Working for a nonprofit can be tremendously rewarding and fulfilling. It may also require skills not customarily employed in for-profit careers. At one time in my past, I was responsible for an $80-million business and almost 400 employees. At another point I managed a national sales force and a network of more than 50 food brokers. I have experience managing multiple projects, motivating staff, exceeding revenue goals and making operations more efficient. But did all that translate to the skills needed to successfully run a nonprofit? As for-profit organizations leverage technology and enter into synergistic mergers and acquisitions to become more operationally efficient, their need for staff is reduced, so jobs are tougher to come by. At the same time, increased social needs have spurred the growth of nonprofits, and many boomers are flocking to work for them. “A Perfect Match? How Nonprofits Are Tapping into the Boomer Talent Pool,” a recent report by The Conference Board,...