Look Before You Leap: How to Transition into the Non-Profit Sector
Many job seekers approach me for help in transitioning to the non-profit sector. I’m always...
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Category: Non-Profits
Jobs for People Who Love To Travel
A reader asks “What are the best jobs that allow you to travel?” Obvious travel-filled...
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3 Keys to Writing a Great Cover Letter
During two recent searches, I paid attention to which cover letters drew me in, made me want to...
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What Salary Should I Ask For? Can I Negotiate?
On my college’s LinkedIn page, a discussion is going on about salary negotiation. I start...
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Enthusiasm Counts: Lessons from the Recruiting Front
I completed one recruiting engagement and am hopefully near the end of a second one. The people I...
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Thank You, Wikipedia
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I just thanked Wikimedia Foundation for giving Wikipedia to me and...
Read MoreWhat to Expect from an Interview for a Non-Profit Job
Non-profits hire just like any other company – sometimes well, sometimes badly. So non-profit hiring managers will ask most of the same questions as for-profit hiring managers. One thing I know is that non-profit hiring...
Read MoreSucceed by Managing Stress When You Start Your New Job
A new Executive Director of a large NYC non-profit is completely swamped, and is not taking time for coaching – even though she knows it might help her. Here’s what I reminded her about: “When you started in...
Read MoreWhether to Apply or Not: Values, Purpose, Mission Fit
From a recent ad for Oceana, a non-profit, here’s evidence that it really matters whether you emphasize your desire to work at a place: The Office Coordinator will support the Vice President of Global Development and will...
Read MoreEffective Support for Haiti
I have given to several requests for funds to help people hurt by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Here’s where and why: 12for12k.org: because it’s a Twitter- and Facebook-powered fundraising mechanism, showing...
Read MoreNovember 12for12K Challenge is Tweetsgiving!
Join a global expression of gratitude on YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Posterous and blogs within the 48 hours of Tweetsgiving (11/24 – 11/26). The goal of Tweetsgiving is twofold: Create a viral expression...
Read More12for12K – Support Doctors Without Borders TODAY!
Today is 12for12K – let’s raise $12,000 in 12 hours for Doctors Without Borders – amazing healers going where so many others will not go – JOIN ME! Simply click the title of this post, or click below....
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