2010
by Kerry Hannon
photo by Julia M Cameron
Non-profits are hiring again. Are you ready to make the switch?
According to career expert and Forbes blogger Kerry Hannon, after a major retrenchment in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, non-profits are now beginning to hire again. This is great news for mid-career professionals and retirees who are interested in making the switch from the private sector to a non-profit. Hannon bases her claim on evidence provided by David Garvey, the director of Encore! Hartford, an organization that places mid-career professionals and retirees in non-profit jobs, and on data from Idealist.org that polled 3,000 non-profit organizations in the U.S. this past summer. [Read more by Kerry Hannon]
