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[pallagia]

Ugh. Another sticky, warm day. After a VERY productive Monday, I haven't been very productive at all today. In fact, all I've done so far (other than IM tenner and respond to LJ posts) is pack a box of stuff from the bathroom, run the dishwasher and vacuum/clean out/wash JM, our 2000 Civic. Now she is all pretty

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[fraudirector]

I'm considering a career that involves sales, because eventually I think I'd enjoy working in the business side of a non-profit organization. By that, I mean the people who organize fundraisers and take care of the money that is needed to ran a non-profit. The problem is that I need experience, experience that sales could give me.

I'm not sure if experience is sales or finances would better serve you ultimately getting into fundraising, etc. for a non-profit organization. I can see the positive side of either one. The sales gets you ready for "the ask" on some level, but the financial experience proves your ability with money and that may carry more weight with a non-profit group.

I have a friend here who did exactly the sort of job you'd like to end up in with the YWCA for a while. I'll chat with her about backround, etc. if you'd like.

[psychowoof]

If you're thinking sales, it helps if you find someplace that doesn't make you work for commission. Although, that is tough in this day and age.

fraudirector has a good idea of thinking finance. You can probably find something that connects the sales and finance but leans a bit more finance that overcomes that "lying to people" problem of straight-out sales.

Another approach if you eventually want to go with non-profit, is to find an organization that you really like and wouldn't mind being a part of, and join on a volunteer basis while doing something else that brings in a pay check. Many people in non-profits have worked their way up through the ranks. Maybe even look for some smaller non-profits that don't have such huge administrations - they have their members do more of the work - and gain experience that way. I've often thought that might be how I eventually get involved in marketing (because I'm really not interested in doing marketing for the money).

[psychowoof]

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[wonderpanther]

It seems like you don't want to do sales, you want to work in development for a non-profit. That is not an extremely tall order, if you live in NYC. The problem is that all major non-profits are helmed out of NYC or DC. There are some in upstate but to play with the big boys, you really need to be in NYC. That said, I have loads of contacts in non-profit if you want to learn more about working in development. I can even introduce you to people who work to plan the events. They may be able to give you a lead on how to get involved, what type of jobs to look for, etc.