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Nonprofit Manager
Runs charitable organizations that address social, environmental, or humanitarian causes.
Did you know?
The Red Cross and Red Crescent has 191 national societies, one in almost every country on Earth.
How subjects help
- Business Studies: Plan budgets, hire staff and make sure donations are spent where they help most.
- Communication: Tell the charity's story so people feel moved to donate or volunteer.
- Sociology: Research which communities need help most and what they actually want.
- Economics: Decide how to stretch limited money to help as many people as possible.
A famous name
Clara Barton: Founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and led the charity until 1904.
Try it yourself: Map the helpers near you
- Draw a simple map of your neighbourhood from memory.
- Mark every place that helps people: a clinic, library, park, food bank, bus stop, place of worship.
- Ask a family member what they would add, and who in your area might find it hard to get help.
- What is missing? Write one idea that would help.
Social workers and community planners start by finding what a community already has and who is being left out.
Also try: Practise listening the SHUSH way.
Known for it in
USA, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden