Young Nonprofit Professionals | Rosetta Thurman

Five New Nonprofit Voices to Follow

Jan 25 6

I commented on Twitter recently that I’m seeing lots of new nonprofit blogs. Some of them good, some of them God-awful. Ironically (or not), the best new nonprofit blogs I’ve seen are being written by the younger folks in the sector. I’ve been really excited to see these new nonprofit voices add to the ongoing [...]

Fort Wayne’s Young Nonprofit Professionals Opt Out of National YNPN Structure. Will Others Follow Suit?

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Jan 5 28

Yesterday, Jennifer Renner posted this candid message on behalf of the executive committee for NeXtGen Digest, a networking group for young nonprofit professionals in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Apparently, NeXtGen Digest has decided to opt out of the national structure of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN), and for good reason it seems. Jennifer states: After careful [...]

Shine While Your Light’s On: 16 Personal Branding Tips for Young Nonprofit Professionals

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Dec 6 3

For the past six months, I’ve provided career advice for young professionals as a professional blogger on Jobs for Change. I am no longer writing for that project, but I will continue to focus my energies on sharing those resources here on my own blog. As I went through the almost 100 Jobs for Change [...]

You Don’t Have to Be 40 Years Old to Be a Nonprofit Executive Director

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Nov 19 3

Did you miss yesterday’s live broadcast of A Day in the Life of a Young Nonprofit Executive Director? You missed an amazing discussion, but have no fear. You can click on the link or listen below to the archived show. On my radio show yesterday, we had an incredible discussion about leadership with four nonprofit executive directors [...]

11 Tips for DIY Nonprofit Professional Development

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Oct 21 6

Did you miss today’s live broadcast of Perspectives From the Pipeline on BlogTalkRadio? Whew! On my radio show today, my guests opened a huge can of whoopass on the idea that you can’t get professional development if your job doesn’t pay for it. 170 live listeners and 48 chat room participants joined a great conversation with three leaders [...]

How to Be Yourself (or Why Being Young is Not a Liability)

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Oct 16 17

I hate wearing suits. They make me feel like I’m 50 years old. Like I’m playing dress-up in my mother’s clothes. When I started doing a lot of public speaking a couple years ago, my mom and my aunt admonished me for getting up on stage in my typical office garb: trendy sweaters, pencil skirts, [...]

How the Recession is Hurting Young Nonprofit Leaders

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Sep 16 9

I’ve been thinking lately about how grateful I am that the recession has not really hit me personally in my pocket. I am blessed to a have a decent-paying, flexible nonprofit job with benefits that I work part-time. Along with other projects and teaching, my lifestyle has pretty much remained constant, a much different reality [...]

When No Means Yes: What Generation Y Leaders Can Learn From Michelle Kwan

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Aug 31 6

Even if you don’t watch a lot of sports, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of Michelle Kwan. She’s enjoyed a successful career in figure skating, and recently announced her retirement from the sport (my bold emphasis): The nine-time American figure skating champion announced Friday that she will begin pursuit toward a master’s degree in international [...]

We Are the Possible: Meet Samuel Isaac Richard

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May 8 7

This is the fifth and final interview in my We Are the Possible blog anniversary series, so named after my favorite Maya Angelou poem, “A Brave and Startling Truth”. I’ve been profiling several young nonprofit leaders I admire not only for their professional work, but for the values they live out for themselves. When we [...]

We Are the Possible: Meet Lindsey McDougle

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Apr 30 3

This is the fourth interview in my We Are the Possible blog anniversary series, so named after my favorite Maya Angelou poem, “A Brave and Startling Truth”. I’m profiling several young nonprofit leaders I admire not only for their professional work, but for the values they live out for themselves. Stay tuned for the fifth [...]