Opportunities in Public Service
The Partnership for Public Service (PPS) website for college students. PPS works to revitalize our federal government
by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
Idealist, a project of the nonprofit organization Action Without Borders,
is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources
and ideas, locate a variety of opportunities.
-Make sure and check out the E-book (click for table of contents), The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers
-Podcasts featuring individuals from different organizations (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Echoing Green)
The Nonprofit Association of Oregon--NAO
Young Professionals of Portland list of Portland-area nonprofits
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Other sites:
- NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- How to find work opportunities in the public service sector
- (Powerpoint presentation with many related websites)
- govtjobs.com (links to municipal, city and county government web sites, state leagues and associations, statewide newspapers, etc)
- United Nations Online Volunteering Service (engage in sustainable human development activities via the internet)
- "Your True Calling Could Suit a Nonprofit," by Eilene Zimmerman
