I got my first job out of grad school through Idealist!

Idealist rocks. I got my present job through them. I am also impressed by the way the site functions as a platform, though admittedly I haven't used it as such. But there are tools for organizing, networking, announcing events, looking for volunteers...

Rock on!

Idealist is the bomb. Every job I've ever had I've gotten through Idealist.

I also haven't used the newer tools available, but if you like Idealist as a way to connect to causes and activists, you should try Change.org! It's basically social networking for activists.

I found my last two jobs on Idealist. I've also found speakers for events, and they can send an e-mail that tells you about upcoming events that you might be interested in. LOVE IT!

I love Idealist.com but it has not helped me get a job. I think if you are already living in the city/state you want to work in, it is a great place to find listings, but when you live out of state and want to move to a larger metropolitan area I did not find it so helpful.

I am from the DC area, but it took me a long time to get my degree. I got it last May in Florida and I still live here because I cannot afford to move back to the DC area without getting a job first. I cannot afford to live there jobless. Even though all of these awesome NGOs and non-profits place ads on Idealist (an online job search site) I do not think they are that interested in hiring people coming in from a different area, unless it was for a Director position or something similar. In Florida, all the Idealist jobs are environmental jobs which I have no interest in.

So yes, I agree the site is awesome and the jobs on there in the metro areas like LA, NY, and DC are AWESOME, but I don't think I'll ever be able to get a job through there unless I am already living in my desired city of choice.

i've got two part-time internships this summer and i found them both through Idealist.org! they're so wonderful.

wow, after reading that again... it totally looks like it should be an ad. we're all walking advertisements for them.

I've applied to several from there but never even gotten an interview.

I hire interns through Idealist. It's great!

Idealist has two grad school fairs coming up in June on the East Coast, too: www.idealist.org/gradfairs. They only invite schools that are useful for people who work in nonprofits, and hold them at night so professionals can actually go after work.

I have had many interviews from jobs I applied for on idealist. During the interview they ask, "why do you want to take a job that pays such a low salary?" For an unemployed person no salary is too low. This pretentious environmentalist law office in Chicago, Illinois shewed me away by saying, "good luck back in south east Michigan." Which everyone knows that the economy in Michigan sucks so he was being a complete jerk. Lets make this hard working woman feel less than what she is was the message I got from this person who interviewed me.

I have also been thrown the "overqualified" or "underqualified" card at my so called credentials. I guess I have a Master's degree will do that for a 26 year old lady.

Idealist is good but non-profit jobs are very corporate these days. Especially the larger non-profits. I know I am a qualified individual and a hard working lady. Geez...I was 24 years old when I finished my Master's degree. But as always at the end of the interviews for the company's statistics they check for equal opportunity employment that they interviewed a Native American woman.

So this leads me to the conclusion that starting a business or non-profit of my own is the best option.

I found my current job on Idealist, and still receive their automated job search emails (so convenient!).

As the executive director of a small non-profit, I ADORE Idealist. I'm old enough to remember when we had to pay a fortune to put a 13 word ad in the newspaper. Idealist--even when it's not free--is such a bargain and has given me lots of great employees.
A note to ojibwayangel: one of the hardest parts about my job is not being able to hire all the incredible candidates I find through Idealist. I had three phenomenal finalists for my last position. Any one of them would have been a great addition to our staff. But I could only hire only one.

I have been searching for jobs for a year on idealist.org. I haven't had any success yet, but I am still applying and trying. I think its a fantastic resource for nonprofits, especially in the city I am trying to break in to.