State of the Month:

Minnesota

This month’s excerpts from the Non–Profits & Education Job Finder are job sources for the State of Minnesota. These sources will get you to openings with non–profits and in education. These are just some of the job sources presented in the book on pages 287– 288.

Even if you're not looking for education or non–profit sector work in Minnesota, this should give you a good idea of the sort of job sources for individual states that appear in the each of the Job Finder books.

Minnesota Educator’s Placement Service (P.O. Box 526, Stillwater, MN 55082; phone: 612/430–2005) biweekly; call or write for prices. This vacancy list features scores of positions in Minnesota for teachers, administrators, and educators at all levels of education.

Minnesota Nonprofit Directory (Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Suite 250, 2700 University Ave., West, St. Paul, MN 55114; phone: 612/642–1904) $45/nonmembers, $27/members; everyone add 6.5 percent sales tax plus $2.50/shipping, 295 pages, published in the last quarter of even–numbered years. For each of over 3,000 Minnesota non–profits, you’ll get the executive director’s name, number of employees, a program description, revenue sources, expenses, and assets. Indexed by activity area and geography. Mailing labels are also available.

Human Services Survey of the Twin Cities (James M. Beaton, PAIRS Inc., P.O. Box 4335, Industrial Station, St. Paul, MN 55104–4335; phone: 612/690–2644) $300, 133 pages, published each April. Reports on salaries for over 125 different job categories with over 140 human services agencies in the St. Paul–Minneapolis area.

Human Services Benefits Survey of the Twin Cities (James M. Beaton, PAIRS Inc., P.O. Box 4335, Industrial Station, St. Paul, MN 55104–4335; phone: 612/690–2644) $300, 57 pages, every three years, last published 1996. Reports on benefits paid to employees in 14 major areas based on a survey of more than 140 human services agencies in the St. Paul–Minneapolis area.

Minnesota Department of Economic Security Home Page on the Internet at URL: http://www.des.state.mn.us includes 12,000 job vacancies in its job database which is updated every weekday. Select “MN Job Bank” to access the job database. Choose “Local Offices” to get a directory of state Job Service Offices.”

Minnesota Job Seeker’s Sourcebook (Resource Publishing Group; available from the Job Search Resources page on this Web site) $21.95, 288 pages, annual. This thorough directory includes addresses and phone numbers for all Job Service Offices and Workforce Centers in the state as well as job hotlines for specific companies, resume databases and job–matching services, local professional associations (for networking purposes and possible local job services), employment agencies and recruiters, and much more. Most of the job sources for Minnesota described immediately above come from this book. I’ll break my rule of not endorsing specific job sources in this instance. If you need to buy just one book to help you find a job in Minnesota, get the Minnesota Job Seeker’s Sourcebook.

For information on the location of Job Service Offices, called Job Service Centers, get the Minnesota Job Seeker’s Sourcebook (described above) or contact J.S./R.I. Operations (Department of Economic Security, 390 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55101; phone: 612/296–3644).

 Foundations and grants  

Minnesota Foundation Directory (Foundation Data Center, 401 Kenmar Cr., Minnetonka, MN 55343; phone: 612/542–8582) $450, $475/annual update service which includes three updates a year, effectively giving you a new edition each quarter. Reports details on over 875 Minnesota foundations: contact person, officers and directors, territory and interest areas covered, list of grant recipients and amounts.

Guide to Minnesota Foundations and Corporate Giving Programs (Minnesota Council on Foundations, Suite 800, 706 Second Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55402; phone: 612/338–1989) $50 plus $3 shipping, 330 pages, issued in odd–numbered years. Describes over 720 grant makers: program interests, range of grants, sample grants, officers, and directors. Also lists foundations that do not accept applications.

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