Idealist

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Job board software for nonprofits & government agencies

About Idealist

Idealist is a cloud-based platform designed to help non-profits, government organizations, and recruitment agencies create custom business profiles, post jobs and internship opportunities, and discover and hire interested candidates or volunteers.

The platform enables organizations to get displayed in relevant searches by categorizing their listings under various job function terms such as social work, counselling, advocacy, fundraising, events, and more. It reviews and detects issues in posted content using automated filters and allows employees to flag problems via the report button. Job seekers can receive email alerts for new openings based on interests as well as delete or unsubscribe from any alert. Organizations can also create directory profiles using logos, images, videos, marketing copy, and application requirements and connect with various graduate school programs for recruitment.

It offers integration with the third-party platform Greenhouse, letting users share, view, and manage jobs on the Idealist job board automatically. Staffing agencies can also use the blind listings functionality to advertise jobs anonymously for contracting organizations.


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Bill Laurel
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Idealist Review

Reviewed on 2023/07/19

Pros

Idealist has been a great asset for me in finding ways to contribute to causes that I care about, due to its simple interface for connecting with people who share the same passions and beliefs. The resource center, with its job postings, volunteer listings, and user discussions, has been particularly helpful in revealing organizations whose principles match my own. I love the convenient ability to mark posts and use search criteria tailored to my needs, which makes Idealist truly invaluable.

Cons

I did not appreciate how challenging it was to negotiate the layout and features. The search bar proved to be an issue as it was hard to locate the desired content. In addition, I was overwhelmed by the abundance of content.

Courtney
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  • Industry: Fund-Raising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Perfect for Social Justice Jobs

Reviewed on 2022/06/03

Pros

I love Idealist both as someone looking for a job and someone who is now posting openings at an organization. Idealist is target towards non-profit, social justice oriented jobs in the U.S. It makes it straightforward and simple to find candidates who are interested in those types of roles. It is easy to use and brings in the most interested candidates in the quickest way.

Cons

The only downside to Idealist is that you have to pay per job posting. However, it is always free to post volunteer openings!

Brooke
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

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Reviewed on 2020/12/17

I've used Idealist as a job seeker and as an employer and highly recommend for any nonprofit...

I've used Idealist as a job seeker and as an employer and highly recommend for any nonprofit professional.

Pros

Idealist is one of the best site for job listings in the nonprofit sector. It's the go-to job board nonprofit employers and employees.

Cons

I don't have a ton of complaints. Sometimes creativity is needed when searching job terms, but all in all it's a straightforward and helpful platform.

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Idealist offers the following pricing plans:

  • Free Trial: Not Available

Idealist is offered across two pricing plans available on per listing and location basis. Jobs: $95 (Nonprofits & Government Agencies), $125 (Recruiters & Social Enterprises) Internships: $25 (Nonprofits & Government Agencies), $35 (Recruiters & Social Enterprises)

Idealist has the following typical customers:

2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Idealist supports the following languages:

English

Idealist supports the following devices:

iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

We do not have any information about what integrations Idealist has

Idealist offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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