How to survive (and thrive!) in the first 100 days of your first nonprofit job

Way back in 1933, US President Franklin Roosevelt coined the term “the first hundred days” as a time to measure the success of the important initial period on a job. What does it take to be successful in your first...

Difficult Clients: Dealing with responsive behaviours

Want to learn more about how you can develop a workplace Responsive Behaviour Prevention Program? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. What is “real” violence? Extreme violence includes homicides and firearm injuries...

Preparing for a video interview: Tips for job seekers

The middle ground between telephone and in person interviews is the video interview, often used where distances between a company and candidates make it difficult to connect in person. Skype is a popular format but there are other platforms being...

Can your job interview tests be going too far?

For Christine (not her real name), a social worker looking for work in the nonprofit sector, having to complete assessments and questionnaires in order to be considered for a job is just par for the course. But when she was...

Listen up! Are you letting these barriers derail your listening skills?

Want to learn more about how you can improve your listening skills? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly...

What is the value of volunteering while job searching?

As a job seeker, you know that looking for work can be overwhelming and consuming; consequently, you may feel that volunteering while job searching is not a viable option. You may feel that your time is better spent undertaking specific...

How to advance your fundraising career: An interview with David Rubin

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz with Wild Woman Fundraising and today I have the...

How organizations like the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network are bringing millennials together

There is a prevailing assumption that millennials would rather network with one another through virtual communities and social media than meeting face to face. The question is: is this true in the nonprofit sector in Canada? Or is this just...

What hiring managers are looking for in fundraising candidates: An interview with Claire Axelrad

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and I’m so pleased today...

Managing up at your fundraising job: An interview with Kishshana Palmer

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and I’m so happy to...
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