Posted on Aug 13, 2017
For transitioning veterans who value working for a purpose, have you or would you consider working for a non-profit? Why/Why not?
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I have worked for a non-profit. The only recommendations I would make are as follows:
1. Be passionate about the cause. Non-profits come in all shapes and sizes. Many don't last and many do not pay well. In this category, you should be in it to advance the cause. You could also start your own.
2. If job stability is important, look for well established organizations will a long history like the Red Cross, OxFam, etc.
1. Be passionate about the cause. Non-profits come in all shapes and sizes. Many don't last and many do not pay well. In this category, you should be in it to advance the cause. You could also start your own.
2. If job stability is important, look for well established organizations will a long history like the Red Cross, OxFam, etc.
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Be careful, I went to work for a not-for-profit that was welcoming to veterans in 1992 Mark Heick. At the time it was an Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) set up during the time when McNamara was SECDEF.
They supported me as I was mobilized after 9-11-2001 and welcomed me back in the summer of 2004. Leadership transitioned new board members came on board. My service-connected disabilities and other disabilities made it increasingly more challenging to get to and from work, navigate stairs, etc.
Once the Affordable Care Act [oxymoron that it is] was activated in 2013, I was notified that I would be terminated. That company used to be veteran friendly and it stopping being listed as a veteran supporting company by 2012.
Thanks for mentioning me COL Mikel J. Burroughs
They supported me as I was mobilized after 9-11-2001 and welcomed me back in the summer of 2004. Leadership transitioned new board members came on board. My service-connected disabilities and other disabilities made it increasingly more challenging to get to and from work, navigate stairs, etc.
Once the Affordable Care Act [oxymoron that it is] was activated in 2013, I was notified that I would be terminated. That company used to be veteran friendly and it stopping being listed as a veteran supporting company by 2012.
Thanks for mentioning me COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Mark Heick
LTC Stephen F. thank you for your Service and sacrifice, and thank you for the response. I am sorry you had the experience you did at the NPO.
Looking back at your experience, is there anything that you might be able to share with other's who come across this discussion that might safeguard them from experiencing something similar? Or was the situation unforeseeable? Was that the last NPO you went to work for?
Looking back at your experience, is there anything that you might be able to share with other's who come across this discussion that might safeguard them from experiencing something similar? Or was the situation unforeseeable? Was that the last NPO you went to work for?
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