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[quote=Anonymous]So not specifically in the last six years, but I have only a bachelor's degree, in what many would consider a 'useless' major, and have built a respectable career in the nonprofit sector. The key to making decent money here is to focus on larger nonprofits, typically in major urban areas. Entry level jobs are generally some kind of admin work, but depending on the organization, there is opportunity to learn about and/or get experience in lots of things - communications/pr, HR, computer/systems work, program work, fundraising. I've done mostly fundraising - within that there are lots of sub-categories depending on your talents and interests. If you are good with people, you can get into fundraising from major donors, if you are a good writer you can get into foundation/grants work, planned giving is good for people with some financial interests/skills.  Almost everyone I know in fundraising fell into it accidentally, and developed expertise that followed from their early jobs.  Pay is low early on, but senior people at bigger nonprofits often make in the range of 200k. (I consider that good pay, I realize there is audience on DCUM that does not...)  Generally you will also be somewhere that your work feels meaningful; of course that is by no means exclusive to the nonprofit world, and it is possible to be very disillusioned - and taken advantage of - in this field too. In fundraising in particular, there are always jobs available. If you end up at a place that treats people crappy, you can generally find another job (again, in major metro areas like DC).[/quote]

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