6 Tips to Land a Nonprofit Job for the First Time
Plan International is a humanitarian charity that advances children’s rights and equality for girls around the world. An important part of its mission is promoting access to quality education for all children. Here, the organization has worked with local partners in Somalia to help students stay in…
By Lois M. Baron
Contributor
Development Director Is a Hot Job. What You Need to Snag This Position
Fundraisers with their eye on the job should develop their skills building one-on-one relationships with donors and managing people.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Smart Ways to Show You’re Ready for a Promotion — and a Few Things to Avoid
Nonprofit leaders share advice on how to demonstrate leadership potential, impress your boss, and advance your career.
By Lisa Schohl
Contributor
Lack of Retirement Savings Threatens Future of Nonprofit Field
Coverage of nonprofit workers’ financial struggles should include their inability to prepare for retirement.
Off Base or on Target? Readers Respond to Critique of Young Nonprofit Leaders.
Call for young people in the field to behave more like Olympians draws strong response.
Opinion|Low Compensation Effects All Nonprofit Workers — Not Just Gen Z
To attract the best people, the nonprofit world needs to end its so-called “culture of austerity.”
8 Job-Seeking Tips From a Veteran Nonprofit Recruiter
A veteran recruiter of nonprofit leaders offers insights, tips, and pitfalls to avoid when working with a recruiter, or during any hiring process.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
A Global-Health Expert Will Become CEO of the Wellcome Trust in January
Also, the Foellinger Foundation has tapped a new leader, and Ellen Alberding, the longtime president and CEO of the Joyce Foundation, will depart next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Helen Keller Intl Picks New President and CEO
Also, a Harvard professor will become president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in January, and Share Our Strength has hired its next chief operating officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Foundation Salaries Aren’t Keeping Up With Rising Prices
A new survey also finds a persistent gender pay gap, high turnover, and slow efforts to improve diversity.
By sara herschander
Contributor
Brookings Institution Taps Former White House Economist as Next President
Plus, Grantmakers for Education has named a new executive director, and the New York Community Trust has picked Dominick Impemba as chief operating and finance officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Is it Time for a Career Change? Here’s a Tool to Help You Decide
If you are thinking about making a professional move, here’s an exercise that can help you get started and gain clarity. Plus, read about burnout on the job and the grinding hunt for staff.
By JOAN GARRY
Contributor
Human Rights Campaign Names a New President; Wells Fargo Foundation Installs Its First Black Leader
Also, the Leon Levy Foundation has promoted its next president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Humanizing the Hiring Process Must Include Accessibility for People Who Are Disabled
A leader in the disability movement takes issue with the lack of discussion about that community’s needs in article about how nonprofits can improve hiring practices.
A Fighter for Nonprofits Who’s Not Afraid to Ruffle Donors’ Feathers
Jan Masaoka, longtime leader of the California Association of Nonprofits, has a biting wit and a willingness to challenge donors that both friends and detractors agree make her a formidable voice for charities.
By Dan Parks
Contributor
Open Society Foundations Appoints an Economist as First Global Director of Equity
Also, former Mayor Kim Janey of Boston will lead an economic-mobility group in the city, and United Way of New York City will install a new president and CEO in July.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice