Removing Obstacles That Keep Young People of Modest Means From Join Charities

By Jennifer C. Berkshire

Some charity experts warn that nonprofit jobs, especially for entry-level workers, are increasingly limited to people who already have money — and the social connections and ease that accompany it. That's a potentially ominous development, says Cynthia Gibson, a former program officer at the Carnegie Corporation, in New York, and now a management consultant to nonprofit clients.

"We're supposed to be the sector that values something other than pedigree. What about hard work