Comments on: Real Talk: Why I Work in the Nonprofit Sector http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/ empowering a new generation of leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Moment Everything Changed | Rosetta Thurman http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-52528 The Moment Everything Changed | Rosetta Thurman Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:19:15 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=146#comment-52528 [...] reading tutor for elementary school kids in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Central Virginia. Having experienced poverty myself as a child, I felt a special kinship with my students as we worked through the reading lessons each week. [...] [...] reading tutor for elementary school kids in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Central Virginia. Having experienced poverty myself as a child, I felt a special kinship with my students as we worked through the reading lessons each week. [...]

]]> By: The World Needs You to Be You | Rosetta Thurman http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-52008 The World Needs You to Be You | Rosetta Thurman Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:11:55 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=146#comment-52008 [...] was hard to tell my truth after hearing the stories of how my lunchmates’ parents completed Ivy League education and [...] [...] was hard to tell my truth after hearing the stories of how my lunchmates’ parents completed Ivy League education and [...]

]]> By: Notes from the Texas Nonprofit Summit: Inspiration, Enchiladas and Meeting Dan Pallotta | Rosetta Thurman http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-51955 Notes from the Texas Nonprofit Summit: Inspiration, Enchiladas and Meeting Dan Pallotta | Rosetta Thurman Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:40:25 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=146#comment-51955 [...] thingy that clips on to your pants. I went back and forth about whether to open up my session with my personal experience in coming to the nonprofit sector. I always debate whether to tell the audience where I really came from, after being introduced as [...] [...] thingy that clips on to your pants. I went back and forth about whether to open up my session with my personal experience in coming to the nonprofit sector. I always debate whether to tell the audience where I really came from, after being introduced as [...]

]]> By: » Work is Love Made Visible (Or Why I Quit My Job) Rosetta Thurman http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-30137 » Work is Love Made Visible (Or Why I Quit My Job) Rosetta Thurman Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:10:04 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=146#comment-30137 [...] The way I started my nonprofit career when I was 19 is that I was an English major and a local nonprofit agency was looking for a grantwriter. I had been volunteering to help poor Black kids learn how to read but I had no idea that people actually did this kind of thing for a living. I had no idea what a nonprofit was or what a grant looked like, but I knew I could write anything for anyone and besides I liked the idea of getting paid. Naturally, over the last seven years, my nonprofit career has always been heavy on fundraising, especially on the grantwriting side. I got so good at it, and I loved using my writing skills to garner financial assets for the organizations I worked for. [...] [...] The way I started my nonprofit career when I was 19 is that I was an English major and a local nonprofit agency was looking for a grantwriter. I had been volunteering to help poor Black kids learn how to read but I had no idea that people actually did this kind of thing for a living. I had no idea what a nonprofit was or what a grant looked like, but I knew I could write anything for anyone and besides I liked the idea of getting paid. Naturally, over the last seven years, my nonprofit career has always been heavy on fundraising, especially on the grantwriting side. I got so good at it, and I loved using my writing skills to garner financial assets for the organizations I worked for. [...]

]]> By: Stefanie Hosford http://www.rosettathurman.com/2007/10/real-talk-why-i-work-in-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-21678 Stefanie Hosford Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:12:44 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=146#comment-21678 Thank you, Rosetta! Stories like yours always inspire me to do even more to help others. As a senior in college, I recently changed my post-undegrad plans from getting a PhD and becoming a college professor, to getting a Masters and working in the non-profit sector. I've never felt so happy as I did when I decided that I want to devote my life in service of others (although I know it is not without its challenges). My mom grew up in circumstances somewhat similar to yours and through my volunteer work I see others who struggle, so I am glad for an opportunity to use my life to give back. Thank you again for affirming my belief that one person really can make a difference! Thank you, Rosetta!

Stories like yours always inspire me to do even more to help others. As a senior in college, I recently changed my post-undegrad plans from getting a PhD and becoming a college professor, to getting a Masters and working in the non-profit sector. I’ve never felt so happy as I did when I decided that I want to devote my life in service of others (although I know it is not without its challenges). My mom grew up in circumstances somewhat similar to yours and through my volunteer work I see others who struggle, so I am glad for an opportunity to use my life to give back. Thank you again for affirming my belief that one person really can make a difference!

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