by Karen Alphonse | Jan 31, 2019 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
Leadership has many facets that include having a vision, implementing plans and programs, managing, influencing and motivating others, ensuring the financial health and sustainability of your organization and building strategic partnerships/relationships....
by Karen Alphonse | Dec 14, 2018 | Advice, Job Seekers
A:Congratulations. This is a great question. I am guessing that this interview will take place outside of your town and that train or plane travel will be involved. I can remember showing up for an important interview after 36 hours on the road because of plane...
by Karen Alphonse | Oct 18, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
As an employer, you might be thinking about using a search consultant to conduct resume screenings and interviews on your behalf. The best way to work with a search consultant is to give that person ample information about your organization’s culture and about the...
by Karen Alphonse | Sep 10, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Many companies now conduct behavioral interviews that rely on how a candidate responds to unusual questions. They also require candidates to take sophisticated assessments to determine, objectively, natural strengths and areas for growth. What is the best way to...
by Karen Alphonse | Aug 8, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Most people have reasonably good resumes. They are typo-free and they track the skills, accomplishments, training, and education of the resume holder accurately. However, to be competitive, a resume needs to be better than good. What makes a resume stand out? Two...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 1, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: I have heard so many different suggestions of what to include on my resume. What do you suggest? A: Focus on accomplishments, money and mission. By accomplishments, I mean anything that pushed your organization ahead and for which you can honestly claim...
by Cameron Kobes | May 11, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management, Recruiters
Serving as the leader in a nonprofit is a rewarding role, and many nonprofit executives choose to remain in their role for years. However, whether through planned retirement or through unexpected changes in the organization, every executive role will eventually need...
by Cameron Kobes | Mar 21, 2018 | Featured, Job Seekers, Management
In recent years there has been much discussion about income inequality in the United States. The pay of CEOs has increased drastically while the wages of ordinary workers have stagnated, going from a 27-to-1 ratio in 1980 to an 87-to-1 ratio in 2016 (Fortune). This...
by Cameron Kobes | Feb 23, 2018 | Advice, Job Seekers
Lawsuits and liability claims have developed a fairly negative reputation, and it’s true that hardly anybody wants to go through the time, trouble of an unnecessary legal process. That being said, lawsuits serve a meaningful purpose. They help to protect the rights of...
by Cameron Kobes | Jan 19, 2018 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Lauren Danziger serves as the Executive Director of the Meatpacking Improvement District, a nonprofit serving the historical Meatpacking District neighborhood in Manhattan. This role supports the financial development of the neighborhood through the management of...
by Cameron Kobes | Nov 14, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
While the world of nonprofits is known for favoring altruism and the public good, all employees still expect to earn fair compensation for their labor. When it comes to interviewing for a nonprofit position, the topic of salary and compensation is an understandable...
by Cameron Kobes | Sep 19, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
Gaining membership in a board of directors is a complex process. The board, whether in a non-profit context or a corporate context, requires individuals of leadership and stamina, individuals willing to devote significant time and resources to the advancement of their...
by Cameron Kobes | Jul 28, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Recruiters
For young people in the United States, finding a career path after college can be exciting, daunting, and frightening. For one, it bears with it the question of whether all the time and money spent on education was worthwhile. Additionally, many young people feel that...
by Cameron Kobes | Jul 10, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management, Recruiters
In 1993 Wendy Lazarus and Laurie Lipper co-founded The Children’s Partnership nonprofit organization, and they served as co-presidents until 2015, when they turned the leadership over to Mayra E. Alvarez (Koenig). The process of transitioning between leaders in a...
by Laura Gassner Otting | Jun 16, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Functional vs Chronological: Which Resume Format is Best? The purpose of a resume is to land an interview. Nothing more, nothing less. It need not exclaim to tell a potential employer why they must hire you this instant, but rather, get your foot in the door to tell...
by Cameron Kobes | May 23, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
In Karen Alphonse’s four-part article series, she addresses the various aspects of hiring and recruiting in the higher levels of the nonprofit sector. In her third part of the series, “References: How to Get Great Input, Part Three” she addresses the best way to...
by Cameron Kobes | Apr 6, 2017 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
In certain professions and certain fields, it’s acceptable to hire just about anybody. A key role in a nonprofit is not one of those professions. Any key role—CEO, financial officer, resource manager, etc.—require a highly qualified candidate with demonstrable skill...
by Cameron Kobes | Mar 30, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
One pertinent challenge facing nonprofit organizations today is leadership turnover, as described in the article The Nonprofit Leadership Development Strategy, from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. A significant number of nonprofit executives and managers have...
by Cameron Kobes | Feb 26, 2017 | Advice, Management, Recruiters
Napoleon Bonaparte allegedly once said that an army marches on its stomach, meaning that an army can only function if it has adequate supplies and food. This maxim applies to the modern world of nonprofit management as well, as a nonprofit ‘marches’ on its financial...
by Cameron Kobes | Jan 26, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
A trend has been taking place in the world of business, with consequences for the way nonprofit organizations recruit and grow. According to David E. Edell’s article ‘Transitioning From Business to the Nonprofit Sector’, an increasing number of working business...
