Why do you have to choose a specialization?
Sometimes, when people ask me what I do, I get a little nervous. I make art. I write poetry. I have a business. I help teach people how to fundraise. I speak at conferences, and do workshops and keynotes. I help nonprofit leaders become more effective. I write advice on a website about fundraising. I […]
New and Improved – My Fundraising Career Plan has Received a Major Update
Over the last two years, in my Fundraising Career Conference, I’ve put out a little book called the Career Pathing Guidebook, with the help of Phil Gerard in Vancouver, BC. This year my career pathing guidebook has received a MAJOR update. Check it out! Go get this book here What’s different? In previous years […]
How to get your resume ready for a career change
Hi hi! Are you redoing your resume right now? Editing your C.V.? Looking to get paid more and go somewhere where you can learn and be nurtured to LEAD? WHAT FUN! Let’s work on it together. So first, don’t do the summary paragraph. Ain’t nobody got time for that. Tip 1: Broader Skills first.You’re definitely […]
What Life Looks Like 8 Years after saying Goodbye to My Fundraising Job.
8 years ago, I walked out of my fundraising office for the last time. I clutched my grant folders, my bike helmet, and my dignity, and opened the door, with tears in my eyes. It was hard. Even though I had wanted to leave for a long time, when it actually came time to leave, […]
4 things to stop doing once you discover your fundraising career strengths
Are you tired of certain aspects of your fundraising work? Do you wish, for example, that your weekly staff meetings could be shortened to a 5 minute standing meeting? Or perhaps you’d like to take that latest state grant proposal and throw it out the window? At our online nonprofit fundraising career conference in April […]
Even if You Fundraise “Perfectly”, Not Knowing This Could Leave You Unemployed
Even if you fundraise perfectly, not knowing this could leave you unemployed in one year. Don’t believe me? It happened to me. More than once actually. I raised more than were ever raised before with events, appeal letters, grants, and more, and my bosses still fired me. What was I MISSING? One little word. It […]