Be sure to visit the new Online Nonprofit Job Board where nonprofit jobs in Minnesota are posted. This document contains a brief description of the nonprofit sector, an overview of employment with the sector, and information about salaries for positions with nonprofit organizations. A related document, Resources for Your Nonprofit Job Search , is also available through the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' Nonprofit Library . The nonprofit sector plays a large role in the economic, social and political life of the United States. Here is a list of the number of employees in various nonprofit industries in Minnesota in 1993.
Nonprofits play an important societal role in strengthening democracy.
The autonomy and flexibility of the nonprofit form is essential to the achievements of the sector. Given the size and history of the nonprofit sector, one would assume that the differences in service effectiveness between nonprofits, private sector businesses, and government would be well documented, but they are not. Nonprofit nursing homes use less sedatives than private nursing homes. Nonprofit vocational training has lower loan default rates than private vocational training. Nonprofit housing experiences fewer tenant-caused damages than private or government rental housing.