The rapid growth in the number of nonprofits in Wisconsin combined with an impending wave of retirements in that sector will create job opportunities for people seeking meaningful work. But making the leap from the corporate to nonprofit realm requires more than a big heart.
“With these trends, there’s a real need to train and educate nonprofit leadership,” Jeanan Yasiri said.
As executive director of the new, privately funded Center for Nonprofits on the UW-Madison campus, Yasiri and faculty director Shepherd Zeldin are creating undergraduate majors and doctorates in nonprofit studies â?? something Yasiri said are rare.