Ten time-saving tips for busy nonprofit managers

Almost all nonprofits spend half or more of their income on human resources. Improved time management can help your nonprofit and everyone involved in it, including your staff, volunteers, and board, to devote more time to the organization's mission. Time...

Are you interested in transitioning to the nonprofit sector?

Recent trends show a dramatic increase of the number of people wanting to transition from the for-profit world to the nonprofit sector. If you are contemplating a similar move, here are some steps that you can take to ensure that...

Weathering the job search

They say it's not what you know, it's who you know, and Karen has come to believe that. After wrapping up a successful marketing and publicity contract in the arts sector, she found herself six months into her job search...

Career Q&A: Know your worth

Is there a guideline to value yourself financially to a potential employer? I'm currently in a job I love, with people I like to work with. Because I work at a small not-for-profit organization, I end up doing many jobs,...

Professional development: Not just for the big wigs

Whether in person, online, via the web or a myriad of hybrid varieties, professional development (PD) is becoming a call to action for many. No longer reserved for the deep pockets and the "big wigs", plenty of mid- and small-sized...

Career Q&A: Networking and job searching for newcomers

I moved to Canada from Ireland a few weeks ago. I am a qualified psychotherapist and have been job searching on every website I can access. Most people tell me that these days one has to know people in order...

Career Q&A: Job searching over the holidays

I've been looking for work since September, and I'm getting very anxious. With the holidays approaching, when should I shut down my job search, and when should I start it up again? Is there a traditional "holiday period" that most...

Making the case for a pay raise

Your annual budget may already be approved but how do you make an effective case for a salary increase? Consider that not all employees perform equally and if your contribution in the last year was extraordinary, then an adjustment to...

All a-board!

When Alain Mootoo first heard about DiverseCity onBoard in 2008, he was inspired to give them a call. An initiative of The Maytree Foundation, DiverseCity onBoard connects candidates from racially and ethnically diverse communities to governance positions on boards, commissions...

Volunteering for career development: Seven steps to professional growth

When one hears the phrase "I volunteer", one thinks about how nice it is for someone to give back to the community, how they are connected to their roots, how they want to make a difference to others. What they...