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mountain Khakis Brand Ambassador
Overview: Support MK and the MK community through events, demos and blog posts.
- Write quarterly blog posts related to topics of life and adventure.
- Find and collaborate on events for MK to partner with throughout the year.
Why You Should Work for a Nonprofit
In my mid-twenties, I had a quarter-life crisis and moved out to Utah to be a raft guide at a nonprofit that takes people with disabilities on outdoor adventure trips. Four years later, I found myself working for the same nonprofit and doing marketing and guiding full time. Everyone from family to friends to perfect strangers would freely give their opinion and advice about my job choice, and so I thought I would settle the debate once and for all: Working for a nonprofit is the best and hardest thing you’ll ever do. A few thoughts on why you might consider a nonprofit as your next adventure: Endless Sympathy People always feel bad for you when they find out you work at a nonprofit. They don’t even know you, but they automatically assume you’re out saving children from sweatshops and feeding people who are homeless. And that’s just before lunch. Free Shit You think you’re good at wrangling free shit out of people? Wait until you work a nonprofit. People will come out of the woodwork to give you stuff, but watch out, it’s not always brand new and shiny. A Paycheck (Sort Of) Don’t believe everything you read… there are nonprofits out there who can afford to pay you. Granted, part of your salary will be in free food and warm fuzzies, but most nonprofits are able to at least give you a paycheck. Warm Fuzzies It’s true, not every day at a nonprofit is easy. In fact, most are quite hard. But it’s those glimmering moments of hope and joy that fill your heart and keep you going for another six months until your next near-emotional-breakdown. Everyone should work for a nonprofit at least once, or, at very least, spend a lot of time volunteering for one. My perspective on people, money and community have changed vastly in my four fantastic and challenging years. ---- Lindsay Malone ---- |