The economic crisis may be about to claim as another victim: Idealist.org, the nonprofit job site that has been a strong proponent of encore careers.

Ami Dar, Idealist’s founder and chief executive, explained in an appeal this morning that the recession has cut Idealist’s revenues from nonprofit job postings, which had grown to cover about 70 percent of the organization’s budget, leaving a hole of $100,000 each month

Idealist and Civic Ventures have been longtime partners in career fairs, guides and a joint “EncoreJob” listing initiative that we hope to launch soon. We carry a feed of their job postings in Encore.org’s Encore Career Finder. Their Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers is one of the most useful Encore Career resources out there.

Ami asked us to spread the word about Idealist’s financial crisis, and we are happy to help. You can find out more about how to save Idealist at http://www.idealist.org/donate.