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Boomers, Experienced Workers, and the Move into Nonprofits: Tell Your Stories!

The Conference Board, an independent business research and membership group, is reaching out to learn more about the challenges and successes of Baby Boomers and experienced workers, age 50 and over, who have moved, or want to move, from for-profit or government jobs into the nonprofit sector, as well as the experiences of nonprofits that recruit and/or hire boomers and experienced workers from other sectors.


Photo by Marcin Wichary on Flickr The Conference Board Research Working Group on Managing an Aging Workforce at Nonprofits, part of the Mature Workforce Initiative, is surveying boomers and experienced workers to better understand the key challenges (cultural, generational, intergenerational) they face, and which pathways they find most effective in moving to the nonprofit sector. They are also surveying nonprofit organizations to better understand how they reach out to this talent pool and which recruitment and “crossover” strategies work best.

Experienced workers who have moved or wants to move into the nonprofit sector from a for-profit or government job, or senior level staff responsible for human resource policy decisions (including recruitment and hiring practices) from organizations that have recruited and/or hired experienced workers from these other sectors are both invited to participate.

There are three survey links on nonprofit transitions.

Employers at nonprofit organizations can click here: http://tcb.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_9XGVpr4XRDWdc0I&SVID=Prod

Non-Profit Job Seekers can click here: http://tcb.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_3DbQDp66Nbt1XAE&SVID=Prod

Non-Profit Job Holders can click here: <http://tcb.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_b7uKwOX8eVN1Emo&SVID=Prod

The surveys will be up through Wednesday, May 21. Please note: Idealist is just the messenger! For further information, please contact jill.casnerlotto@conference-board.org.