Lately, we’ve worked with a lot of people who have retired or left their careers in the for-profit sector and entered the nonprofit sector, and we’re kind of pissed about it. The implication is that nonprofit jobs are somehow lesser or easier to handle. Spoiler alert: nonprofits aren’t a cake walk!
In today’s episode, we’re diving into making the jump from for-profit to nonprofit. We talk about why it makes us mad, the problems that arise from it, and don’t worry, we grudgingly remain positive with some examples of how for-profit work experience can be helpful.
If you’re in the mood for a chuckle, though, Google how to move from for-profit to nonprofit careers. Trust us, it’s hysterical.
What’s in this episode:
- [02:05] Brittny has worked with people recently who have made the jump from for-profit to nonprofit careers and it kind of pisses her off that nonprofit is considered “lesser”
- [10:55] The problems that arise when people with no experience in nonprofit come in at executive level positions
- [20:35] It’s not all bad, though, because we have some examples of for-profit experience that was helpful in their nonprofit role
- [28:25] The Google search results of how to transition from for-profit to nonprofit are hilarious
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A big thanks to our sponsors for this episode on complicity in the nonprofit world: Brittny Wilson Consulting and Prismatic Consulting, and to Jake Walker Music for our theme song!