Just say no to #donorlove and say hello to staff love
Are you looking forward to valentine’s day? This time of year always makes me think about the love in our sector. Going out on a limb here. a lot of people are all about donor love. Not me! Nope! I say, “NUTS to donor love, how about staff love? Hmm? How about THAT?” It’s all […]
How the Nonprofit Sector Captures Us- And Refuses to Let Us Go.
Have you ever wanted to leave the sector, but you’re 5 to 10 years in, and it’s looking like you can’t leave? What keeps you stuck? What makes you stay? Recently I was talking with a friend of mine who is looking for a job. She confessed, I’m thinking of getting a government job. […]
It’s 10 years in and what have you learned?
HERSTORY: In 2008 I had the idea to start a business. i was still working for a nonprofit. but I decided to start writing my book. I called it the CD project. Hilarious. Here I am in my barely furnished apartment in Portland. I had literally no money despite working full time in nonprofits for […]
How to hire a fundraising career consultant
Is it time to get your career to the next level? Here’s what I say! New year, time to get your career in gear! Do you feel like you could use some mentorship, or coaching in your fundraising career? Maybe it’s time to get fundraising career coaching for yourself. Why would someone get INTO fundraising […]
10 tunes to work to-and take you into fun winter times
How do you get through your workday? Is it podcasts? Is it music? Is it a combo of both? I tend to go with music when I’m working, because podcasts can be distracting to me. I like podcasts when I’m driving. That’s how I learned about Harriet Tubman’s incredible life- with the Dollop! I dig […]
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 […]