It's a pleasure and a privilege to be the moderator of the Nonprofit Tech Jobs email distribution list.  I love being an honest broker, and this is a very practical, direct way to serve as many jobseekers and mission-based organizations as possible.

As the list moderator, I also receive many requests for clarifications and favors.  In my ongoing struggle to balance pro bono projects with billable hours, I've formulated the following responses to frequently asked questions:


Q: Are you paid to administer the Nonprofit Tech Jobs list?

A: No. I do it on a volunteer basis, as a service to the community.


Q:  Well, then what do you do for a living?

A:  I'm an independent consultant in the field of nonprofit technology.


Q: Can you offer me career counseling?

A: Alas, no. I'm not qualified to do that.


Q: Can you review my resume, and find me some job opportunities that would be a good match?

A: Alas, I usually can't accept such requests via email or telephone, and I can't offer to do any extensive research for individual job seekers. However, if you ask me in person, I may be able to make some helpful suggestions off the top of my head.


Q: Why don't you provide more nonprofit tech jobs that are based in the region or country where I'm based?

A: I only list job opportunities that are brought to my attention. It's important to understand that I don't actually create (or fund) the jobs listed here.


Q: Why don't you provide more nonprofit tech jobs in my field of technical expertise?

A: I only list job opportunities that are brought to my attention. It's important to understand that I don't actually create (or fund) the jobs listed here.


Q: I want to work for a specific nonprofit organization. Can you offer me a special introduction to someone there?

A: Alas, no - unless I have many years of firsthand experience of your work, and the organization's hiring manager would like me to play such a role. In such a case, I will do it as a professional courtesy.


Q: Can you give more information about a job that you've posted or about the organization that is hiring?

A: Alas, no. I publicly post everything I know about the job opportunities that are listed. If it's not included in the original posting, then I don't have the information.


Q: I'm highly qualified. Can't you do more to help me land a nonprofit tech job?

A: Alas, no.


Q: I'm really desperate. Can't you do more to help me land a nonprofit tech job?

A: Alas, no.


Q: I'm a very special person and feel really entitled. Can't you do more to help me land a nonprofit tech job?

A: Alas, no.


Q: Why is there sometimes a lag between the time when a nonprofit organization announces a tech job on its web site and the time when you post it to the list?

A: I post job announcements to this list in my not-very-copious spare time. Please accept my apologies if I'm only able to do that a few times a month.


Q: What can I do to assist with the Nonprofit Tech Jobs list?

A: When you receive a relevant job announcement, please format it appropriately and email it to nonprofit_tech_jobs @ yahoogroups.com .

Thank you for asking!





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