This book is written for anyone interested in a nonprofit sector career. It will help those of you who know precisely the type of organization you want to work for and job you want to do. For these individuals, this book will help you find and land the right job and parlay it into a great career.

This book also will help those of you who have less direction, but who know generally that you want to be part of an organization that emphasizes its mission more than a financial bottom line. For these individuals hoping to “make a difference” in the work you do but grappling with where to look, the book will help you narrow your focus and direct your search.

The book provides information, advice, and specific strategies suitable for anyone, at any point in his or her career. Some of the material is targeted to individuals entering the workforce for the first time, with their education still under way or just recently completed. However, the majority of the book is appropriate for all nonprofit sector job seekers of any age or level of experience.

"The candid advice from Shelly Cryer and other experts make this book an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to land a job that makes a difference."

KIMBERLY HENDLER, Executive Director, Princeton Project 55, and Young Nonprofit Professionals Network National Board Member