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Bringing Business Skills to the Nonprofit Sector

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Net Impact's Bringing Business Skills to the Nonprofit Sector addresses the potential of a promising group of candidates: MBA graduates.

Through a study of over 1,700 nonprofit job postings, 200 nonprofit and business leaders, and 1,850 current MBA students, Net Impact analyzes the current landscape of MBA-level nonprofit jobs.

Some key findings include:

  • Nonprofits with a focus on education and health and human services are the heaviest recruiters of MBAs.
  • Demand is high for individuals with an MBA skill set in the nonprofit sector, but organizations are concerned about their ability to attract top talent and provide competitive compensation packages.
  • 71% of current MBAs indicate that they are interested in working in the nonprofit sector at some point during their career, but only 6% say they would like to enter into nonprofits immediately.

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