Dreaming of soul-enriching work in a non-profit?

An article in the January issue of the Harvard Business review has some interesting stats and tips about the trend of professionals and executives moving toward nonprofits and the social sector.

• almost 10% of workers between 44 and 70 moved to a nonprofit from a corporate job
• and 50% of "trailing edge" boomers between 44 and 50 say they'd like to make the switch, too
• the nonprofit sector must find 330,000 senior executives by 2016 to replace those that are retiring
  

If you're hoping to make the transition, here's some advice from the article:

For the untold numbers of corporate executives who dream of soul-enriching second careers in the social sector—but have no idea how to make that dream come true—our advice is to lend your expertise: Volunteer for temporary positions or board memberships at several different organizations until you find your joy and discover what you are really good at.

Along those lines, here's a short video of an interview with Patty Stonesifer, the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, about bridging into the nonprofit sector.



There's a more in-depth article here.