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by Anne Desrosiers One of the challenges of serving as an Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) is the salary. My decision to take on a low-paying job is one that leaves many of my friends and family wondering if I have all my wits about me. Notwithstanding the guffaws about my decision, in my experience as a VISTA (now in my second assignment), there are certain things that money (or in this case a padded salary) [ continue reading ]

Nonprofit professionals have a lot of competing demands made on our time.  Perhaps more than the average person.  Our digital networking tools have been touted as a means to simplify our lives by helping us to manage more and more things inside and outside of the workplace.  But, we often think of this digital coordination power as it applies to communications.  I recently was inspired to think of how we could refocus on the power of digital [ continue reading ]

by Michelle Moran A new year brings new job opportunities for many professionals. Once you have landed a new job it may seem like the hard part is over, but sometimes your first few weeks at work can be very challenging.  Follow these tips to get off on the right foot and avoid making common mistakes 1. Remember: you were hired for a reason. You beat out other qualified candidates for this job – that [ continue reading ]

These days, it’s pretty much a requirement that every organization throws a little (and sometimes not so little) holiday party.  Even in difficult economic times, everyone understands the value of taking a half-day to look back on all that you’ve accomplished, express gratitude for what you have, and have some fun with your coworkers. Unfortunately, too many bosses and organizations wait until December to celebrate, when they should be doing it throughout the year. We [ continue reading ]

On Friday December 9th we hosted our third annual professional development fair.  Seventeen organizations provided over 100 young nonprofit professionals with resources and opportunities to grow in the sector. To kick off the event we had a panel of public service leaders—Latanya Mapp Frett, Vice President of Planned Parenthood Global, Elmira Bayrasli, freelancer and Forbes columnist on social entrepreneurship, and Trish Tchume, Director of YNPN National—share the role of professional development in their careers.  Their [ continue reading ]

by Michelle Moran Happy Thanksgiving!  As we celebrate the holiday with those closest to us, let’s take some time to reflect on why our jobs in the non-profit sector rock. 1) You work for a sector that supports the country in more ways than one.  While people often view the impact of nonprofits in terms of an organization’s ability to fulfill its mission, the non-profit sector is also an economic engine.  The sector generates $1.1 trillion [ continue reading ]

by Micah Goldfus I recently began volunteering with an innovative website, Philanthroper.com.  In a nutshell, here’s how Philanthroper works: a different nonprofit is featured each day, and users can donate from $1 to $10 with a click of a button.   After its launch this past January, the website quickly gained attention; a Fast Company article called it “a daily deal site with a charitable heart,” while an article in Nonprofit Quarterly stated, “Philanthroper demonstrates crowdsourcing [ continue reading ]