People Skills No Longer Sufficient for Fund Raisers to Thrive
Globalization, changes in demographics and technology, and new demand for entrepreneurial tactics will transform the fund-raising profession, experts predict.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
How do I begin a career in grant making?
First choose a profession and make yourself an expert in that field.
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor
A New York Cancer Center Uses Technology to Predict Who Will Give
How charities of all sizes can use sophisticated software tools to decide which donors deserve attention.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Crafting Winning Appeals: A Letter to Board Members
Voice your opinion on an annual appeal sent to a public-policy group’s board members and former board members asking for contributions.
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Making the move to a microfinance organization
What you need to pinpoint is not so much your general market value as your value to the organization in which you work.
Tips for tailoring a résumé for a grant-making job
Q. I’m about to retire after 30 years spent working in information technology for state government. I’d like to spend the next few years applying my professional expertise to the work of a charity, but I’m daunted by the specific skills required in the job descriptions I see. How do I start my…
By EMAN QUOTAH
Contributor
The latest on which causes are hot with grant makers
Reginald Jones, executive director of the Steans Family Foundation, in Chicago, says his foundation has shifted its focus from broad social services in one city neighborhood to overhauling and strengthening education there.
Meeting other nonprofit workers who have come from the business world
If you prefer to find like-minded people the old-fashioned way, try calling your local United Way.
Laid Off Executive Ponders Lower-Level Job
Q. I am considering accepting a position that is less important than the senior director position I lost last month. Do I add this new job to my rsum while I continue to look for an executive position? A. You face a difficult dilemma, having lost your job during a time when layoffs are becoming…
By EMAN QUOTAH
Contributor
Setting up an employment contract for a nonprofit executive
The president of your charity’s board, rather than a lawyer, should negotiate directly with the candidate.