Job Calendar | Info session: Live, Learn, Work with a Community Overseas

Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language and have the experience of a lifetime. Attend this information session to learn about volunteer experiences, have your questions answered

Job Calendar | Young Nonprofit Professionals happy hour

Ring in spring with the Greater Seattle Young Nonprofit Professionals Network happy hour. Enjoying drinks and food specials at Noc Noc, meet and mingle with others and network away! Everyone is welcome.

Career Center | Good Job: Kate Murphy of Hunger Intervention Program

What do you do? I am the program manager for the Hunger Intervention Program (HIP). At HIP, we provide nutritious meals, basic cooking skills and nutrition education to underserved individuals in Seattle. I oversee the weekly meal programs and create

Career Center | Women’s coding group aims to bridge tech gender gap

By Monica Chen / Raleigh News and Observer With laptops open and coffee in hand, a dozen women joined a Code & Coffee session in Raleigh, N.C., recently, where they coded Web pages, shared tips on design and chatted about

Career Center | Good Job: Nancy Stillger of Art with Heart

What do you do? I am the program manager at Art with Heart, a nonprofit that heals children's emotional wounds through expressive, therapeutic books and programs. I oversee and develop programs and curriculum that support schools, hospitals and other nonprofit

Career Center | Encore careers: Program lets experienced professionals give back

By Randy Woods / Special to NWjobs After a career that had spanned a few decades with large corporations including General Electric and Hewlett-Packard, Wendy Weissman, of Portland, Ore., had transitioned into semi-retirement by 2004. She had launched her own

Career Center | Hydroplane museum director David D. Williams' cool job

What do you do? I am the executive director of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum [in Kent]. We are the nation’s only museum dedicated exclusively to powerboat racing. Unlike many museums, all of our artifacts are restored to running condition,

Career Center | Too busy to volunteer? Here's how to squeeze it in

By Cindy Krischer Goodman / The Miami Herald Erin McHugh had been working as a bookseller during the day and author at night. Her jam-packed work schedule left her little time for volunteering. Feeling unfulfilled, she decided to try an

Career Center | Good Job: Rob Schadt of Big Brothers Big Sisters

What do you do? I am a program manager at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, the largest mentoring organization in Washington state. I assist in supervising our team of match coordinators (who support the more than 750 matches

Career Center | Good Job: Cyrus Malapajo, ACRS youth counselor

What do you do? I am a counselor and Southeast Asian Young Men’s Group (SEA-YM) facilitator within the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS). SEA-YM seeks to explore and connect teens’ cultural and ethnic identities toward achieving academic success. Currently,

Job Calendar | Seattle GiveCamp

Tech and non-tech volunteers are needed for Seattle GiveCamp, a weekend-long event Oct. 19-21 where software developers, website wonks, project managers, designers and other software professionals of all skill levels work with their peers to donate their time to create

Job Calendar | Peace Corps info session: Volunteer at Any Age

Whether you're fresh out of college, mid-career or ready to retire, Peace Corps service is the opportunity of a lifetime. Attend this information session to learn about volunteer experiences, have your questions answered and gain tips to guide you through

Career Center | Good Job: Lara Oso, MS Navigator

What do you do? I work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s MS Navigator program. Our goal is to give people with MS the tools, knowledge and confidence to make decisions about their needs, opportunities and rights in life with

Job Calendar | Leadership for Social Good: Translating Passion into Action

Are you interested in starting or leading a socially conscious endeavor someday? Thinking about transitioning into or exploring the nonprofit sector, but not sure where to start? Seattle University Institute of Public Service and the School of Law's Access to

Career Center | Auctioneer Graham Crow's cool job

What do you do? Public-relations professional by day, charity/benefit auctioneer for nonprofits by nights and weekends. I do events throughout the Northwest, around the country and in Canada. How did you get started? When I couldn’t attend our son’s open

Career Center | Therapeutic riding instructor Kelly Chaplin's cool job

What do you do? I am a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International advanced instructor at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center [in Woodinville], and I work here as the senior instructor. This means I teach people with disabilities how

Career Center | Good Job: Northwest Harvest's Jennifer Chew

What do you do? I am the volunteer program manager for Northwest Harvest. Together with a volunteer team in western, central and eastern Washington, we recruit and manage thousands of volunteers to serve clients at our Cherry Street Food Bank,

Career Center | Conservation director Jim Wharton's cool job

What do you do? I use education to inspire conservation of our marine environment. [At Seattle Aquarium], I work with a team of passionate, creative educators and volunteers, and together, we try to infect our audiences with a little of

Career Center | Got 15 minutes? Be a micro-volunteer

By Dee DePass / Minneapolis Star Tribune Dianna Hamilton has five children and works as a data analyst for UnitedHealth Group, so she doesn’t have much time to volunteer. Now she doesn’t need much. Last year, she was asked to

Career Center | Ralph Morton's cool job at Seattle Sports Commission

What do you do? I am the executive director of the Seattle Sports Commission. Our job is to make the Seattle metropolitan area a world-class sports destination. We advocate for local sports, create economic impact, deliver a better quality of

Career Center | GoodJob: One Nurse At A Time's Sue Averill

What do you do? I’m a “humanitarian snowbird,” taking breaks from ER nursing to volunteer abroad. I’ve had the privilege of eating goat with Nigerian villagers, riding a Darfur nomad’s camel, and treating frontline war wounded. I co-founded Seattle-based nonprofit

Career Center | GoodJob: Alzheimer’s Association’s Travis Roderick

What do you do? I’m the assistant walk coordinator [for the Alzheimer's Association's local chapter]. We sponsor nine Walks to End Alzheimer’s, adding more every year! It’s our largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and

Career Center | Kung-fu instructor Michelle McVadon's cool job

What do you do? I teach kung fu and self-defense at Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu, a nonprofit women’s martial arts school founded in 1981. How did you get that job? I started at Seven Star in 1983, just a

Job Calendar | Speed Networking with Net Impact

Join Seattle Net Impact -- an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world -- at the second annual Net

Career Center | Tech jobs abound, but women still outnumbered in the field

By Katie Ormsby / Special to NWjobs Technology-related career opportunities are thriving in and around Seattle. Many industry leaders, including Microsoft, Amazon.com, Expedia and Boeing, as well as local start-ups are perpetually looking to hire. But despite the region’s wealth

Career Center Blog | Networking: Diligence and meetings pay off

When many people hear the word "networking," they feel a kind of sucker punch to the gut. If you're looking for work, the word might instill all manner of anxiety and dread -- who, where, how? It might seem overwhelming

Career Center | Engineers Without Borders' Carmen Cejudo

What do you do? I’m an engineering assistant at Ecotope, Inc., where we design mechanical and plumbing systems for super-efficient buildings. Ecotope’s focus on sustainability is directly applicable to my role as president of the Engineers Without Borders USA Puget

Job Calendar | Refocus & Reinvest: Career Management in the 21st Century

Carol Vecchio, the founder of Centerpoint Institute for Life and Career Renewal, leads a Seattle University Service in Action workshop for individuals who want to revisit what they find meaningful and understand how to create career fulfillment. Registration fee includes

Career Center | Cool Job: Mountaineers education manager Becca Polglase

What do you do? I was hired in October 2010 by The Mountaineers (a Seattle-based nonprofit outdoor education, recreation and conservation organization) as education manager, a new position designed to work with volunteers on curriculum and course development and to

Career Center | Good Job: Treehouse's Essence Batson

What do you do? I am a high school engagement coordinator [at Treehouse, a Seattle nonprofit that supports kids in foster care]. This means that I work in three different Seattle high schools (Franklin High School, Rainier Beach High School

Career Center Blog | Artist Trust gives a career EDGE to creative professionals

For many people, the idea of "being an artist" often runs counter to the concept of "having a career." This is one stereotype that does have at least some basis in fact: Most artists I've met are extremely talented and

Career Center Blog | Resources for finding a job you love in your encore years

My previous post featured a Q&A with Marc Freedman, author of the new book The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife, about redefining work and retirement for Americans over age 50 and 60. [Marc Freedman | Photo

Career Center Blog | Redefining retirement, work, and play for those over 50 and 60

Over 50 but feel like those AARP notices you keep getting in the mail aren't speaking your language? Feel more like you're embarking on a new chapter of life than moving toward retirement? Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of

Career Center | How to transition from a corporate job to the nonprofit sector

By Kristen Fife NWjobs Q: I am searching for a position that will use my corporate work experience in the nonprofit sector. I am having trouble finding work. I have a recent Master's in Public Administration with four years of

People's Picks 2010 | Favorite nonprofit

Sound Mental HealthThe employees of Sound Mental Health have a behemoth job, caring for 16,000 of the region's most acute mental health cases. But they tell us that in addition to their importance to the community, one of the

Career Center Blog | Forging an encore career in today's tricky job market

The IT professional turned social worker. The lawyer turned schoolteacher. The corporate accountant turned non-profit fundraiser. In the past year, you've no doubt heard stories like these of professionals who -- thanks to layoffs, burnout, or general job dissatisfaction --

Career Center | Volunteer your way to a job: Unpaid nonprofit work can give you an inside edge

By L.M. Sixel New York Times News Service Three years ago, Analie Medero was working as an auditor for a financial-services firm in Houston. She wanted to get to know the city better and meet some new people, so she

Career Center Blog | So you want to work for a nonprofit, part two

In my last post, I spoke to Heather Krasna, author of Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service, about the difference between job hunting in the nonprofit sector and the for-profit world. [Heather Krasna |

Career Center Blog | So you want to work for a nonprofit, part one

It's no secret that the recession has left many displaced and disgruntled workers wondering whether they can find a more meaningful way to make a living. Working in the nonprofit sector is obviously one option. But as local author Heather

Career Center | Corps values: Service organizations give college grads a head start

By Jean Parietti Special to NWjobs College graduate Rachel Miranto is gaining hands-on environmental experience and training during 10 months of service with Seattle-based EarthCorps. (Jean Parietti) Rachel Miranto grins as she tugs out the offender — an invasive