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The Case for Hiring Older Nonprofit Professionals

NonProfit PRO

Reasons employers should employ older workers are their experience, both professionally and personally, reliability with a strong work ethic, and cost-effectiveness. Employees are an especially important ingredient to a successful organization. Unfortunately, employers overlook valuable applicants because of age.

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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Zero-cost, maximum-impact professional development for fundraisers

Candid

In a sector working to address urgent issues, development professionals are under constant pressure to enhance their fundraising skillset. Here are some ways you can leverage Candid’s resources for professional development—regardless of time and budget constraints. Remember that each step, no matter how small, is progress.

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Four Recommendations for Personal and Professional Branding

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, Farra Trompeter of Big Duck and Danielle Bridgida of National Wildlife Federation presented at the Bridge Conference last week about personal and professional branding. In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms.

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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. Rituals can boost our personal productivity because they allow us to focus and reach our goals without distraction. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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5 Essential Free Online Courses for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. We all know the typical explanations – funders don’t allocate enough dollars to professional development, learners can’t give up the time for in-person training, and relevant classes aren’t offered in every area. Many of these resources are 100% free.

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New Years Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals: 2023

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Leaving for my first in-person event in 2022 after two years of pandemic shut down. Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things.