richardm123

Hello,

I am moving to Vancouver from London, UK on the 29th August!!!!!! and I was wondering what the not for profit sector is like there job wise.

I have vast experience here in the UK with business development in this sector and have started the making a few contacts so I would be really interested to hear anyone 's experiences.

Cheers

Richard

Judy in Calgary

In the past I have made enquiries about working in the not-for-profit sector. What put me off was that the salaries were very low. I don't regard myself as a materialistic person, but we're talking REALLY low earnings. Except if I could have obtained a job as the CEO of the United Way. Then I could have earned an obscene salary, like the CEO of a private corporation, with a luxury car thrown in for good measure. But, aside from the fact that I didn't have the qualifications to be CEO of the United Way, it's a very political job for which you need to have excellent connections amongst the city's rich and famous, and I'm not sufficiently plugged into that cocktail circuit either.

What I'm talking about is Calgary rather than Vancouver. However, I have an impression that the not-for profit sector operates like that all across Canada.

dbd33

You are certainly right about the United Way working like that across Canada.

dingbat

There is an actual NFP sector in Vancouver that pays real salaries? Best of luck......

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