by F. Jay Hall | Nov 21, 2010 | Featured, Twitter Updates
Director of Finance, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Cambridge, MA jobs Controller, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ Chief Program Officer, Crystal Stairs, Inc., non-profit Jobs in Los Angeles, California President, Jewish Funders Network, New...
by F. Jay Hall | Nov 14, 2010 | Featured, Twitter Updates
Director of Finance & Administrration, U.S. Dream Academy, Inc., Columbia, MD http://t.co/6AdMVBF #nonprofit #jobs # Sales Representative The Salvation Army Little Rock, Arkansas http://bit.ly/au97VA #nonprofit #jobs # Deputy Director The Engineering Society of...
by Fredia Woolf | Nov 12, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
I spent some time this week listening to the sage advice of marketing gurus who share the mission to teach small business owners and operators how to attract more clients. As I listened, I realized that what they were talking about is applicable, with some tweaking,...
by Carmel Napolitano | Oct 22, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
In my recent posts, we’ve been talking about making a switch from the for- profit sector to the nonprofit sector. We’ve looked at what you need to ask yourself before making the switch, and we’ve outlined some of the practical steps you can take to make a move. So,...
by Fredia Woolf | Oct 15, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
By chance more than planning, I have found myself delivering Career Development seminars to MBA students in Massachusetts and California in the past week. The first group with whom I worked were all women wanting to follow an entrepreneurial path, and the second...
by F. Jay Hall | Sep 26, 2010 | Featured, Twitter Updates
Executive Director, Brooklyn Public Library, Brookyln, NY http://t.co/UdpgZGa #NYC #jobs #nonprofit # Dean Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI http://cot.ag/c3EBXQ #academic #highered #jobs # Director of Development, NY Regional Office American Committee for...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 22, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
There is good reason beyond seeking a mission driven career to consider making a move to work in the nonprofit sector. Despite the economic downturn of the last two years, the sector continues to grow. In 2000, the number of nonprofits was about 800,000. By 2009, the...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 15, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Thanks to such people as Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Angelina Jolie, philanthropy and nonprofits now enjoy a glamorized reputation. I can’t count the number of times a disaffected accountant, investment banker or lawyer has said to me that they now dream of...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 9, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
Engaging an executive recruiting consultant for your organization’s position search shouldn’t cause you anxiety. You hired a search consultant to ease your anxiety. So, take a look at my Four R’s to get some pointers on how to make the most of the...
by Fredia Woolf | Sep 3, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
I am working with a experienced client who just accepted a leadership position with an organization on the other side of the country. To displace his rumbling sense of guilt at his act of “disloyalty” – did he place his own career interests ahead of his allegiance...
by F. Jay Hall | Aug 22, 2010 | Featured, Twitter Updates
#nonprofit #jobs Director of Education Policy Math for America New York, NY http://bit.ly/9snQIB #nyc # #nonprofit #job sDirector of Education Policy Math for America New York, NY http://bit.ly/9snQIB #nyc # Assistant Vice President, Finance and Administration,...
by Carmel Napolitano | Aug 17, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
Organizations large and small benefit from the use of retained executive searches. Each nonprofit, and even each department within a nonprofit, has a unique set of leadership needs, and retained search is one way to plan an organization’s future. For the use of...
by Carmel Napolitano | Aug 11, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Interviewing, Interviews, Job Search, Job Seekers, Nonprofit Employers, Recruiters
As a recruiter for the nonprofit sector, I often find that candidates see my role as one of a sentinel hired to prevent them from gaining even just a glimpse at a dream executive job opportunity. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! By understanding the roles and...
by F. Jay Hall | Aug 8, 2010 | Featured, Twitter Updates
Health Director of Operations RAND Corporation Santa Monica, California http://bit.ly/cXkarj #nonprofit #jobs # #nonprofit #jobs President & CEO YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA http://bit.ly/cw0GR4 #executive # Rebuilding Humpty Dumpty – The Five...
by Fredia Woolf | Jul 30, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
A client of mine was told that, in order to be promoted, she needs to demonstrate greater “Executive Presence”, which is the new buzz-word phrase in Leadership Development circles. But, she is puzzled about what exactly that means. It seems to be an elusive...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 28, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Last week, a client contacted me with the question, “How should I update my resume to meet this market?” I quickly realized that talking about updating the resume is just the beginning of the story because when seeking a new position, it’s not just about the resume...
by Fredia Woolf | Jul 2, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
Giving, gathering and receiving feedback is on my mind this week as I have conducted thirty six interviews with managers, peers and direct reports of six of my executive coaching clients, five of whom are ending a six month program and one of whom is at the start of...
by Jessica Holbrook | Jun 25, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
At times, navigating the waters of career advice is murky. Everyone has an opinion about what you should or shouldn’t do and what you should or shouldn’t write. Have you read every article on resume writing or submitted your resume for free evaluations...
by Fredia Woolf | May 21, 2010 | Advice, Featured
Last week, I facilitated a meeting between senior leaders of industry and a professional association to explore the topic of collaboration. For the session, I defined successful collaboration as knowing how to respect personal boundaries and how to break down...
by Joe Brown | May 12, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
While the very smallest nonprofit organizations may not find it necessary, any organization with more than one or two employees should consider creating a written handbook outlining non-contractual employment terms and work conditions. This post takes a look at some...
