by Fredia Woolf | Jun 4, 2010 | Advice, Management
Your career is a solitary journey, and leadership is a lonely business, so when you have the opportunity to work in a team or serve on a board, it can be an energizing and fulfilling experience. Though, it often isn’t. So what makes for a great experience and...
by Fredia Woolf | May 28, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
The job search is over! You have an offer in hand, and you are the bees’ knees! They chose you above everyone else, so you must be really good. Was it your perfect resume, your flawless networking or your stellar interviewing skills? It was probably all three as...
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 Fredia Woolf | May 14, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
Is there a connection between the oil spill seeping inexorably across the Gulf of Mexico and the wild gyrations of the stock market last week? I think there is. For me, the link is that we human beings have a dangerous tendency to over-reach ourselves only to suffer...
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...
by Fredia Woolf | May 7, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Sometimes, themes emerge in my work. This week’s is the following interesting observation: Once achieved, the long-dreamed-of promotion or the eagerly awaited job often turn out more troublesome than anticipated. Is it that some people are never satisfied? Or, is...
by Joe Brown | May 5, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
“Where are they going to go?” “They’re lucky to have a job.” These are, unfortunately, actual statements I’ve heard in the past year from nonprofit managers offered as rationales for not taking steps to advance human resources...
by Fredia Woolf | Apr 30, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
My last blog, “In Praise of the Simple Life,” portrayed a state of mellowness and contemplative calm. How sad that such a balanced stance does not seem sustainable. Having thought I found the “answers” to dealing with the stresses and strains of work and life, let me...
by Joe Brown | Apr 27, 2010 | Featured, Management
My post last week explored some of the challenges facing fundraising professionals and their employers. This week, we’ll take a look at current staffing trends in another important function that has traditionally received less attention in nonprofit settings....
by Joe Brown | Apr 20, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
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. Today, while the profession itself faces increased demands...
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