Nonprofit & NGOs

Welcome to the Nonprofit & NGOs Career Resource Site!
Explore the many career paths within the nonprofit and NGO sector. This site offers tools, advice, and opportunities to help you get started and grow in your professional journey. Browse job and internship listings, read career insights, and access resources to support your development.

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Featured Resources

Immigration Justice Corp Community Fellowship

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Two-year Community Fellowships are awarded to recent college graduates with the linguistic skills, passion, and cultural competency to work with …

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ProFellow helps you find competitive fellowships and funding. Explore curated listings for graduate school, research, and professional programs.

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Peter Roth Internship Program @ Paley

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To help shape the next generation of visionary TV professionals Named after Peter Roth, the legendary TV executive, this paid …

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Subreddit dedicated to people who work in GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) of any topic.

Also, check out – …

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The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program is a merit and needs based program that honors Thomas R. …

Preparing outstanding individuals for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S.

Institute for Defense Analysis

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Through IDA’s competitive internship and fellowship programs, rising undergraduate seniors and current graduate students can explore the world of research …

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Featured Programs and Experiences

Massachusetts Promise Fellowship

Quaker Voluntary Service

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Job & Internship Opportunities

Marketing & Recruitment Analyst
California Conservation Corps
National Air and Space Museum Summer Internship Program
National Air and Space Museum
NCCC Forest Corps
AmeriCorps
Justice for Montanans AmeriCorps Member 26-27 Term
AmeriCorps
Wesleyan Specific: Social Work Summer Internship
Lawyers for Children, inc.

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Clubs, Campus Partners, and Alumni Associations

                        
                                Wesleyan Green Fund                                                            
                    
                                Wesleyan Refugee Project                                                            
                    
                                Wesleyan Habitat for Humanity                                                            
                    
                                Citizens’ Climate Lobby at Wesleyan University

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Vault Industry Guides

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

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The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Featured Courses

HIST 364 – Thinking with Objects: Processing a Museum Collection from Southern Africa

In Thinking with Objects, students will gain hands-on experience processing a collection of Namibian artifacts in Wesleyan’s care. The course…

CSPL 246 – Organizations in Society: Capitalism & Its Criticisms

In this course we will explore the concept of capitalism and how it carries variegated meanings, which spans a wide…

CSPL 405 – Ideals into Practice

This course may be repeated for credit. Through this course, students can earn one quarter credit per semester for participating…

HIST 270 – On Evidence: Archives, Museums, and Prisons

This course introduces an interdisciplinary study of the idea of evidence in connection to the modern development of archives, museums,…

CGST 205 – Introduction to Social Engagement

This team-taught seminar introduces students to the ideas and practices central to strengthening one’s intercultural competence, in part through a…

CSPL 338 – Writing for Advocacy

This course will enable students to research effectively, marshal arguments and information, and write persuasively. Students will work closely with…

ARCP 267 – Museum Collections: Ethical Considerations and Practical Applications

Serving as a broad overview of museology, this course introduces students to the principles underlying the foundations of museum work…

CSPL 235 / FGSS 236 / AFAM 235 / IDEA 235 – Activism and Theories of Change

In this course we will explore strategies and theories of change that shape social justice movements, with particular reference to…

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Videos

High Impact Careers in Nonprofits
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Alumni Spotlights

Margaret Bowman ’84 (she/her)

Alumni

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Classical Civilization, University
Water Policy and Finance Consultant Bowman Environmental Consulting

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Samuel Dixon ’22 (he/him)

Alumni

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Economics, Film Studies
Co-Founder Royal Vermont Couch Fort Company

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Sonja English ’20 (she/her)

Alumni

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College of Letters
Chief of Staff Ameelio

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Ari Fishman ’13 (she/her)

Alumni

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College of Social Studies, French Studies
Assistant Director of Communications Campaigns and Strategy ACLU of NY

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Sue Guiney ’75 (she/her)

Alumni

Classical Civilization, English
Founder/Executive Director Writing Through

Jeanne Kramer-Smyth ‘90 (she/her)

Alumni

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