This is my list of favorite internet shortcuts to job sites and search firms.
If you are EITHER searching or recruiting, then this list is for you.
This is another area of my site where I'd especially appreciate corrections or suggestions about places to
look or recruit, so
let me know if you have either!
See the bottom for a few I have not had time to analyze & describe yet.
General Prospect Research
Doing Due Diligence
First off, Guidestar is invaluable in the job search.  You must sign up, but it's free, and you can pull a
copy of the nonprofit's Form 990 (if they are a 501(c)(3) public charity).  From the 990 you can tell what
they pay their CEO and other staff who make more than $50K.  It's invaluable insight.

You might also be interested in looking them up on
Charity Navigator or Wise Giving Alliance, but
frankly I'm a little sick of the sanctimoniousness of these self-appointed watchdogs, I'm not sure
they're good for the sector, either.  Finally, of course, once you get serious, don't fail to run names of
organizations and leaders through Google, Google News, the press (SFGate.com) and Google
Groups.

Finally, searching on the website of your State for the corporate status can show you some detail
about whether the entity is active and in good standing.  In California, that site is
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/list.html
Job Listing Sites
Craigslist
http://www.craigslist.org/npo/
As with all other parts of life, Craigslist dominates in this area.  And as always, it's fast, and easy to
search.  In my case, I can search on keyword "finance" and can toggle between San Francisco only,
or all Bay Area.  When I hire, though, I'm no longer so thrilled with them because so many applicants
dash off their materials with all kinds of errors and typographic ugliness.  Craigslist is already
dominant in New York and is a rising force everywhere, such as Anchorage, as in
www.anchorage.craigslist.org.  It also makes sense to check other sections of Craigslist with
keyword "nonprofit" (such as the Acctg/Finance jobs section in my case).
YNPN
http://www.ynpn.org/CareerCenter/search.asp
YNPN, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, is a great source of hires, I know that much.  When I
was hiring paralegals, we often found our best candidates here.  YNPN has chapters in other cities
as well.  The YNPN Career Center is searchable by Title, Position Type, Organization Type, and
Region.  They also host a very happening listserv.
Idealist
http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/AdvancedSearch/Job/default?sid=32831363-158-SXCrz
Idealist.org is, by appearances (I haven't drilled down), an international site intended to activate
potential applicants and NGO professionals.  Searchable by location, Area of Focus (org type), Job
Category, Job Description.
Opportunity Knocks
http://www.opportunitynocs.org/
Back in the day, Opportunity Knocks was called Opportunity NOCs ("Nonprofit Organization
Classifieds) and it rocked!  It was *the* site for Bay Area nonprofit jobs (and before the web was a
newsletter you could subscribe to).  It was sponsored by the Management Center, a local C3
"management service organization" like CompassPoint (see
Resources - Technical Assistance
page).  When Management Center folded, Opportunity NOCs was one of its only viable assets and it
sold it to a charity in Georgia which seems to be doing a good job of running it, and developing it as a
national site.  There are still pretty comprehensive listings in California.  Searchable by Location
(nicely implemented on location), Keywords, Category (org type), Function, and Pay Range(!).
Northern California
Grantmakers
http://www.ncg.org/resources_jobs.html#clint_dev
Northern California Grantmakers, NCG, is the primary association of private foundations (and some
grantmaking public charities).  Foundations can be difficult to work for, so do your due diligence!
Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs/
This service provided by the Foundation Center (libraries in several cities including San Francisco -
see
Resources - Information & Publications page - is growing and has a nice list of offerings.  You
know an employer is on the ball with their search when they get their job on here and not just on
Craigslist and one of the other usual suspects.  Janet Camarena, director of the San Francisco
Foundation Center, is also the person who originally told me about YNPN (above) when I was
searching for staff in 1999 or so.  The list is searchable, but not so long that you can't just eyeball it on
one skim.
Chronicle of
Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/jobs/
On my Resources - Information & Publications page, I virtually PRESCRIBE Chronicle of
Philanthropy
to all who are interested in this sector, so given that you already listened to me and are
a subscriber (right?), then you'll have no problem accessing these listings, which are only open (I
think - cookies and all - they pop right up for me) to subscribers.  As one might predict, the positions
are skewed towards development, but it's a good list, and national if you're getting itchy about moving.
Roberts Enterprise
Development Fund
http://www.redf.org/careers-redf.htm#redf-oec
REDF is part of the new wave of "social venture" funders but is by all accounts very thoughtful and they
use their page to post openings not just at REDF but also at the charities they support.
Net Impact
www.netimpact.org               
Net Impact works to encourage social responsibility in business.  It is a paid-access site that I have
not accessed, but expect that for a fairly nominal membership fee, you can find for-profit business
jobs with organizations that are managing for the "triple bottom line" of social responsibility.
CAN - California
Association of
Nonprofits
http://www.canonprofits.org/cgi-bin/ikonboard/forums.cgi?forum=10
We wish that somehow CAN were more robust on these listings, but it's always worth a quick check!  
As of this writing there are six listings.
ASAE
(formerly American
Society of Association
Executives)
http://asaenet.jobcontrolcenter.com/search/?
ASAE seems to be the new full name of what was once the American Society of Association
Executives
.  This is a good source of Trade Association jobs, which are famous for paying well but
serving rather narrow interests (by definition).  Searchable by Industry (Org Type), Category (job field),
and location.  Heaviest in New York and DC, and here in California, heaviest in Sacramento...but you
never know, and did I say "pay well?"  
Community Career
Center
http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/
I haven't a clue who these folks are, but occasionally this site produces a local job that's not listed
anywhere else(!).  Searchable by location, member organization (it must be a sort of trade
association of nonprofits), primary skill, title, and keyword.
National Community
Capital  
 
http://www.communitycapital.org/community_development/job_bank.html   
I think National Community Capital Association used to be called the National Association of
Community Development Loan Funds.  This is a good site for economic and community
development jobs, all over, but often interesting ones in the Bay Area.
Recruiters
Bridges SF        
http://www.bridgessf.com/contact.html
finance & accounting searches & interim, not just nonprofit; current searches not shown

Lori Lam, Robert Half International (Oakland Office)
www.roberthalf.com, email is firstname.lastname at roberthalf.com
insightful Robert Half accounting & finance recruiter with strong interest in nonprofits

Kreuzberger Associates        
http://www.kreuzberger.com/services/non_profit.htm
finance & accounting searches & temps, not just nonprofit; current searches not shown

Phillips Oppenheim       
http://www.phillipsoppenheim.com/home.html
nonprofit executives; national; current searches not shown

The 360 Group        
http://www.360searchgroup.com/active.html   
good representation among funders; pretty good list

Commongood Careers
http://www.cgcareers.org/findajob/viewjobs/
assortment of nonprofit jobs, some in Bay Area, some East Coast

Executive Searches.com        
http://www.execsearches.com/exec/default.asp
development oriented recruiters' resource

Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
http://www.nonprofitprofessionals.com/searches/current_searches.htm
occasional San Francisco jobs; good job seeker advice whitepapers
Government
City and County of San Francisco      
http://www.sfgov.org/site/government_index.asp?id=5988

University of California at San Francisco  (San Francisco's largest employer)
http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/careers/  

ABAG - Association of Bay Area Governments
http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/commerce/globe/globe.html
Specific Interesting Employers
NIAC  http://www.niac.org/EmploymentOpps/EmpOppsDisplay.cfm?PageAction=Search&btn_Go=Go
Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California is a very interesting organization - it is an insurance carrier
(not broker) and is itself a 501(c)(3).  It's based in Santa Cruz, but is a nationally-known pioneering
organization.

Alliance for Justice  http://www.allianceforjustice.org/about_AFJ/jobs/index.html
Alliance for Justice is the voice in Washington for progressive nonprofits and they do some of the best
work around (see Resources - Information & Publications page).  This links to their own job openings
and they in turn link to each of their progressive member organizations.  AFJ's California staff has
been growing from one to now three or so.
Jobs Search - Nonprofit Sector
New Job list ideas (thanks be to Ruth Masterson)
My dear friend and former cohort Ruth Masterson (now at the Association of Small Foundations on at least an interim basis) provided her
own working search list as a supplement.  She's on the East Coast and is a nonprofit international policy maven, so these are a little
different. I will eventually digest and annotate them.  For now it's a raw list with some overlap, and no live links (you'll need to cut and
paste or google).  I haven't decided if I'll keep the DC-centric sites.

                                       LINKS

ASAE        http://asi.careerhq.org/search/results/
Associated Grantmakers        http://www.agmconnect.org/jobs/
Blackbaud        http://www.jobsatnonprofits.com
Board Source        http://www.boardsource.org/AboutUs.asp?ID=25
Chronicle of Philanthropy        http://philanthropy.com/jobs/80/
Community Career Center    http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.sjob
Council on Foundations        http://www.cof.org/Network/jobdescriplist.cfm?navItemNumber=2218
Craigslist        http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/npo/
Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers        http://www.givingforum.org/about/jobs.html
Foundation Center        http://fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs/
Idealist.org        http://www.idealist.org
Independent Sector        http://www.independentsector.org/members/joblink.html
National Council on Nonprofit Associations        http://www.ncna.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=139
Nonprofit Career Network        http://www.nonprofitcareer.com/resource/searchdb/searchdb.cfm?
Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative        http://www.nonprofitjobscoop.org/searchJobs
Nonprofit Oyster        http://careers.nonprofitoyster.com/c/search.cfm?site_id=78
One World        http://us.oneworld.net/job/list/professional//?JobTitle=&CareerSector=11&CountryBasedIn%5B%5D=-1&RestrictPackage=0&Search=Search
Opportunity NOCs        http://www.opportunityknocks.org
Philanthropy Journal Online        http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/page15412.cfm
Professionals for Nonprofits        http://www.nonprofitstaffing.com/search_jobs.asp
Urban Institute        http://jobs-urban.icims.com/urban_jobs/jobs/candidate/job.jsp?jobid=1309&mode=view
Soros Foundations/Open Society        http://www.soros.org/about/careers
Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers        http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/WG/Employment/Nonprofit/Nonprofit_Index.asp


                                       VOLUNTEERING & GENERAL INFO       

www.
EnergizeInc.com - Free information about Volunteerism. Surveys, reports, bibliographies, FAQ and many useful articles.
www.
ServiceLeader.org - resources for volunteers and those who manage them. Surveys, job lists. Also information about “Virtual
Volunteerism” and how to establish a Virtual Volunteerism program.
www.
VolunteerMatch.org - Enter your zip code and get matched with local Non-Profits who need you. Free for volunteers.
www.nvoad.org -
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster can also provide more information on how you can help.
Non-Profit Vitual Library - A Vitual Library to help non-profits improve the way they function. Many useful tools from Michigan State
University.  
http://www
.yourcareerchoices.com/careerlinks.php?arg=sites