According to 2013 Charities Directorate data, ten percent of nonprofits in Canada have only one employee, either part-time or full-time. It may be that this employee was the first person hired when a nonprofit moved from a working board to...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often interchangeably referenced, the two are distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future job....
I have been (thankfully) gainfully employed in international human rights work for the past ten years. The organization I have worked for is closing down over the next year and I am finding it challenging to think about where to...
Be sure to check out the first article in our two-part fundraising series, Hiring your First Fundraiser: Finding the Right Fit. It offers plenty of tips to small nonprofits that are looking to hire their first fundraiser: ideal search processes,...
I accepted a job offer recently. Shortly afterwards, I found out I am pregnant. Do I need to tell them now or can I wait for my first trimester? First of all, congratulations are in order! From a legal standpoint,...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the two are actually distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future...
I have been with my organization for over seven years and have recently been told that I am being laid off. The organization has been going through a series of massive transitions – including multiple rounds of lay-offs for over...
My supervisor’s position recently opened up and I applied for it but did not get it. One of the reasons I had wanted this position was to have an opportunity to remedy some of the frustrations I had with my...
I have been working for the same nonprofit for almost seven years. For the most part it has been a great work opportunity but it is a very small organization with very little room for career advancement and I am...
The first part of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the two are actually distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job, while development builds capacity for a...
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