Sandra Sims, Author At The Nonprofit Recruiter

Human Resource Management: A Low Priority for Nonprofits?

by Sandra Sims | Nov 7, 2011 | Featured, Management

Does your nonprofit organization have a Human Resources Department? Or, does it have even just one dedicated HR professional? If you work in the nonprofit sector, it may not come as a surprise to you that the majority of small nonprofits do not have one staff member...

Taking Your Job Search Offline

by Sandra Sims | Oct 25, 2011 | Featured, Job Seekers

While social media is a great way to network with colleagues during a job hunt, remember not to focus all of your efforts online. There are many places for you to connect with others in the community. According to the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey from...

Staffing Needs Are Important in Program Planning, Budgeting

by Sandra Sims | Oct 24, 2011 | Management, Recruiters, Uncategorized

In a year of higher-than-average unemployment, many working in nonprofits are finding they are providing increasing levels of services to their clientele. For example, homeless shelters have seen a dramatic increase in first-time homeless families which is often...

Nonprofit Carnival: Bloggers take on nonprofit jobs

by Sandra Sims | Feb 24, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers

This month we challenged bloggers to write about working in the nonprofit world. I was quite pleased by the variety of perspectives and topics. Whether you are currently working for a nonprofit or considering nonprofit work in your job search, the articles in this...

Submit your Blog Posts about Nonprofit Jobs to the February Nonprofit Blog Carnival

by Sandra Sims | Feb 1, 2011 | Featured, Job Seekers, News

If you’ve been working in the nonprofit sector for any length of time, you probably have your share of opinions about what it’s like to work for a nonprofit. It can be a joy, rewarding in many ways. At other times, it can be just as stressful as any...