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📣 Exciting News 📣 Idealist.org and VolunteerMatch are merging! Today is an exciting day in the social-impact sector! We’re thrilled to announce that Idealist and VolunteerMatch are merging to better support our network of organizations and individuals that are looking to make a positive change in the world. Since 1995, Idealist has been dedicated to building a better world by helping people find social-impact jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities that align with their skills and interests. To date, we’ve connected more than 150,000 organizations with tens of millions of people on Idealist, posting over one million social-impact jobs and hundreds of thousands of internship and volunteer opportunities. VolunteerMatch has similarly empowered people to find meaningful ways to give back, partnering with more than 100,000 nonprofits to build the largest network of volunteer opportunities worldwide. As we join forces, we’re working toward a shared goal: to make it easier than ever for individuals to find opportunities that drive positive change—whether through volunteering, interning, or working in mission-driven careers. We’re so excited to embark on this new chapter together and will share updates as we bring our vision to life. If you have any questions or want to learn more about the merger, check out our blog post or get in touch—we’d love to hear from you: https://ow.ly/Vz0m50UFItN #MergerForGood  #Nonprofit #SocialImpact #Volunteering #Careers #Idealist #VolunteerMatch

Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Bob Giannino who has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors at Idealist! 👏 Bob, a longstanding board member of Idealist, brings a deep commitment to equity, community, and social impact — values that align powerfully with our mission to connect people, organizations, and opportunities for good. His leadership, vision, and decades of experience in the nonprofit sector will be invaluable in this new role as we grow and deepen our impact.

Recruiting for your organization's jobs and volunteer positions is hard, especially when you're juggling application materials for several candidates. Idealist can help! Our free Applicant Tracker is available for organizations to use every time they post a job or volunteer opportunity. Review applicants, move them to the next stage of the hiring process, and leave notes for your team. Now with the ability to ✨ add an applicant ✨ from other sources, you can manage the whole process from one single, easy-to-use platform. Learn more about Applicant Tracker today → https://ow.ly/LSc250VA4aF

Many nonprofits across the sector rely on the work of creative and committed interns to support their missions—and often, successful interns will have a leg up when applying for a full-time position later on. But how can you land an internship when you don't have any prior experience to list on your resume? As we prepare to host hundreds of summer internship opportunities on Idealist, here are some tips you can use when you're applying for your first social-impact internship — tag anyone who may be interested in the comments! #NationalInternshipAwarenessMonth https://ow.ly/Ygk750VA5tp

No matter what the waves of some discourse say, it is incredibly important for social-impact organizations to have strong, diverse teams dedicated to supporting their missions and the communities they serve. But according to a report published by business.com, a Centerfield company, hiring managers are less likely to contact candidates who are nonbinary or who list they/them pronouns on application materials, contributing to harmful biases against members of the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community. To help our community of organizations combat bias in their recruitment and hiring processes, we worked with experts at Lambda Legal to inform this two-part series on welcoming the TGNC community into your workforce. Check out Part 1 here ➡️ https://ow.ly/Q7Ti50VyA13

🚨 Hiring now! 🚨 This April, we're spotlighting environmental organizations that are currently hiring on Idealist! Executive Director Middlebury Area Land Trust Salary: USD $80,000 - $95,000 / year Location: Middlebury, VT Landscape Field Technician 1 Fairmount Park Conservancy Salary: USD $45,000 - $50,000 / year Location: Philadelphia, PA Compliance Manager GRID Alternatives Salary: USD $75,000 - $100,000 / year Location: Remote Role Senior Farm Operations Manager Green City Force Salary: USD $70,000 - $80,000 / year Location: Kings County, NY Volunteer Coordinator Friends of Mill Ridge Park Salary: USD $50,000 / year Location: Nashville, TN Advancement Operations Specialist New York Botanical Garden Salary: USD $55,000 - $60,000 / year Location: Hybrid Role | New York, NY Development Associate Sustainable Harvest International Salary: USD $45,000 - $50,000 / year Location: Remote Role Member & Donor Information Specialist Appalachian Mountain Club Salary: USD $47,362 - $63,986 / year Location: Hybrid Role | Boston, MA Director of Philanthropic Partnerships Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Salary: USD $135,000 / year Location: Hybrid Role | San Francisco, CA Operations Manager Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley Salary: USD $45,000 - $65,000 / year Location: Hybrid Role | New Market, VA Digital Communications Associate FarmSTAND Salary: USD $55,000 - $75,000 / year Location: Remote Role Water Resource Specialist Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy Salary: USD $60,000 - $65,000 / year Location: Hybrid Role | Saint Paul, MN ➡️ SHARE with anyone who may be interested. 📝 Interested in applying? https://ow.ly/klTx50Vzgx7

We're so happy to be part of the MusiCares Foundation campaign to encourage music lovers everywhere to give back! Find opportunities to #volunteer in your community on April 25, The Day That Music Cares, as the entire music industry celebrates a day to service. 🎶 🎹 🎸 🎧 🎵 🎤 Wondering how to get started? Look for volunteer opportunities near you on https://lnkd.in/gXuFRGhE

If you’re job hunting or looking for a new line of work, adding some high-quality skills to your repertoire is a huge help. Not only will employers find you more compelling as a candidate, but you may discover an interest or talent you never knew you had. But what do you do if you don’t have the time or money to go back to school to develop these skills? Our latest Career Advice post shares five skills worth pursuing, along with free or low-cost ways to develop them. Have additional leads on helpful resources to share? Let us know in the comments! https://ow.ly/ZxB150Vw6G5

🤝 This #GlobalVolunteerMonth, we'd like to recognize and celebrate a few of the wonderful nonprofits focused on volunteerism in the social-impact sector. Each organization is dedicated to encouraging people to make a positive difference in their communities by getting involved and making an impact. 💙 Reading Partners Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. Their volunteers provide hour-long tutoring sessions to students— following a structured, evidence-based curriculum developed with an expert team of curriculum advisors. 💙 The Village Learning Place The mission of the Village Learning Place is to promote literacy, cultural awareness, and lifelong learning through access for all ages to information, resources, and educational programs. They promote a learning-oriented culture that is friendly, welcoming, and supportive of the success and well-being of every person. 💙 Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI) Powered by passionate volunteers, BVMI meets the medical needs of low-income, working, uninsured adults in Bergen County by providing free, comprehensive, patient-centered primary healthcare. By providing free healthcare to working uninsured adults in Bergen County, more people will receive primary, preventive, chronic, and urgent care. This care reduces costly emergency room visits and hospital stays, prevents undiagnosed or untreated diseases from progressing, and protects the health of the community. 💙 ChromaLearn ChromaLearn is a youth-led, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers underprivileged youth with the 1-on-1 guidance needed to become successful individuals as they navigate their academic, occupational, and financial journeys. 💙 Prepare + Prosper Prepare + Prosper (P+P) is a nonprofit that works with people to build financial well-being and address financial inclusion. Harnessing the power of volunteers and partnerships, they provide free tax preparation and financial services, products, and coaching, and work to change systems to create economic opportunity for everyone. 💭 Looking to take action with one of the nonprofits listed above? Find them on Idealist now, or save them to your profile so you'll be notified when they post next! https://ow.ly/Op5350VvXlI

Happy Idealist Day 4/4! If you're stuck on what to do today, we have a few ideas. Pick one that appeals to you, and let us know how it goes in the comments! https://lnkd.in/gh5zqZyW — #IdealistDay is a celebration of kindness and goodwill, a day of social impact and action. But most of all, it is a day of community gathering. No matter what you’re passionate about, every action taken on Idealist Day brings us even closer to a better world⁠. 🌏⁠⁠