My dear readers, I’ve been blogging sporadically trying to juggle my real work with the intense preparation for a week of professional development outside of my world in Washington, DC. Yes it’s a good thing that I’m on my third day of residence week for Columbia Business School’s Middle Management Program. It’s being taught through [...]
Stretch Assignment: Join a Nonprofit Board
Last month, I gave you tips on how to jumpstart your nonprofit career in seven days. Then Michele Martin asked me in the comments if I had done all of these professional development tasks myself, and I realized I had done all of them except one: join a nonprofit board of directors. So I followed [...]
Testimonials on the Power of Professional Development
Trista Harris at New Voices of Philanthropy and Christopher Scott at Nonprofit Leadership, Innovation, and Change are talking about the importance of professional development for a successful nonprofit career. They share their positive personal experiences with coaching and mentoring to help them as nonprofit leaders. Says Christopher Scott: I’ve been a recipient of the Anthony [...]
From Entry Level to Leadership: A Slideshow Presentation for You
Last week, I presented a webinar called From Entry-Level to Leadership: Upgrading to a New Nonprofit Job for WorkforNonprofits.org. The presentation was geared toward young nonprofit professionals who are ready to move up in their careers and highlighted three agenda areas: Assessing your current skills to determine readiness for a mid-level position Effectively framing your [...]
