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 […]
Careers in Fundraising-What You Need to Know
Over the last five years, I’ve written a lot about how to get a good fundraising job, and how to keep from making the mistakes that I made. I got so psyched about fundraising careers that I wrote a book about it, called Get the Job! Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide. This book was rated […]
4 lies you don’t have to buy about nonprofit salary negotiation
Are you tired of being broke at the end of the month? Would you like to have some savings and even put some money away for retirement? Maybe like Destiny’s child, you are asking your job, “Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone bills? If so maybe we can chill- But I […]
Boss clueless about fundraising? Here’s what to do
Read part ONE of this interview here! So if you’re feeling a little bit of that burn, what can you do if your boss doesn’t have a lot of fundraising experience? You talked a little bit about concepts of money. But what else? KP: Another thing you can do when your boss doesn’t really know […]
What a Recruiter REALLY Wants
How do you stand apart when you meet with a recruiter? Punctuality Being punctual is a must but being there at the exact time is impressive – and not more than five minutes early. Everything earlier is too much and can be awkward. The person you are meeting might still be in a meeting with […]
How to stay competitive in your fundraising career
When it comes to your fundraising career, it’s important to think about how to stay current. What are you doing, right now, to stay fresh with your fundraising talents? According to LinkedIn, here are the hottest, most in-demand skills around the world: Cloud and Distributed Computing Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Web Architecture and Development […]