As this class continues to discuss and investigate organizations that we would like donate to and help, I am quite often impressed with the knowledge, skills, and experience of the different people in the class.  One person in the class has already helped to start up a non-profit organization.  There are two others who have talked about how they would like to start one of their own someday.  There is one person who has extensive knowledge about grant writing, and how to get involved in volunteer work.  Another person has been volunteering at an organization that helps foster kids. 

I do not have a lot of experience with volunteer work and non-profits.  The reason I decided to take this class was because my advisor recommended it.  I was talking to her one day about which classes to take next for my accounting degree.  But then I told her: “Sometimes I’m not sure I’m right for this accounting career.  I am not a driven, competitive, perfectionist type who is bent on making a lot of money, like so many accountants I have met.  I am very easy-going, and would rather do something that helps other people, instead of just making money.”  She told me I should take this class, Intro to Nonprofits, because that might be a class that would fit my personality.  I think she was right.  The class is unconventional, and I think most of the other people in the class have the same desire that I do, to do work that is meaningful, and makes a difference in people’s lives.