Money Talks – Salary Expectations for Nonprofit Professionals

During the past 30 years, the nonprofit world has grown tremendously, and it is now also considered a much more “glamorous” career path than when I began in it. I, along with many others, just “fell” into it. Now, it is more of a chosen and planned career path, and the sector is attracting more people who have put thought and study into ideas, philosophies and missions through post-graduate programs in nonprofit and public sector studies.

But, I, and many hiring and recruiting professionals, feel the interest explosion and rapid onset of attraction to the sector has also given people an unrealistic expectation about the compensation to expect within it.

Development in Demand: Challenges Facing Fundraising Professionals and Employers

For the vast majority of the country’s more than 1.2 million registered 501(c)(3) organizations, the development function, and therefore development professionals, has always been of critical importance.

Negotiating NonProfit Job Salaries

Employees often have many salary-related questions. What is the most tactful way to broach this sensitive issue? When is it appropriate to raise questions about salary?

What Happens When You’re Overqualified

When job hunting, being overqualified is not usually a question. Being UNDER qualified tends to be the concern. Still, from time to time, we find ourselves in the position where we are overqualified for a position. This once happened to me , so when I applied for the job, I didn’t focus on the fact that I was [...]