MANDEL SCHOOL
NEWS AND EVENTS
August 17, 2011
Building a Career in Nonprofit Cleveland
In the fall of 2010, Dr. Robert Fischer, Co-Director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development and Research Associate Professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and students from his course MAND 410: Quantitative Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders at the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations conducted a survey project for the Cleveland chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. Their work is cited in the recently released report:
Building a Career in Nonprofit Cleveland: Focus on the Nonprofit Identity (full report and executive summary)
Dr. Fischer's students helped to distribute the Building a Career in Nonprofit Cleveland survey to YNPN members. The survey and subsequent focus group found issues involving job satisfaction, career advancement opportunities, and burnout. Discussion led to the following theory: "If Cleveland's nonprofit community leads the way in taking steps to define, support and promote nonprofit work as a viable career choice for its young professionals, they may be more likely to stay in the region."