The Young Nonprofit Professional’s
Guide to Washington, DC
by Rosetta Thurman, rosettathurman.com

About the Author
Rosetta Thurman is proud to be a young nonprofit leader of color and her mission is to engage the next generation in
creating the world as it should be. In 2007, she launched Perspectives From the Pipeline, a blog sharing nonprofit
resources, career advice and fresh ideas to educate and inspire young professionals and people of color in doing the
work of social change. Rosetta works in Washington, DC where she currently serves as the Director of Development
and Special Programs at the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. She directs the Future Executive Directors
Fellowship and manages fundraising to support a $1.5M budget. She is also the Principal Consultant of Thurman
Consulting, providing speaking, training and consulting services to organizations working for social change in the areas
of leadership development, diversity, fundraising, and social media. Rosetta teaches nonprofit management and
leadership as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Professional Studies at Trinity University in DC.
Rosetta holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from
Trinity University and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. Rosetta is an active
member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and currently serves on three local nonprofit boards in
Washington, DC: DC Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, DC Central Kitchen and the DC Creative Writing
Workshop. In 2008, Rosetta was named a “New Leader in Philanthropy” by Greater DC Cares.
In her free time, Rosetta writes poetry, eats lots of ice cream and dances like nobody’s watching.
Visit Rosetta’s blog at www.rosettathurman.com for more resources
promoting next generation leadership for social change.
You can reach Rosetta at: rosetta@rosettathurman.com

So, you wanna move to Washington, DC and make a
difference. Where do you start?
Or, maybe you just moved to the city to take an
exciting new nonprofit job. Now what?

This guide will help you:
Land a nonprofit job in Washington, DC
Build your network right away
Leverage social media to find DC
colleagues
Locate volunteer opportunities & board
openings
Find low-cost professional development
Connect with affinity groups for people of
color

Land a Nonprofit Job
Idealist: idealist.org
Craigslist: craigslist.org
Professionals for Nonprofits:
nonprofitstaffing.com
Philanthropy Jobs: philanthropy.com
ASAE (Associations): asaecenter.org
Washington Grantmakers:
washingtongrantmakers.org
Council on Foundations: cof.org
Washington Post: washingtonpost.com
Indeed: indeed.com
LinkedIn Jobs: linkedin.com
AFP DC (Fundraising): afpdc.org

Build Your Professional Network
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network: ynpndc.org
Association of Fundraising Professionals: afpdc.org
Women’s Information Network (WIN): winonline.org
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy: epip.prg

Leverage Social Media
Get LinkedIn
Make friends on Facebook
Find a Meetup group
Keyword search for
“DC, nonprofit”

Volunteer for a Cause
Greater DC Cares: greaterdccares.org
Single Volunteers of DC: singlevolunteers.org/dc
Idealist: idealist.org
Volunteer Match: volunteermatch.org

Join a Nonprofit Board of Directors
boardnetUSA: boardnetusa.org
Idealist: idealist.org
African American Nonprofit Network: aannexchange.org
Volunteer Match: volunteermatch.org

Find Low-Cost Professional Development
Foundation Center
foundationcenter.org
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
nonprofitadvancement.org
Social Action & Leadership School for
Activists (S.A.L.S.A.): hotsalsa.org
Maryland Nonprofits:
marylandnonprofits.org
Virginia Network of Nonprofits
(VANNO): vanno.org

Find an Affinity Group for People of Color
NAACP - DC Chapter: naacpdc.org
Young Urban League Professionals: thursdaynetwork.org
National Black MBA Association: dcbmbaa.org
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP): hiponline.org
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy: aapip.org
African American Nonprofit Network: aannexchange.org
Black Philanthropic Alliance: blackphilanthropicalliance.org

Welcome to Washington, DC’s nonprofit sector!
Visit Rosetta’s blog at www.rosettathurman.com for more resources
promoting next generation leadership for social change.
Stay in touch! Email Rosetta at: rosetta@rosettathurman.com