Hiring Advice
In search of a unicorn
Every search has its ideal candidate. But looking for a development director who knows every major national funder personally, has worked on a winning policital campaign, lives in Kalamazoo, speaks 10 languages, and is willing to work for $45,000... Read More
Bad IT hires are expensive, and other wisdom from the CEO
In the nonprofit sector, hiring for IT and other technical positions can be hard, especially when hiring managers don’t have a technical background. However, the cost of making a bad IT hire can end up costing an organization a lot…in some cases,... Read More
The pipeline imperative (or how to engage talent even when you’re not hiring)
It’s been established that nonprofits benefit from developing and engaging talent pipelines. Yet pipeline development is rarely done, for a slew of well-documented reasons, such as lack of current nonprofit leaders who champion these efforts,... Read More
Prioritizing diversity recruitment, once and for all
Improving racial diversity in nonprofit organizations, particularly in leadership positions, has been a priority of for years. Yet today’s nonprofit sector still looks really…well…white.
There have been many studies, reports, and coalitions... Read More
How is the Economy Affecting Your Job Prospects?
Earlier this week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online discussion about how the current financial downturn is affecting the job prospects of nonprofit professionals.
The discussion explored if the financial crisis is causing shifts in... Read More
James in the Boston Globe
Our very own James Weinberg was quoted in Maggie Jackson’s Balancing Acts column in last Sunday’s Boston Globe. Here’s a snippet:
Will portfolio work turn epidemic? Probably not, although its incidence is growing, according to recruiters, career... Read More
