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How to Interview Strong for a Fundraising Job

Top Nonprofits

CFRE, as our guest for a webinar entitled: “How to Interview Strong” or “How Interviewing is Like Asking for a Major Gift”. Since impressing an interviewer – and getting to “yes” — is similar to impressing a major donor prospect, you’ll also come away with an understanding of the keys to effective major gift fundraising.

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Beyond The Job Description -- Interview With The Book's Author

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Q and A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? Sostrin : Beyond the Job Description represents two fundamental truths about the world of work.

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How To Spot A Leader During A Job Interview

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Thanks to Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential HR Handbook , for these helpful questions!

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. The MVP is the brainchild of Eric Ries , author of that entrepreneur’s bible, “The Lean Startup.” These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics.

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Celebrating Women in Tech: An Interview with Qgiv’s Female Leaders

Qgiv

Sandra: If you’re good at your job, there’s always a path to leadership within the organization. Jennifer: I was doing marketing for a theme park in 2008 and due to a series of unfortunate events I found myself without a job in 2009 (anyone else?). When we released it, it was one of the proudest moments of my career.

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How To Spot A Leader During A Job Interview

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Thanks to Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential HR Handbook , for these helpful questions!

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Seven Tips for Techies in a Nonprofit Job Interview

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By Amy Potthast, Director, Service and Graduate Programs, Idealist As a non-techie, I think I can safely say that a hiring nonprofit's current staff may have so little technical knowledge, they don't even know what skills are needed to do a job they want done. Clarify the job. Expect some curveball questions. Avoid jargon.