Is a career in nonprofit PR a fit?

Have you ever felt fed up with working for a faceless monolith and had the urge to do something more altruistic?

If so, you might be a good fit for a career as a nonprofit communications director.

There’s plenty of good news to go around for these charitable folks. Most are happy with their jobs (72 percent say they’re satisfied or very satisfied). They also like their bosses. Many (83 percent) describe their relationship with their chief execs as positive.

Nonprofit communicators are also highly skilled. Almost all (90 percent) say that they’re comfortable or very capable in their job skills.

However, if nonprofit work were only full of good news, every PR pro would do it.

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Some of the career’s drawbacks include:

• Modest pay: The annual salary for a communications director is just under $60,000
• Turnover is relatively high: 48 percent of communications directors plan to leave their current position in the next two years

If you’re wondering if a move to the nonprofit side is right for you, NonprofitMarketingGuide.com’s infographic portrait of a nonprofit communications director can help you decide:

 

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