Not getting interviews? Check these 5 things before your next application

You’ve found a job that looks promising, and the deadline is coming up fast. Let’s face it, you might be tempted to make a couple of quick changes to your resume, attach the file, hit “send”, and move on.  That’s...

You didn’t get the promotion. Now what?

This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. You were excited when HR reached out: “We’d like to consider you for an internal role.”  You prepped hard, nailed the interviews, and felt confident walking out.  Then the call...

Leveraging the CFRE to build sustainable, impactful nonprofits

Nicole Beatty, CFRE, has served the fundraising and nonprofit community for more than two decades and has held the CFRE credential for more than 15 years.   During that time, she’s raised more than $30M, launched nonprofits, registered dozens of charities, served on boards, and...

Working beyond borders: Five leadership lessons international volunteer placements teach nonprofit professionals

Five lessons from international volunteer placements for nonprofit professionals We often think about international service in terms of what we can give—our skills, our experience, our time and our willingness to help. Those things matter. But international work also asks...

5 types of salary to consider when changing careers

Are you at a crossroads with your career? Do you want to pivot in a new career direction? You may be excited about the possibilities. Perhaps you are feeling a bit overwhelmed. No matter what kinds of emotions you experience...

Don’t let the summer slowdown derail your job search

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...

Your LinkedIn profile is a career tool. Here’s how nonprofit professionals can use it

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 we learn to lead

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.  ...

CharityVillage Connects: Responsible AI Adoption for Nonprofits

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...

How to have impact in the nonprofit sector without burning out

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...
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