Matchmaker
New personnel agency helps find candidates for positions
in non-profit organizations.
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Gary Dembs wants to
triple the number of
resumes on file.
non-profits aren't used to work-
ing with personnel agencies like
ours."
Mr. Dembs said the NPPN is
an off-shoot of his business of
7 1/2 years, the Public Image,
which is located in
the same office as the
NPPN.
He handles fund-rais-
ing, public relations and
media relations for non-
profits and, because of
the networking, he esti-
mates he was spending
25 percent of his time
doing exactly what he is
doing now with the
NPPN.
The NPPN essentially
took over the job bank of
the Detroit chapter of the
National Society of
Fundraising Executives,
of which Mr. Dembs is a
two-term board member
and chairman of its mar-
of everyone is cut out to
keting
committee.
work for a non-profit or-
Mr.
Dembs, who has
ganization. Because of the tacular, but he says he and Mr.
15
years
of
marketing and
nature of the agency or in- Kelly just started vigorously fund-raising experience,
is a for-
stitution, the major rewards of- marketing their services this
mer president of the Greater De-
ten aren't monetary. There must month.
troit Public Relations Counselors
be a passion for the cause.
Because their personnel firm
That's why it's difficult many is the only one in southeastern and the Non-Profit Public Rela-
times for non-profits to find qual- Michigan which deals exclu- tions Network. Mr. Kelly has six
of marketing, manage-
ified candidates when they have sively with non-profits, Mr. years
ment
and
human resource ex-
job openings.
Dembs said, it took some time to perience.
Gary Dembs and Sean Kelly, get it running smoothly.
"The (NPPN) service is help-
founders and senior partners
ful because it can save you the
of the Southfield-based Non-
time of going through what
Profit Personnel Network
seems like millions of resumes,
(NPPN), believe they can help
"We're looking to weeding
out the candidates who
southeastern Michigan non-prof-
aren't qualified for a job," said
do a volume
its locate the best job-seekers in
Hedy Nuriel, executive director
the areas of fund-raising, mar-
business."
of the HAVEN domestic vio-
keting, communications and ad-
lence, sexual assault and child
ministration.
— Gary Dembs abuse center of Oakland Coun-
Since they began their work
ty.
in June, Mr. Dembs and Mr.
Ms. Nuriel hired a grant
Kelly have accumulated 200 re-
writer
through the NPPN.
sumes in their data base and
"We spent the last six months
She says the NPPN sent her
handled postings for about three fine-tuning our operation," Mr. "lots
of resumes," giving her a
dozen non-profit agencies in- Dembs said. "Now we're ready
and qualified group to
cluding Henry Ford Health Sys- to go. We'd like to triple the large
check
out.
tems, HAVEN, the Motown number of resumes in our data
The NPPN charges job-seek-
Museum, Salvation Army and base this year."
ers
$30 to put their resume on
Birmingham Schools. Besides
When the NPPN places an
the resumes, candidates also employee, it charges the compa- file and they also receive a twice-
have been uncovered through ny 2 percent of the hire's first- monthly bulletin. Non-profit
agencies can post job openings
networking.
year salary, unlike the 25 to 30 for
a year for $100. ❑
So far, the NPPN has placed percent some corporate head-
two employees and it is con- hunter firms assess.
a 'The Non-Profit Perso' nnel
ducting active searches for eight
"We're looking to do a volume
Network can be contacted at
other openings. Mr. Dembs ad- business," Mr. Dembs said. "We
810)..569-6776.
mits those numbers aren't spec- also set the rate low because
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