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I finish work in about 2 weeks. I only got one interview lined up so far, a job encouraging young offenders to go to college. I possibly got the interview because no one else applied...
Its a shame I cannot be kept on where I work now, but I know they do not have the budget for more paid staff. the majority are volunteers anyway. It really ( Read more... )
Its a shame I cannot be kept on where I work now, but I know they do not have the budget for more paid staff. the majority are volunteers anyway. It really ( Read more... )
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Absolutely. I've never had experience with charities on your side of the pond, but nonprofit organizations over here rely on a lot of volunteered hours. However, they generally compensate management for their services at or above market value.
Because successful nonprofits are run like a business, they do have room in the budget to fairly pay contractors, artists and others; to keep costs low (presumably to leave more cash open for whatever good works they do, but probably just as often so management can assign themselves bonuses at the year's end), most try to convince others to donate time and resources as often as possible. Those who choose to donate their services can claim the "cost" of participating as part of their annual expenses when calculating their tax return. I, personally, will happily contribute a few hours of mindless labor--the sort of work anybody can do, but which is often in short supply--to someone else's cause now and then, but I reserve ( ... )
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Which is a valid point really. Robbing stuff is only a slap-on-the-wrist offence these days anyway.
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The hourly wage I received at my private firm job was a lot higher - and frankly, working at a nonprofit was, in some ways, a lot harder.
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You can tell a lot about a society by how the treat the people who care for their families. Like you, I had to leave direct care work because I could not afford to keep doing it.
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