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February 24, 2006
Ring My Bell - Generous Benefits Package Included
On the plus side of getting laid off recently is the opportunity to immerse myself in jobs-related RSS feeds. Hitting employment websites on a daily basis can be a downright depressing task, particularly when you're not finding many job descriptions with the term "digital divide" anywhere in its text. Thankfully, I can turn to a variety of websites that generate RSS feeds for particular job searches. Since RSS feeds get updated automatically when a website adds a relevant job listing to its database, your RSS aggregator gets notified promptly. I use Thunderbird for both my email and RSS needs, so a variety of potential job openings arrive in my in-box in a most expeditious fashion.
Sometimes, the job announcements sent to me are quite useful. I particularly like the listings available through the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Sometimes, though, the job postings I get are, well, a little off the mark. For example, this morning I discovered that the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers - AGEHR - is searching for a new executive director.
Established in 1954, the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with members in all fifty states and several countries. AGEHR is dedicated to advancing the art of handbell/handchime ringing through education, community and communication. AGEHR strives for musical excellence through events, publications, the exchange of ideas related to techniques and composing, and conducting. National AGEHR events bring together ringers and directors from all over the world as a primary source for new ideas, thereby "uniting people through a musical art."
They're searching for a new leader with a strong background in nonprofit management, not to mention someone interested in "Igniting a passion for handbells and handchimes." They'll pay $80,000 a year plus benefits - and you don't even have to know how to play handbells!
Maybe I'll apply. Then again, it doesn't exactly match my resume. Hmm. The search may just have to continue a little while longer.... -andy
Posted by acarvin at February 24, 2006 2:00 PM
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