If you've noticed fewer job postings, longer hiring timelines, and radio silence after interviews, you're not imagining it. The summer months often bring a noticeable slowdown in recruitment. Hiring managers take vacations, interview schedules become harder to coordinate, budgets are reviewed before the fall...
If you work in the nonprofit sector, advocacy is likely already part of your everyday work. You show up for your community, champion your organization’s mission, and help tell stories that inspire action. But as career development practitioner Wanda Kusumajuda Pichette asked...
How did you learn to lead? Was it a bad boss? A graduate program? Trial and error? I love asking this question in workshops and coaching conversations. People often pause, realizing that being a leader has become so intrinsic to who they are that they’ve forgotten how they got there. ...
In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we explore what responsible AI adoption looks like for nonprofits. AI is reshaping nonprofit work, from fundraising to communications and everything in between. This shift raises urgent questions surrounding privacy, trust, equity, wellbeing, accountability, and mission alignment. Join us...
Like many professionals, I came into the nonprofit sector because I wanted my work to matter and genuinely wished to contribute to something beyond myself. That sense of purpose is powerful because it has helped me to stay committed through...
As leaders, we often believe our job is to have all the answers. To know everything. To never look uncertain. But here’s what that belief actually costs us. It keeps us stuck, it keeps our teams stuck, and it quietly drives us toward burnout. ...
Most people join the nonprofit sector because they care. They care about their communities, their clients, and their missions. And when you care deeply, it’s easy to slip into “doing whatever needs to be done,” even when it’s outside your...
In the nonprofit sector, confidence is often measured indirectly. We talk about capacity, resilience, competence, and commitment. We assess leadership through outputs delivered, crises managed, funding secured, and communities served. And yet, many women leaders I work with — accomplished,...
If you are getting your hands on the career ladder and seeking to climb, it can be hard to find a rung up at times. Good opportunities are few and far between, competition is fierce, and it can be nigh-impossible to stand out from...
This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. It had been nine months since my husband lost his job, and we were still reeling from that when I learned my own work contract would end in three months....
