Idealist Scraper

hipersoft/idealist-scraper

Scrape Idealist.org: nonprofit and social-impact jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities with organization, location, remote/hybrid, salary range, job type, level, education, functions, areas of focus, description and date. Export CSV/JSON.

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Total users

Monthly users

Total runs

Per listing

$0.002

Last rebuilt

Oct 26, 2026

Overview

Idealist Scraper extracts listings from Idealist.org, the largest job board for nonprofit, social-impact and mission-driven work. Collect jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities with the title, organization, organization type, location, remote/hybrid/on-site, salary range and period, job type, professional level, education, job functions, areas of focus (climate, education, health, human rights…), full description and publication date. Search any keyword, filter by country, city, remote and salary, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON.

What does Idealist Scraper do?

💚 Nonprofit and social-impact jobs, plus internships and volunteer opportunities.
🏢 Organization name, type and Idealist profile link.
📍 Location: city, state, country, coordinates, and remote / hybrid / on-site.
💵 Salary range with currency and period when listed.
🧭 Job details: job type, professional level, education, functions and areas of focus.
📝 Full description and publication date.
🎯 Filters: listing type, countries, cities, remote only, salary only.

What data can you scrape from Idealist?

Field	Description
ID, title, link	Idealist listing
Type	Job, internship, volunteer opportunity
Organization	Name, type, profile link
Location	City, state, country, coordinates
Workplace	Remote, hybrid, on-site; remote scope
Salary	Min, max, currency, period
Job details	Job type, level, education
Functions, areas of focus	Categories and causes
Description	Full listing text
Published	Publication date

Use cases for Idealist data

Job seekers and career coaches: track mission-driven roles by cause, location and salary.
Nonprofit salary benchmarking: compare published salary ranges by role and region.
Recruiters and HR consultants: find organizations hiring in the social sector.
Volunteer platforms and newsletters: aggregate volunteer opportunities by city or cause.
Research: analyse hiring trends across causes such as climate, education and health.

How to scrape Idealist

Click Try for free to open Idealist Scraper in Apify Console.
Enter keywords and choose jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities.
Optionally set countries, cities, remote only or with salary only.
Set Max listings and click Start.
Download the listings as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "keywords": ["program manager"],
  "listingType": "JOB",
  "countries": ["US"],
  "withSalaryOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Field	Description
Keywords	Titles or topics, one search each.
Listing type	Jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities.
Countries	2-letter codes.
Cities	Keep listings in these cities.
Remote only	Fully remote listings.
With salary only	Listings with a salary range.
Max listings	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Listing example

{
  "id": "bdb93ff28ae14d5995ea3364d9096042",
  "title": "Community Fundraising Manager",
  "type": "Job",
  "url": "https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/bdb93ff28ae14d5995ea3364d9096042-community-fundraising-manager-conservation-colorado-denver",
  "organization": "Conservation Colorado",
  "organizationType": "Nonprofit",
  "city": "Denver",
  "state": "Colorado",
  "country": "US",
  "locationType": "Hybrid",
  "salaryMin": 80000,
  "salaryMax": 90000,
  "salaryCurrency": "USD",
  "salaryPeriod": "Year",
  "jobType": "Full Time",
  "education": "No Requirement",
  "functions": ["Advocacy", "Conservation", "Data Evaluation Analysis", "Development Fundraising", "Events"],
  "areasOfFocus": ["Climate Change", "Environment", "Policy", "Civic Engagement", "Community Development"],
  "description": "Community Fundraising Manager Location: Denver Work Schedule: Exempt, Full-time, Hybrid…",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-06T21:49:32.000Z"
}

How much does it cost to scrape Idealist?

Idealist Scraper uses pay-per-listing pricing: a small fixed price per listing, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Does it include volunteer opportunities? Yes. Set Listing type to Volunteer opportunities.

Are salaries always shown? Only when the organization lists them. Turn on With salary only to keep just those.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Idealist Scraper with other apps? Idealist Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape Idealist? The scraper only collects publicly listed opportunities. You are responsible for using the data in line with Idealist's terms.

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Idealist.

Input

Field	Type	Description
`keywords` Keywords	array	Job titles or topics, e.g. program manager, grant writer, climate, education, data analyst. Each keyword is a separate search. Leave empty for all.
`listingType` Listing type	string · JOB, INTERNSHIP, VOLOP	Jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities. Default: `"JOB"`
`countries` Countries	array	2-letter country codes, e.g. US, CA, GB, MX. Leave empty for all.
`cities` Cities	array	Optional. Only keep listings in these cities, e.g. New York, Washington, Denver.
`remoteOnly` Remote only	boolean	Only fully remote listings. Default: `false`
`withSalaryOnly` With salary only	boolean	Only listings that show a salary range. Default: `false`
`maxItems` Max listings	integer	Stop after this many listings. 0 means no limit. Default: `200`
`proxyConfiguration` Proxy configuration	object	Not required for normal use. Default: `{"useApifyProxy": false}`

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hipersoft~idealist-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "keywords": [
    "program manager"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("hipersoft/idealist-scraper").call(run_input={
    "keywords": [
        "program manager"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('hipersoft/idealist-scraper').call({
  "keywords": [
    "program manager"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing

Event	Price	Paid plans from
Listing One Idealist listing	$0.002	$0.001

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.

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