Their words not ours.  Apparently, Idealist.org, the popular non-profit job board is facing another cash crunch.

In January they sent out an urgent S.O.S. to their members and managed to raise nearly $225,000 despite grim predictions from members that Idealist.org was a “sinking ship.”

Well the ship must have taken some serious cannon ball fire in the past 6 months, because executive director, Ami Dar, is back at it again as they try to reach their goal of $500,000!

Fortunately for everyone the job board at DistrictFile is free.

Our prediction is that the folks at Idealist.org will be singing the same tune as Dido (I will go down with this ship…)  within the next year.

Dear XXXX,

Earlier this year we sent you an urgent appeal to help save
Idealist.org. The response to that request was wonderful. It allowed
us to get through the last six months, and it gave us some breathing
room to reorganize and to make sure that our current programs can be
sustained into the future.

So where are we now? Almost there. Idealist is serving more people
than ever, and our budget for 2011 – after some deep cuts – looks
balanced and healthy. But to get through 2010 we need one more push.
Specifically, if we can meet the goal on that “thermometer” at the top
of Idealist.org, all of our current programs will be on a fully
sustainable path.

And here is where we need your help. When I wrote you last time, many
people responded generously, but others made two valid points. First,
some people said they didn’t want to contribute to a “sinking ship.”
Others felt that giving $20 or $30 couldn’t possibly make a difference.

But it did: 7,500 donations, averaging just $30, helped us right this
ship. And now, if you are in a position to make a donation of any
size, you can help get us to where we need to be. All we need is for
one out of 50 people reading this email to do this. Will you be that
person? It only takes a moment at:

In addition to those two reasons, some people told us later that they
meant to contribute but they never got to it. I can be the biggest
procrastinator in the world, so this one resonated with me.

But if over the past 15 years Idealist has helped you or a friend find
a job, an internship or a volunteer opportunity; connect with a
person, an idea or a resource; or just feel inspired for a moment,
please take a minute to give us this one last push.

Thanks in advance! I so appreciate this.

Ami Dar
Executive Director