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Change Your Career:  Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector

Shifting from Bottom Line to Better World

by Laura Gassner Otting

“Change Your Career is that rare find -- a book filled with both inspiration and practical advice. Laura Gassner Otting offers an invaluable perspective from her work in executive searches to all those considering a move from success in the world of business to the wide-open world of making a difference.”

- Marguerite W. Kondracke, President and CEO of America’s Promise

Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions

“Change Your Career is an essential guide for anyone seeking to redirect their talent and energy to build a better world.”

- David Bornstein, Author

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

“I’ve learned that most social problems can be solved.  The question is simply, will enough of our society’s most talented, committed individuals channel their energy in the direction of solving them?  For the sake of our neediest communities and our society at large, I hope millions of people will find this book. Change Your Career is a wonderful resource for everyone from those just getting started in the nonprofit sector to those well along the path.”

- Wendy Kopp, President and Founder of Teach for America

“The phenomenon of the baby boom generation turning 60 provides America with new assets in the form of unprecedented human capital.  Laura Gassner Otting will help you catalyze a lifetime of experience and learning into a deeply meaningful second, third or fourth career.”

- Marc Freedman, CEO of Civic Ventures

Author, Prime Time: How Baby-Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America

“Laura Gassner Otting has created the perfect compass for anyone who has ever considered taking a journey towards work that is fulfilling and makes a difference in the world. Make sure you take Change Your Career with you as you walk the path towards your true calling!”

- Michelle Nunn, Co-Founder and CEO of the Hands On Network

Editor, Be The Change! Change the World. Change Yourself

“Change Your Career is a great book for any readers who want to combine their skills and their passions through work in the nonprofit sector. The book is an excellent guide to how the 21st century will see a blossoming of nonprofit jobs that are as exciting and demanding as those in the private sector — and even more fulfilling.”

- Kathy Buskin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, United Nations Foundation

Former President and CEO of the AOL Time Warner Foundation

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at America Online

“Many people have the motivation and skill to work in the nonprofit sector, but don’t have the knowledge or confidence to transition into a nonprofit job. This book is a wonderful introduction to career opportunities and considerations in the rapidly expanding nonprofit arena. Change Your Career is part instructional guide and part inspirational coach. It offers a practical overview of the nonprofit sector and shows you how you can join in important work that gives back to others.”

- Lawrence S. Bacow, President, Tufts University
 

“Individuals ‘bridging’ thoughtfully from business to the nonprofit sector can be of tremendous value to the organizations and causes they serve, and benefit greatly as well.  Change Your Career will be a welcome resource for those considering making the transition to mission-focused work.”

- David L. Simms, Managing Partner of Bridgestar, Boston

“In Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector, Laura Gassner Otting shares her hard earned wisdom regarding the not-for-profit world.  Her engaging style captures the reader’s imagination with pithy descriptions of nonprofit organizations and insightful biographical sketches of nonprofit managers.  Charitably inclined readers will benefit greatly from Laura Gassner Otting’s comprehensive framework for evaluating careers in the non profit world.”   

- David Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University

Adjunct Professor, Yale School of Management

“Nonprofits can't do great things without great talent.  Laura Gassner Otting inspires you to think broadly about the change you wish to make in the world and provides the tools to make it happen.”

- Linda Babcock, James M. Walton Professor of Economics

H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

and Co-Author of Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide

“A much needed resource for anyone even considering a career in the nonprofit sector.”

- Andrew Wolk, President, Root Cause Institute

Senior Lecturer Social Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan School of Management

“As the nonprofit sector continues to grow and evolve at an astounding rate, there are increasingly numerous opportunities to Change Your Career. With this book, Laura Gassner Otting offers a comprehensive guide to transitioning into the sector and provides a vital resource for us all.”

- James Weinberg, Founder and CEO, Commongood Careers