This past summer, I was named one of the two chairpersons of the Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation (ACOLF) youth board, an organization dedicated to raising money in order to buy life enhaning gifts for children with special needs living in Indiana. After working with this organization for the last sixteen months, I have fallen in love with the cause, and it is because of this organization that I am considering a career in nonprofit organization management. In working with ACOLF youth, I have discovered a love for fundraising and event planning. Last year, we spent the entirety of the school year planning the third annual Midnight Mile, the organization’s biggest event of the year. Just before the walk started, the youth board’s supervisor,
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Many people assume that working in nonprofit management means crunching the numbers or simply asking people for money. However, nonprofit management needs much more than just financial consultants and volunteers. In order for an organization to run like a well-oiled machine, it needs everything from “charity workers to marketing executives or personnel officers” (“Nonprofit Job Roles”.). Not only is the specialization of the degree itself malleable, but someone working in nonprofit can essentially choose to work for whatever organization he feels has the most important …show more content…
Pets will always need homes, the arts will always need funding, and children will always need mentoring. I want to be the helping hand that reaches out to the people in need. I want to be a part of something much bigger than myself. At the end of the my career, I do not want to look back and reminisce about all the files I sorted and fun magnets on my filing cabinet. A livelihood is such an important part of who a person is, and I want to be a person who touched lives and made a difference. Nonprofit management is not about the fundraisers or the numbers. A nonprofit organization is about creating a social change and knowing that I am improving the quality of life for someone or something. Whether that beneficiary is one stray dog or an entire community, it is my goal to be a person how can always reach out to the people who need a helping
Many people assume that working in nonprofit management means crunching the numbers or simply asking people for money. However, nonprofit management needs much more than just financial consultants and volunteers. In order for an organization to run like a well-oiled machine, it needs everything from “charity workers to marketing executives or personnel officers” (“Nonprofit Job Roles”.). Not only is the specialization of the degree itself malleable, but someone working in nonprofit can essentially choose to work for whatever organization he feels has the most important …show more content…
Pets will always need homes, the arts will always need funding, and children will always need mentoring. I want to be the helping hand that reaches out to the people in need. I want to be a part of something much bigger than myself. At the end of the my career, I do not want to look back and reminisce about all the files I sorted and fun magnets on my filing cabinet. A livelihood is such an important part of who a person is, and I want to be a person who touched lives and made a difference. Nonprofit management is not about the fundraisers or the numbers. A nonprofit organization is about creating a social change and knowing that I am improving the quality of life for someone or something. Whether that beneficiary is one stray dog or an entire community, it is my goal to be a person how can always reach out to the people who need a helping