Tips on Volunteering and Nonprofit Jobs

• Independent Sector’s Ten Tips on Volunteering
• Tech Soup Tips
• Students in Service to America
• Learning to Give

Find a Volunteer Opportunity

• VolunteerMatch
• Idealist.org  (Español | Français)
• Network for Good
• Points of Light Foundation Volunteer Centers
• HandsOn Network Action Centers

U.S. Government-sponsored Service Programs

• Peace Corps
• AmeriCorps
• Senior Corps

International Opportunities

• Global Volunteer Network
• United Nations Volunteers 
• World Volunteer Web
• Global Impact
• Global Service Corps

For Youth and Student Volunteers

• Do Something
• Youth Volunteer Corps of America
• National Youth Leadership Council
• United We Serve

For Professionals and Executives

• Taproot Foundation
• The Hands On Network
• International Executive Service Corps
• Financial Services Volunteer Corps
• Experience Corps
• Executive Service Corps
• SCORE
• Volunteers in Medicine

Resources compiled by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Criteria for listing include agency reliability, validity of information, and ease of use of organization’s Web site.

Many organizations can help you explore a career in the nonprofit or philanthropic sector. Below are some resources for starting your research.

• Council on Foundations
• Charity Channel
• Orion Grassroots Network
• Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
• Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation  (free nonprofit careers e-bulletin)
• The NonProfit Times
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Opportunity Knocks
• Professionals for Nonprofits
• Foundation Center  (free Jobs Bulletin email)
• National Council of Nonprofit Organizations
• Craigslist (choose your city or country, then jobs, nonprofit sector)
• Nonprofit Oyster
• Career Builder
• Community Career Center
• NonProfit-jobs.org
• Fundraising Jobs

Resources compiled by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Criteria for listing include agency reliability, validity of information, and ease of use of organization’s web site.