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lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 04:47 PM Aug 2013

The non-profit community needs the participation of more men.

Because I'm a parent of a child with Autism, I recently took over as executive director of a little nonprofit dedicated to the benefit of people with developmental disabilities (I spent many years on our board of directors) and although the lions share of our clientele are men and boys, I see a distinct bias in the industry toward the sensibilities of moms and "social services" graduates, the vast majority of whom are women.

I'm the first to admit that I have a steep learning curve about the government programs that our clients/customers/participants interact with, I'm bringing a healthy change of perspective that is benefitting the organization and the people we serve.

Men are far more likely to be unemployed than women so put that spare time to use and volunteer.

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The non-profit community needs the participation of more men. (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 OP
Little-known fact about yours, truly... opiate69 Aug 2013 #1
 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
1. Little-known fact about yours, truly...
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 04:56 PM
Aug 2013

I spent a little over7 years ( over two stints) working for Goodwill in Tacoma. Made it up to "Warehouse Coordinator" before burning out on management issues and finding another gig... definitely agree that the entire system could benefit from more men volunteering and/or pursuing careers there.

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