10 most popular posts of 2018

If you’ve ever wondered what the most popular posts are in this fundraising blog- which is increasingly becoming a career blog, and a leadership blog, well, wonder no longer! I give you: The 10 most popular articles of 2018 plus ONE MORE These posts are the ones people responded to really strongly-and shared widely. If […]

Go get your almost equal pay

  It’s an open secret in the nonprofit sector that it’s a pink collar ghetto. We have the lowest wages of the entire USA.     It’s bad in Canada too. See below. Lower than the public sector. Lower than the private sector. Lower than anyone. AND THEN THERE’S THIS PROBLEM. 75% of our sector […]

You are Not a Whiner

When I was a teenager, my dad used to say, “You’re such a whiner!” It was hurtful. So I gave up trying to talk to him about problems that were important to me. My friend Yukon told me today that women are told they’re whining when they try to bring up issues that need to […]

15 Masks-What type of leader are you?

What’s your leadership personality? When you look at your work, what helps you? What hinders you? Is it people around you? If so, what archetypes could their personalities be playing out? I was chatting with a friend recently about leadership personalities. We talked about people in her fundraising office who have a problem with being […]

Last Chance to Join us in the Fundraising Career Conference!

We start on Monday April 2nd, at 8:00am Pacific time, 10:00am Eastern time. There’s still time to sign up! Don’t miss: Our ten dynamic, live sessions… our opening remarks start at 8 a.m. PT and 10 a.m. ET! Access to some of the most exciting and innovative speakers and consultants in the nonprofit sector in […]

Fundraising Career Pathing – Take the Right Job for You

Have you ever wondered how to move up in the fundraising field? Here’s a sample career path from fundraising recruiter Phil Gerard, on how to potentially move up in your fundraising career. You need to look at what skills you currently have, and what skills you might need to go to that next job title. […]