Comments on: How to Start a Nonprofit Side Hustle: Test the Waters http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/03/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-side-hustle-test-the-waters/ empowering a new generation of leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katy http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/03/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-side-hustle-test-the-waters/#comment-52857 Katy Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:08:00 +0000 http://www.rosettathurman.com/?p=5445#comment-52857 Thanks for this infor. You're the best! Thanks for this infor. You’re the best!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.rosettathurman.com/2010/03/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-side-hustle-test-the-waters/#comment-50230 Andrew Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:20:48 +0000 http://www.rosettathurman.com/?p=5445#comment-50230 This is a really interesting series of posts, Rosetta. Since I work in the NP sector I don't have a lot of money to give, but I do have time and information (experience) that I can share with some of the other causes I love in lieu of cash. One organization I started to do some grant writing for a local adult literacy organization and they emailed me the other day and told me that they wanted to pay me for my work--I was (and think I will continue to) doing it for free, but it got me thinking--I've only been in the sector for a few years but I've already done a lot of trainings for various orgs on grant writing, fund raising, etc. The other thing I would say is that if you have the time and interest, just say, "Yes" if someone asks you for your advise. Most of the "consulting" I've done was because someone approached me and asked me for some help. Since I wasn't looking for the work I definitely made it clear that I had to put firm boundaries around my commitment of time/energy and that my job was my top priority, but I still agreed to do the work because I was going to learn something. Today I could probably go out and begin to actively look for consulting work but only because I actually have a couple of references and some "volunteer" consulting on my resume that I didn't have in the past--and a solid work record at my full time employer! I also learned that I don't have to be in love with the cause or org I did some work for--I just have to agree that the work they're doing is not evil and that they (the client) care about the work and its impact on others. I completely agree with you that networking is key. This is a really interesting series of posts, Rosetta. Since I work in the NP sector I don’t have a lot of money to give, but I do have time and information (experience) that I can share with some of the other causes I love in lieu of cash. One organization I started to do some grant writing for a local adult literacy organization and they emailed me the other day and told me that they wanted to pay me for my work–I was (and think I will continue to) doing it for free, but it got me thinking–I’ve only been in the sector for a few years but I’ve already done a lot of trainings for various orgs on grant writing, fund raising, etc.

The other thing I would say is that if you have the time and interest, just say, “Yes” if someone asks you for your advise. Most of the “consulting” I’ve done was because someone approached me and asked me for some help. Since I wasn’t looking for the work I definitely made it clear that I had to put firm boundaries around my commitment of time/energy and that my job was my top priority, but I still agreed to do the work because I was going to learn something. Today I could probably go out and begin to actively look for consulting work but only because I actually have a couple of references and some “volunteer” consulting on my resume that I didn’t have in the past–and a solid work record at my full time employer!
I also learned that I don’t have to be in love with the cause or org I did some work for–I just have to agree that the work they’re doing is not evil and that they (the client) care about the work and its impact on others.

I completely agree with you that networking is key.

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