Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers this year, up from only a third two years ago, according to a survey of more than 580 organizations by Nonprofit HR Solutions, a human resources consulting firm.
Health nonprofits, followed by environmental and animal-welfare groups, were most likely to report plans to hire, according to the report. From finance to fundraising to management and marketing, a broad sweep of skills is in demand.
But with all these jobs, the core requirement is a genuine passion for the nonprofit’s mission. You can’t fake that. “Your commitment for the organization’s cause is what will set you apart from other candidates,” said Laura Gassner Otting, president and CEO of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, an executive search firm based in Boston.
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