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Service Corps to Social Impact Career

Welcome to Service Corps to Social Impact Career – A Companion to The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers. This book 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 PDFs. You can navigate the book using the links in the table of contents below.

You can also download a single PDF of the entire book (free!).

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
    Getting started: A quick introduction to this book
  • Part One
    Before your transition: Setting yourself up for success during your term of service
  • Part Two
    During your transition: Making the switch from service to social impact work
  • Part Three
    After your transition: Adjusting to your new work and staying ready for the future
  • Conclusion
    Final thoughts

Service Corps to Social Impact Career is a companion to the free Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers.