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...
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...
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...
by Carmel Napolitano | Oct 11, 2011 | Featured, Management
This summer, the New York Times had a piece about how über-philanthropists Pierre Omidyar and Peter Lewis were keen on requiring leaders and other staff of organizations they fund to take management courses. As expected, there’s a wide range of ideas – if not...
by Laura Gassner Otting | Oct 4, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Before you step over the threshold of an interviewer’s office door, you better be prepared to impress them with well thought out answers to questions you haven’t even yet heard. Most questions can be anticipated, but you should always be prepared for the unexpected....
by F. Jay Hall | Sep 26, 2011 | Featured, Job Seekers
HEADHUNTERS: Who are they – what do they do – are they for you? Simply said, headhunters are recruiters, but not all recruiters are headhunters. Another term for the work headhunters do is “Executive Search” as headhunters literally search...
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 25, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Management
From my experience working with leaders of all kinds, I have noticed many different styles and approaches can be effective depending on the context, situation, organization or personalities involved. But, there seem to be four essential characteristics that always...
by Nancy Stoker | Aug 23, 2011 | Advice, Featured
How many times do we have a problem in front of us, and the solution is so painfully simple that it takes what seems like forever to figure out? This happened the other night at our house. Our family was enjoying a television show when someone requested, with regard...
by Nancy Stoker | Aug 19, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
I honestly cannot believe that I look back at certain aspects my life and know somebody, somewhere considers them old fashioned. I’m not talking about the fact that we used to have to get up, go over to the television and turn a knob to change stations, nor am I...
by Nancy Stoker | Aug 16, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
I have a really big pet peeve. I try not to let it get me, but it does, and it just happened here. My husband was singing along to a song when the lyrics went from English to Spanish. He continued on without pause even though he could not keep up with the beat to...
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