How is working at a nonproft different than working at a for-profit company? 11 Articles

by Randa Morris

Working for a non-profit has it's pro's and con's. I have been with my current non-profit organization for over 7 years. You will find that with non-profit agencies the services change with the times. We are ever de...read more

by Diana Robinson

I have been in the work force for over 30 year. I have been working for a non-profit organization for the past three years. The biggest difference I find in working for these two types of organizations has been in my own...read more

by Jon Coe

I worked for a Member based, nonprofit organization for two and a half years. I found it to be completely different, to, the for-profit positions that I have held over the twenty five years or so, prior. Nonprofit; For ...read more

by Carol Noble

Non-profit companies are more interested in helping the people they were set up for than making money. Profit companies have no ethics; money is the be all and end all of everything. Non-profit companies make profit the ...read more

by David Riel

There are a number of ways in which working at a nonprofit is different than working at a for-profit one. First, if you're new to nonprofits, you'll likely be surprised by the latitude certain long-term employees are g...read more

by Lori Piper

A day in the life of a substance abuse counselor who is employed by a not for profit organization. Get up early- earlier than the norm because you have to finish the paperwork due for court today because you stayed too...read more

by Tharian Mathew

Working for a non profit company is likely to change your priorities, or any priorities that you fancy you have. Because non profit companies rely on funding agencies for their salaries, the latter are known to be tight fi...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

I think the difference between working for a nonprofit and working at a for-profit is night and day. I am going to try not to take sides on this issue, but the differences are certainly pronounced. I think people workin...read more

by Caz Brown

The whole atmosphere and objective of a nonprofit is almost polar to that of the for-profit sector. Non-profits don't tend to be as ruthless in terms of attitude towards staff, office politics and also the general corporat...read more

by Chicago Polexican

As a past employee of both non-profit and for-profit organizations, I can certainly notice many different qualities among these two groups. Perhaps the biggest noticible difference between the two is the overall personali...read more

by Marianne Pelletier

I have worked in non-profits for 20 years of my 23-year working history. At almost every shop that I have been in, I have heard, "If this place were run like a real business" And then there was the three years that I worke...read more