Your fall job search checklist

Are you considering a job change? If so, fall is a great opportunity to begin your nonprofit career search. Specifically, fall is a period when many organizations post higher than usual volumes of openings online. This posting trend can already...

3 reasons you should hire a career coach

Coaching is a process that aims to enhance performance, improve clarity, and focus on the present rather than on the past or future.  The International Coaching Federation has listed the many benefits of coaching -  including increased self-confidence (80%), improved...

A step-by-step guide to help you take your nonprofit career to the next level in 2022

It’s finally here - 2022!  At this early time of the year, a lot of us start to review how far we have come along in our lives and consider some of those lifelong dreams we have yet to achieve....

Tips to landing a social impact leadership position

A new year can mean new opportunities to advance your career and social impact. If you’re hoping to transition to or grow your career within the social impact sector, you’re in luck! Nonprofits, grassroots organizations, and social enterprises across the...

The post-interview email: Templates and advice

Job hunting isn’t easy. In fact, it can sometimes feel like a never-ending marathon. So, once you finish your interview, it often feels like the last stretch is over. However, there are still several steps that job hunters can do...

Job, career, calling: Which leads to happiness? 

Shawn Achor in his book, The Happiness Advantage, refers to the research of Yale psychologist Amy Wrzeniewski where she found that employees can have three “work orientations”.   We can see our work as a Job, Career or Calling. If we...

Three questions to guide you when creating personal branding content

These days, it seems like everybody and their mother is talking about their “personal brand.” It might seem like another empty buzzword. However, it’s true that how you present yourself to the world matters. Simple as that. Whether you’re looking for...

Could you be your own worst enemy when searching for a job?

Find out how becoming a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) can help advance your career - register for our free webinar on September 9, 2021. Looking for a new job can be simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying. If your efforts aren’t...

The 3 things you need to know if you are transitioning from the corporate to the nonprofit sector

Maybe you’ve tried the corporate route and want to make a move in a more fulfilling direction. Or maybe you’re facing an unplanned career change and are thinking the world of nonprofit may have the role for you. As someone...

Nonprofit Networking: A young professional’s guide to virtual informational interviews in the age of COVID-19

Like many other young nonprofit professionals, I have always been ambitious in my career aspirations. Post-graduation, however, I realized that book smarts, passion, and even diversified work experience in my field could only get a person so far. That is...