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The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers

Welcome to the online home of The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers. These free books offer useful advice, strategies, and resources for people considering a career in the nonprofit sector. Written by the staff of Idealist.org and other experts, the books are available as free PDFs. You can also buy the books in shops—new from Hundreds of Heads Books. Choose the Idealist Guide you want to read using the links below.

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This book is a free resource for transitioning professionals pursuing new career options in the nonprofit sector. If you call yourself a mid-career transitioner, a re-careerer, an encore careerist, a bridger, or a sector switcher, this book is meant for you.

Now available in printed version! Learn more.It's new!
image of cover of Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers

This book is a free resource for emerging professionals pursuing their first position in the nonprofit sector. Whether you're a current student, a recent graduate, or someone entering the workforce for the first time, this book is meant for you.

Now available in printed version! Learn more.It's new!

From 2008 to 2010, the authors of the The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers wrote a column for our blog. For their advice and musings related to the world of nonprofit careers, click here.

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Service Corps to Social Impact Career – A Companion to The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers

This Companion is for prospective, current, and former participants of a wide range of service corps who want to use their service experience as a building block to their next steps. Written by Amy Potthast of Idealist.org, the book's sections are available as free PDFs. Learn more.



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From Serving Your Country to Serving Your Community – An Introductory Companion to The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers

This booklet is for soldiers on active duty as well as veterans who are interested in transferring their talents from service in the armed forces into a social impact career in the nonprofit sector. Written by Steven Joiner of Idealist.org, the booklet is available as a free PDF. Learn more.

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