Can you make the world more sustainable by working for a corporation? According to Net Impact and its free, downloadable career guide Corporate Careers that Make a Difference , you can. Everyday, business leaders make a positive environmental and social impact in their companies — both in dedicated green jobs, as well as in more conventional job functions. On this episode of the Idealist Careers Podcast, Idealist’s Amy Potthast chats with Abby Davisson from Net Impact , a national nonprofit dedi...
Aug 16, 2011•22 min
Lara Galinsky, Senior Vice President of Echoing Green is launching an inspiring career guide for social-impact work called Work on Purpose . Each chapter of Work on Purpose asks key questions for career seekers; illustrates the impact of these questions in the lives of Echoing Green community members; and offers a place for notes at the end for you to jot reflections from your own life. In this episode of the Idealist Careers Podcast, Idealist's Amy Potthast chats with Lara Galinsky about the ce...
Apr 23, 2011•21 min
Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month , featuring the diversity of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Listen to more shows in this series . Today’s guest is Heather Calverase, Executive Director of Teach For America’s Newark, New Jersey region where she is responsible for growing sustainable base of financial, community, and district awareness and support including cultivating and stewarding donations, building strong ties with local school districts, and recruiting corps members. ...
Oct 30, 2009•15 min
Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month , featuring the diversity of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Listen to more shows in this series . Today's Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Debbie Bower, Executive Director of Senior Resources Inc. , a South Carolina nonprofit that provides seniors services, resources, transportation help, and Meals on Wheels so that they can live healthy and independent lives. Debbie started her career with a Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy...
Oct 27, 2009•15 min
Today's Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Elizabeth Droscher, Executive Assistant at Phoenix School . Phoenix School is a nonprofit charter high school in Roseburg, Oregon, whose staff works hard to see students realize their potential and to graduate, by offering alternative learning approaches and opportunities to engage in the community. As the Executive Assistant, Elizabeth supports the school’s director and its Board, writes grants, builds community partnerships, and coordinates event...
Oct 23, 2009•13 min
Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month , featuring the diversity of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Today’s Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Krista Kelley, Vice President of Development at Adelante Development Center in Albuquerque, one of the largest nonprofits in New Mexico. Adelante offers community-based services for people who are physically or mentally disabled, who have chronic neuromuscular diseases, and who are disabled simply due to the aging process. Krista has ...
Oct 19, 2009•13 min
Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month , featuring the diversity of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Today’s guest is Margaret Ambler Salamon, Research Specialist and wearer of many other hats at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Albuqueque, NM. The Center for Nonprofit Excellence is a collaborative effort of the United Way of Central New Mexico and the Albuquerque Community Foundation and aims to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector through building collaborations...
Oct 15, 2009•11 min
Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month , featuring the diversity of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Today’s guest is Abby Flottemesch, a mid-career nonprofit professional and Minnesota native who is currently engaged in a job search. Abby recently completed a year-long fellowship in Bogota, Colombia, with Atlas Service Corps where she worked with the Saldarriaga Concha Foundation—a Colombian foundation that provided resources to organizations that worked with disabled individuals...
Oct 12, 2009•14 min
Today’s guest on the Nonprofit Career Month podcast is Arlene Siegel Cogen, a Charitable Gift Planner with The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) in Portland, OR. At OCF, Arlene’s main focus is individuals, families, professional advisors, and businesses who would like to establish current or testamentary charitable funds or deferred gifts. Arlene entered her nonprofit career after 20 years of working in the corporate sector. As a Certified Financial Planner, Arlene worked for companies such as W...
Oct 06, 2009•13 min
October is Nonprofit Career Month , a month of activities to promote the diversity of career opportunities in the nation's nonprofit sector. Driven by the collective contributions of the nonprofit community, the campaign dispels common myths about nonprofit work, provides you with entry points to the sector, and allows current and aspiring nonprofit professionals to share expertise. Launching our Nonprofit Career Month podcast series is a discussion with Mac Bennett who shares his experiences an...
Sep 30, 2009•18 min
In this episode of the Idealist.org Podcast, a panel of graduate admissions representatives talk about the graduate admissions application process and financial aid. Recorded during the summer Washington, D.C. Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good hosted by the American University School of Public Affairs. Hear answers to the following questions (in order): How do teaching assistantships work? Should I get a second masters? What are some of the issues that prospective students be...
Aug 31, 2009•39 min
In this episode, Meg Busse answers some common questions about finding a nonprofit job. Some of the questions we ask include:"I hate networking but I hear it’s essential to get a nonprofit job. Where should I start?”“What are the top skills that nonprofits seek?”“What's the best way for me to network with nonprofit professionals?” “How can I get an employer to see my value if I don't have a lot of work experience?”“Should I follow up to see the status of my job application if I haven't heard bac...
Jul 07, 2009•33 min
If you are trying to switch into the nonprofit sector, check out the new Idealist.org Podcast with advice on how to prepare for your interview and land that nonprofit job.Our Career Transitions team has the pleasure of attending lots of events, giving presentations, and otherwise conversing with professionals looking for meaningful work in the nonprofit sector. While they get plenty of unique questions, they also get plenty of frequently-asked questions. Steven Pascal-Joiner recently sat down wi...
Jun 23, 2009•20 min
Are you interested in taking some time to volunteer in another country? Have you already started your search and now you have even more questions? Or do you have no idea where to begin? In either case, this podcast episode is for you. We collected common questions from attendees at the recent Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair and our very own Erin Barnhart answers them for us. Erin oversees the free Idealist.org International Volunteerism Resource Center , which contains tons of resources to...
Apr 07, 2009•22 min
This Idealist.org Careers podcast features an interview with Meg Busse, co-author of the Idealist.org Guide to Nonprofit Career s. The Guide walks job seekers through all the steps of the nonprofit job search, from describing the nonprofit sector and self-assessment to developing a stellar resume and interview skills. The book is available in two versions — for the first-time job seeker , and for the sector-switcher — for free on our website. Meg Busse is the Coordinator of High School and Colle...
Dec 05, 2008•20 min
Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps offers young people a chance to affect social change while deepening their commitment to Jewish life by serving for a year at anti-poverty organizations in Chicago , New Orleans , New York , and Washington, DC . As with other service corps, Avodah's corps members earn a basic stipend. They also live in community with other corps members, and work on group building, negotiation, and conflict resolution. In partnership with the American Jewish World Service, Avodah...
Nov 19, 2008•19 min
In this episode Amy Potthast speaks with Nikki Roehling, Associate Director of the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service or CNVS.This week, the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service will gather its program directors in Portland, OR, for a multi-day conference and retreat. CNVS is a national membership association of 200 faith-based domestic and international volunteer programs, some of which are either AmeriCorps-funded, or which offer the Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to its members upon...
Oct 16, 2008•15 min
This episode features Shane Endicott , Founder and C.E.O. of Our United Villages , the organization that runs Portland's environmentally sound The Rebuilding Center . The Rebuilding Center recycles used building and remodeling materials (everything from a door knob to the kitchen sink to church pews to siding) by re-selling them to builders for up to 90 percent less than market value. The show is guest-hosted by intern Alicia "Lish" Ng, who is leaving the Portland Idealist office for graduate sc...
Sep 17, 2008•18 min
Today's guest is Bob Grimm, Director of Research and Policy Development & Senior Counselor to the CEO at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) in Washington, DC. He speaks with Idealist.org's Amy Potthast about the study design and outcomes, and about some of the people who have served in AmeriCorps. Solid evidence now exists to show that participating in a term of service program (like AmeriCorps, Teach For America, and Peace Corps) really is an effective launching-off p...
Aug 15, 2008•33 min
The latest Idealist.org Careers Podcast features Eileen Conoboy, Director of the Office of University Programs at Peace Corps. She speaks with Idealist’s Amy Potthast about Peace Corps and its two graduate school partnership programs, Masters International and Fellows USA. Eileen was a VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) and a Peace Corps Volunteer (Mali, 1995-97) and has served as a Peace Corps Regional Recruiter. She has a Masters degree in International Peace Studies from Trinity College ...
Jul 10, 20080
Today’s podcast features Amity Tripp, director of AmeriCorps Alums, a project of Hands On Network. AmeriCorps Alums connects and mobilizes the 400,000 alumni of AmeriCorps programs — national, community service opportunities for people to serve in organizations, agencies, and schools throughout the United States. Amity is the founder of the local Washington, DC, chapter of AmeriCorps Alums, and has been on the staff of Points of Light Foundation (now merged with Hands On Network), and with the D...
May 14, 2008•21 min
In the latest Careers podcast we interview David Schachter, Assistant Dean for Career Services and Experiential Learning at The Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. David manages Wagner’s career-related support of students and alumni. Originally trained as an actor, David has had more than fifteen years of non-profit staff and volunteer management experience. He has offered training, consulting, and facilitation nationally in the areas of leadership, staff development, supervision, t...
Mar 31, 2008•32 min
This Idealist.org Public Service Careers interview is with Caitlyn Baggott and Emily Kintzer of the Bus Project and its political boot camp, PolitiCorps. The Bus Project has worked since 2001 to mobilize thousands of volunteers and activists around OR, to register new voters, engage new leaders, and inspire grassroots civic action. Its program PolitiCorps is a 10-week intensive bootcamp that brings 24 young people from around the United States for skills training, public policy intensives, and l...
Feb 25, 2008•27 min
The Idealist Public Service Careers podcast features an interview with Lara Galinsky, Vice President of Strategy at Echoing Green. This year Echoing Green is celebrating its 20th anniversary of funding social change through identifying, investing and fostering visionary leaders and their new organizations. Through a two-year program, Echoing Green helps its network of fellows develop new solutions to society’s most difficult problems. In its 20 years, Echoing Green has invested $25 million in st...
Jan 11, 20080
The Idealist Public Service Careers Podcast features an interview with Katrina Mathis, the Recruitment Specialist with AmeriCorps*NCCC. AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is one of three branches of AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps. Since the fall of 2005 AmeriCorps*NCCC teams from all over the U.S. have all contributed to rebuilding the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Idealist.org 's Amy Potthast and Katrina talk about the work and roles of NCCC members, their ...
Oct 22, 20070
In the first Idealist Careers Podcast, our own Amy Potthast talks with Chris Asch, co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy. Recently featured in Time Magazine, Chris Asch discusses the mission of the USPSA-- the first national civilian university in the United States-- to develop and educate future leaders in public service. Many young people in the US don't currently consider public service a viable career option. Chris and Amy begin by discussing the challenges that lead to this perspect...
Sep 07, 2007•24 min
