Word: profitable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...common theme sounded by the panelists was that although working for non-profit organizations may not be as financially lucrative or perceived...
...profit work there is "not a lot of income security, but there is a lot of job security," said Jim Yong Kim, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, instructor and lecturer at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Partners in Health, an international organization dedicated to improving health in poor communities...
Panelist Diego E. Sanchez '97, executive director of Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, said the salary offered by non-profit organizations is definitely less than that offered by consulting or banking firms, but noted "you can do well while doing good...
Sanchez also reassured students that there is valuable business experience to be gained from non-profit work, as well as opportunities for advancement...
Panelists said students seeking jobs in non-profit organizations must be aggressive since there is little active recruiting...