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This title could mean managing educational programs, organizing volunteers or even soliciting community services for a government agency. “You’re finding help for people in need,” says Ira Madin, vice president of the staffing agency Professionals for NonProfits (nonprofitstaffing.com). “You need to either have a passion for a cause or find something that speaks to you as a member of society.”Ellen Vaughn, 49, started working with volunteers after a bout with leukemia in her twenties. A stream of helpers watched her son while she was sick, and she promised herself that when she could she’d give back to the community. Now she works as a volunteer services coordinator for the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, in Syracuse, New York. “I love working with people who enjoy being where they are and doing what they’re doing,” Vaughn says. “It’s less money than I’ve made at other jobs, but I’m a lot more excited about what I do. This job uses all my skills.”
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