<p>Hello,</p>
<p>This is my first post here on CC, but I have read a good number of articles that have been posted in the last few weeks. I am currently a Junior with a 3.9 GPA, a 32 ACT (first try), a lot of leadership experience and skills, 300 plus hours of service, and would be graduating with seven or eight AP classes.</p>
<p>I am looking to go into the Nonprofit world. I have a passion for helping others and I am really good working with groups. I am looking to Double major in Philosophy and Human Services with a minor in Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago. My question is, do these majors make sense for the job I want to pursue. If anyone has any information in the NFP world, about the majors, or about Loyola let me know. Thank you very much!</p>
<p>Non-profit as in participating in the NP’s vision and outreach (what the NP actually does), or non-profit as in participating in the NP as their business?</p>
<p>NPs and NGOs do a lot of different things, and typically there is no specific major to look for unless you were thinking about a specific NGO to get into (i.e. a Environmental Studies/Science degree may be preferred by a specific NGO that deals with environmental causes).</p>
<p>An interesting way to start, if you are in good health to travel and be in some remote places, is the Peace Corps. I’ve viewed their website a lot before and they accept appliants in a variety of majors for positions such as teaching english (English-type majors), helping build local agruculture (Environmental Studies/Science, or Biology/Chemistry-type majors), or assisting remote communities run more efficient markets and businesses (Business/Economics-type degrees).</p>
<p>I would suggest to search for what interests you more, and just stick with that and look into how that can fit you into the NP world after that - unless, like I mention, you are looking into some specific NGOs.</p>
<p>EDIT: So if you are looking more into wanting to start or “run” an NP, then Business-type majors would help you the most.</p>