August 3, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
On-the-job experience at nonprofit organizations has taught Rosetta Thurman, featured in a question-and-answer interview on the Future Leaders In Philanthropy blog, that using her best judgment and problem-solving skills is often as important as formal training.
Ms. Thurman is director of development and finance at the Nonprofit Roundtable in Washington, D.C., where she has learned that, “there isn’t just one way to do something.”
Still, she says her education has made a difference. Her undergraduate degree in English helped prepare her for the technical and research writing that comes with many nonprofit jobs, while her master’s degree in nonprofit management informed her on the work of managing a nonprofit from “top to bottom.”
She encourages her Generation X peers in nonprofit organizations to embrace professional development opportunities.
Have you had an experience breaking into the nonprofit world similar to that described by Ms. Thurman, or helped others like her navigate their careers in the nonprofit world? Click on the comments link below this post to share your thoughts.
