Idealist.org is an excellent resource when searching for jobs or internships. Idealist has been around since 1995 and was started by the non-profit Action Without Borders. It thereby has a lot to offer in terms of locating nonprofit jobs, and international jobs as well.
There are several ways to search this site.
First, you can setup email alerts for job or internship postings in a particular city that contain relevant keywords. Or, you can search the old-fashioned way--via keyword searches or using headings like "Activism and Organizing." If you know where you want or need to live, you can also search for jobs or internships by location, either domestically or abroad. A search under the heading "Africa" reveals 131 current job postings which are then broken down by country. Do you only yearn for South Africa? Three jobs are listed there. Is Mozambique speaking to your heart? There are seven jobs listed there.
Another advantage of Idealist.org is that it's not Monster.com. As a smaller, friendlier search site with an emphasis on nonprofits and social justice, Idealist.org is more likely to have listings that might appeal to you. It's also large enough to be somewhat comprehensive (6,016 jobs are listed as of today, with 2,483 internships and 17,623 volunteer opportunities) but not so big that you will find yourself lost in a murky sea of opportunities.
While idealist.org is incredibly easy to use overall, don't underestimate the power of trying your search more than one way. Take the time to try a different search strategy, or different phrasing. And don't rely on the email alerts alone. As one student and I recently learned together, the email alerts often produce different results than an actual search.
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