You already know the drill when it comes to basic preparations for your upcoming job interview: gathering examples of successes, describing how you handle failure and challenging co-workers, and knowing what to say when they ask you about your weaknesses....
As spring arrives, getting out and about is natural after a winter spent indoors recharging. In employment terms, networking is a lot like spring gardening in how we prepare garden beds and plant seeds for future benefit. If you prepare...
Somewhere between winding a ball of yarn into a head and creating a flower pot out of construction paper and Popsicle sticks, Shaun Dyer had an epiphany: coming to this workshop was a great idea. Executive director of Saskatchewan’s John...
Internships are supposed to be stepping stones into your next gig – but what happens when you come back and everything is the same as before? I am currently doing my second (almost unpaid) internship. Although each opportunity been interesting...
According to 2013 Charities Directorate data, ten percent of nonprofits in Canada have only one employee, either part-time or full-time. It may be that this employee was the first person hired when a nonprofit moved from a working board to...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often interchangeably referenced, the two are distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future job....
I have been (thankfully) gainfully employed in international human rights work for the past ten years. The organization I have worked for is closing down over the next year and I am finding it challenging to think about where to...
Be sure to check out the first article in our two-part fundraising series, Hiring your First Fundraiser: Finding the Right Fit. It offers plenty of tips to small nonprofits that are looking to hire their first fundraiser: ideal search processes,...
I accepted a job offer recently. Shortly afterwards, I found out I am pregnant. Do I need to tell them now or can I wait for my first trimester? First of all, congratulations are in order! From a legal standpoint,...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the two are actually distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future...
