In the not-so-distant past, people ended up working for nonprofit organizations by accident or as a last resort. In large part, this was attributable to the fact nonprofits paid significantly less than for-profit institutions. Thus, nonprofit organizations had less appeal, but that has changed. The Millennial generation, as a collective unit, has decided working for an organization with a purpose is far more important than a high salary or a defined and direct career path. They also like the transparency most nonprofit organizations provide.

It is easier to get up, go to work, slog through the less than exciting aspects of a job when the company is either contributing to or advancing the greater good because it means the work you are doing is benefiting something other than a bottom line. For example, at the end of the day, knowing that everything you did during the day was to support feeding hungry children is not only rewarding, it is also invigorating.

To those of you who haven’t considered the nonprofit sector, which is composed of sub-sectors such as healthcare, culture, kids, arts, the environment, social services, animal welfare, human rights, poverty, hunger, etc., there are other benefits in working for a nonprofit organization beyond knowing that the work you are doing is contributing to the greater good.

The reasons outlined below are incredible benefits nonprofit organizations offer, yet are not necessarily immediately apparent:

More Responsibility: In a nonprofit organization, there are less people to do the much needed work, thus junior people are often tapped to take on a higher level of responsibility earlier than their corporate peers. This provides incredible opportunities for growth.

社交机会：与高级管理人员几乎被隔离的公司办公室不同，在非营利组织中，实习生或初级雇员通常有机会与执行董事和董事会成员接触。这甚至可能提供在公司环境中可用的指导机会。

多样性：因为非营利组织的员工身兼数职，所以工作描述和职责会非常多样化。虽然一个人可能主要与数字打交道，但她或他也可能必须参与新的营销活动，或捐助者外展计划等。这种多样性使个人能够接触到她或他可能没有考虑过的工作技能。

创造力：当许多公司实体依靠他们的政策和做事的方式，他们已经做了，非营利组织总是在寻找更好的，更便宜的，更有创意的方式来完成一些事情。非营利组织已经完善了“跳出框框思考”的心态和方法。

激情：还记得你在学校的时候，和那些对某个话题充满激情的同学在一起吗？他们的激情几乎是显而易见的，甚至是具有感染力的。对于非营利组织的员工来说也是如此——与那些对自己的工作充满激情的人一起工作更有趣，更令人振奋。

没有完美的工作，但在今天的就业市场上，一个人必须考虑薪水和假期以外的好处。老一代对我们施加的限制已经被抛在一边，换工作和职业是可以的，寻找一份有目的的工作现在受到重视。如果你即将从大学毕业，已经在美国公司工作了几年（或几年以上），考虑一下在一家非营利组织工作的回报和好处。