Getting the top fundraising positions-you’ve gotta plan!
Listen to this interview here: Hey and welcome everyone! This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising. Today we’re chatting with Major gifts recruiting guru Phil Gerard of Vancouver BC, all about his journey in fundraising and his session at the virtual fundraising career conference. The conference is April 6th-8th, and if you register before […]
Having trouble holding onto your fundraising staff? Here’s why.
I recently finished Donor Centered Leadership by Penelope Burk of the Cygnus Research Group. Have you read this book yet? If the $95 price tag puts you off, let me just tell you that this book is based on 30 years of research with over 2,000 people, and it’s got the facts and figures to […]
How can you make your nonprofit resume more compelling?
What does it take? I have long been a proponent of the two page resume, but I recently read something in Donor Centered Leadership by Penelope Burk which changed my mind. In this book, Burk talks about the 7 things an employer is looking at when assessing your resume. Have you held progressively responsible […]
Interview with Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work
[raw] [/raw] You may know Pamela Slim from her book, “Escape from Cubicle Nation” but today we’ll be talking about her new book, “Body of Work.” I read this book and loved it, and the questions we’ll ask today are based on some of what you will learn when you buy this book. Note to […]
Book Review: Pam Slim’s Body of Work
I have read a LOT of career guidebooks. Heck. I’ve even written one myself! The trouble with books like “How to be, do, or have anything you want” or “What color is your parachute” is that they make certain assumptions about you. Namely, that you know what you’re going for. But what if you […]
Got laid off this week.
