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What Does It Take to Become a Great VP of Advancement?

sgEngage

We relied on each other for advice early in our careers and now, decades later, I continue to learn from her. Our onboarding and training will help them be a successful fundraiser, no matter their background.” What’s Your Best Advice for a Future VP of Advancement? I launched my career in annual giving at St.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What To Do When Lead Development Staff Won’t Leave Their Desk

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . There are a few things that may be going on here: You have the right person in this job; they need some training and/or coaching. Provide training and/or coaching.

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Getting My Dream Job as a Digital Marketer in a Pandemic

Media Cause

From team-led skill development training to having possible paths to role specialties in the area of your interest, the number of growth opportunities at a company should be at the forefront of your mind when you’re evaluating your digital marketing career options. Mentor someone. Are there opportunities for growth?

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Here’s some great advice from my colleagues at CommonSense Media. Photo by WhiteAfrican.

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Virtual Volunteer Mobilization Strategies That Can Solve Nonprofits’ Challenges During COVID-19

Connection Cafe

sign up) to ask for donations (see our “No Money, More Problems” webinar for how), or host fundraising-specific events like multi-day virtual galas with different speakers, trainings on best virtual fundraising practices and webinars with donor special guests. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

After 22 years in the fields of volunteer program management and nonprofit administration, I’m often asked by colleagues in the sector for advice on how they can improve the volunteer program in their organization. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center. Faculty Associate.

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[VIDEO] 3 Steps To Closing $10K+ Gifts By December 31

Bloomerang

And I got some training. I’m so grateful that I got that training, but I had really very little mentorship and guidance. You get a lot of training, but not a lot of mentorship and guidance. I get training, my employer pays for me to go to these conferences, webinars, but I prioritize that, but I really could use a mentor.

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