To keep staff from burning out, close the whole office for a week
“Our offices are closed this week.” Why more nonprofits are taking a synchronized break that does what individual vacation days can't.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A board’s step-by-step guide to hiring the right CEO
Where executive searches go off course — and how to keep yours on target.
By Susan Berresford
Contributor
How to plan your own succession
What I learned from planning my departure after 12 years running the Freedom Fund.
By Nick Grono
Contributor
Hiring a New Leader? 7 Ways to Get the Search Committee Right
Who’s in the room matters as much as who’s in the candidate pool.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
Build, Don’t Fight: Advice for Graduates Pursuing Nonprofit Careers
Amid uncertainty and division, here are five lessons for those entering the sector — and for those already in it.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Gen Z Interns Can Do What AI Can’t: How to Build a Pipeline
Interns cost less than outside vendors, bring skills AI can't replicate, and often become ambassadors for the organizations that train them.
By Bonnie Shea
Contributor
4 Practical Fixes for the Nonprofit Burnout Crisis
What nonprofit leaders can do to keep their best people from walking out the door.
By Kevin Wilkins
Contributor
Can’t Afford an Executive? Hire One Part Time.
Fractional executives let small and midsize nonprofits punch above their weight by bringing in senior talent at a deep discount. Here's how it works.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Tips for Improving Your Pay and Job Satisfaction
Our best guidance on how to boost compensation and work-life balance for nonprofit employees, even during uncertain times.
The Real Reason Gen Z Isn’t Interested in Nonprofit Jobs
Young people want large-scale systemic change but reject elite social-service pathways that manage inequity rather than challenging it.
By Tim Krause
Contributor
The Talent Crisis Hurting Nonprofits — and America
Teach for America founder and Teach for All CEO Wendy Kopp says young people are being forced to turn away from public service and take jobs that insulate them from America's inequity. Here's how to win them back.
By Wendy Kopp
CEO, Teach for All
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
Director, Nonprofit Learning
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, Solutions