Are you between two worlds?
Rosetta Thurman said, “I’m no longer a nonprofit professional. I’m an entrepreneur.”
And she articulated something that I’ve been interested in addressing for awhile, but didn’t know how to say.
Archive for the ‘Finding a job’ Category
Why Online Fundraising is like Ice cream!
Before we get down to it, if you are in Austin, and interested in being a more effective fundraiser, we still have a couple of spots left in my Lean Fundraising workshop at the Center for Nonprofits tomorrow. Get on it!
This post is 3 posts for the price of one!
Yeah, you know you need to learn how to delegate, how about right now?
So, I’m going to speak it out loud, this is the dirty little secret of our profession, as development staff, as fundraisers.
YNPN presentation: Moving up in your nonprofit career: February 28th
How do you figure out how you can go from where you are now, to where you want to be?
Kittens and machine guns will be involved, that’s all I have to say to you.
Do you want a Nonprofit Job in Austin, Texas? Be there February 15th!
Word on the street is that nonprofits are hiring again! really? Yes, The New York Times says so! So, do you want a nonprofit job? Are you curious about what it takes to get hired in this sector? Come out and hear me give a lunch and learn talk on how to jumpstart your nonprofit [...]
Do You Need to Hire A Development Director?
Tell them how you celebrate successes in your organization.
Tell them how you resolve conflict.
Tell them how you help people keep learning, and talk about advancement opportunities in your organization.
Tell them how you supplement their salary with generous time off, flex-time, work-from-home options, full health benefits, and bonuses if they go over goal with an event, grant, or appeal.
Fire the assholes, and company culture will change
Have you ever worked for a big corporation? Did you feel burned out on that lifestyle? What were some contributing factors, if so? Want me to take a guess? I just read a blog post by Pamela Slim from Escape from Cubicle Nation, “An open letter to CXOs all over the world”. Here are the [...]
You can meet me at the Center for Nonprofit Organizations in February, March and April 2011!
I will be teaching four workshops in February, March and April at the Center for Nonprofit Organizations at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road in Austin! Want to come out and learn? Check out what I’m teaching after the jump!
A Look Back at 2010
This is a long post. A taking stock.
Kick back and grab that mug of something hot and read on!
