NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT

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NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT

• Prepared and Presented by
• Mr. Coriarty
• Shaker High School

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NONPROFIT CAREER

• Is It For You?

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What is a Nonprofit?

• Tax-exempt Organization
• Many are located in Washington, D.C. to lobby
  government on behalf of their causes
• Derive revenues from foundations, government
  grants, membership dues, and fees for their
  services
• Nonprofit is not a business nor part of
  government and they rarely pay Federal taxes

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Is a Nonprofit Organization the Right Workplace
For You?

• Are you passionate about solving social problems?
• Do you want to have a positive impact on your
  organizations cause?
• Is money a secondary concern for you?
• Do you want to work at a private school, church,
  hospital, or for a charity?

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Do You Need Another Choice?

• HOW ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT?

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Can Government Employment Satisfy Your Career
Desires?

• There are more than 21 million employees between
  the federal, state, and local governments
• Most government employees are at the state and
  local level
• 18,722,000
• Two-thirds work for local government
• Federal government employs 12.9 of government
  workforce
• 2,767,000

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Employment Growth in the Government
Ten Year Employment Growth Projections (2002
2012)

• Federal
• Job Growth 3
• 3 of 5 (60) Federal workers are managerial,
  business, financial, or professional

• State and Local
• Job Growth 13.4
• 3 of 10 (32) state and local workers are
  managerial, business, financial, or professional
• Local government is dominated by service
  occupations and office support

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Where Do You Fit In?

• Nonprofit
• Management and Business Operations
• Finance
• Marketing and Fundraising
• Human Resources

• Government
• Management
• Financial
• Professional
• Service
• Office and Administrative
• Construction
• Maintenance
• Production

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You Could Be

• Nonprofit Organization
• Executive Director
• Program Director
• Director of Development and Fund-raising
• Director of Finance and Operations
• Manager of Information Systems
• Event or Volunteer Coordinator
• Director of Volunteers

• Government Agencies
• Legislative Aide
• Press Secretary
• Program Officer
• Foreign Service Officer
• Budget Analyst
• Environmental Protection Specialist
• Intelligence Analyst

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How Much Can You Make?

• Nonprofit
• Depends upon the size of the organization
• From 24,000 to 77,250
• Median income of 32,000

• Government
• Federal
• Entry level 15,200
• Maximum 110,682
• State and Local
• Entry 18,000
• Maximum of 80,000
• Depends on negotiating
• unit

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What Can You Do to Improve your Chances of
Getting Hired?

• Nonprofit
• Volunteer show what you can do and who you are
• Learn what you can about the organization while a
  volunteer
• Take the opportunity to make contacts (network)
• Improve your value to the organization through
  course work and skill training

• Government
• Take an internship
• Get an education
• Register for civil service tests
• Network
• Because of the civil service testing system,
  networking may have limitations

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Who are the National Players?

• Nonprofit
• American Cancer Society
• www.cancer.org
• Goodwill Industries International
• www.goodwill.org
• Junior Achievement International
• www.jaintl.com
• Public Broadcasting Service
• www.pbs.org

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Who are the National Players?

• Government
• Internal Revenue Service
• www.irs.gov
• Civil Service
• Local, State, Federal
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• www.cia.gov
• United Nations
• www.un.org
• National Park Service
• www.nps.gov

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It Balances Out

• Nonprofit
• High degree of
• satisfaction from helping however,
• The pay is lower than the private sector and,
• There is often a concern for money

• Government
• The benefits are great as are the promotional
  opportunities however,
• The performance standards are not always based on
  excellence

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It is Never Too Early to Start

• Education is the key to success it begins with
  you in high school
• Stay current on technology
• Become a great communicator through English,
  business communication, or public speaking
  courses
• Understand the value of work and the rewards it
  will bring including how to use credit wisely and
  why savings is important by taking personal
  finance, accounting, and math classes

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They Want You Now

• City of Albany, New York
• www.albanyny.org
• WMHT
• www.wmht.org
• New York State Department of Environmental
  Conservation
• www.dec.state.ny.us/website/career/index
• Living Resources
• www.livingresources.org/humres

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The Time is Near to Advance Your Education

• The Two-Year Option
• Hudson Valley Community College Majors
• Business Administration
• Business Marketing
• Civil and Public Service
• Early Childhood Education
• Human Services
• Teaching Assistant
• www.hvcc.edu

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Your Four-Year Choices

• State University of New York at Albany
• Majors
• Accounting
• Criminal Justice
• Public Policy
• Political Science
• Social Welfare
• www.albany.edu

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Other Colleges with Similar Majors

• Siena College www.siena.edu
• College of St. Rose www.strose.edu
• Union College www.union.edu
• The Sage Colleges www.sage.edu

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They Want You

• with a college degree
• Nonprofit
• ClearView Center, Inc
• www.clearviewcenter.com
• Saratoga ARC
• www.saratogaarc.org
• Industries for the Blind of New York State
• www.ibnys.org

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The Government Also Wants You

• Albany County
• www.albanycounty.com
• State University of New York
• www.albany.edu
• New York State Troopers
• www.troopers.state.ny.us
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• www.fbi.gov

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Do You Need More Information?

• www.bls.gov
• This site is full of employment information
• www.labor.state.ny.us
• Information on New Yorks labor market
• www.monster.com
• Job search engine with helpful career advice

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Time to Answer Your Questions