Nonprofit and Association Talks

Nonprofit Talks

Mark McCurdy is a highly recognized leader in the nonprofit community and is well-prepared to motivate, educate, and energize your next meeting and all those who attend.

Mark McCurdy has made over 1000 presentations nationwide. No wonder he is considered one of the most requested keynote speakers  on the topics of service, jobs in nonprofits, and social impact careers!

Topics Include

Life after AmeriCorp/City Year – Finding your social impact compass!
“How to land a dream job for social impact”
60 minutes or 90 minutes, or 2 hours

(Mark’s Most Requested Talk — Great for Anytime of Year)

In this powerful presentation, Mark gives AmeriCorps unique “social impact” strategies for getting hired. Mark says, “Universities were built to lay the foundation for knowledge, this presentation is designed to get you hired with organizations that have a purpose! The strategies in this presentation have one objective: TO GET YOU HIRED TODAY IN THE NEW ECONOMY!”

Points covered:

  1. Three secret strategies to help you find your dream job for social impact
  2. What nonprofit employers really care about and look for in candidates
  3. Unique tactics to package, sell and market yourself like a “personal mission” statement
  4. Social impact resume writing that will get nonprofits and social entrepreneur organizations to call you
  5. How strategic internships and volunteering will continue to help get you hired and grow your career
  6. How to write a cover letter that will make a lasting impact
  7. Expand your network and get others to help find jobs for you

Volunteer to accelerate your career
Career focused talk for 60 or 90 minutes

How mission-focused volunteer work will positively transform your world and career. Learn from a one-of-a-kind framework or recipe how to cook up a career for social impact.

Points covered:

  1. Three secret ingredients to help you find your dream job for social impact (social impact compass)
  2. Why and how to leverage your volunteer or pro-bono experience into a job reality
  3. Hear the “secret recipe” of how people just like YOU are living their dream job for social impact
  4. What are the “Hot & Spicy” sectors in the nonprofit/social impact space
  5. Social impact resume writing that will get nonprofits and social entrepreneur organizations to call you
  6. How strategic internships and volunteering will help expand your network and get you hired

Career revolution:
Career focused keynote for 60 or 90 minutes

In this program, Mark McCurdy shares his one-of-a-kind training framework that will help your audience to succeed and advance in their social impact career.

These powerful, yet easy-to-understand, strategies will lead your audience toward achieving incredible career success while elevating their professional results to the next level.

A must-see presentation, your audience members will have fun and learn something new guaranteed!

Leadership powered by Passion and Purpose:
Inspirational keynote for 60 or 90 minutes

In this inspiring keynote, Mark McCurdy natural storytelling ability will lead your audience through several heart-felt stories while delivering an uplifting message sure to touch your mind and heart. Mark will also share his top 3 reasons volunteering will change your world from his soon to be released book.

Mark mixes inspirational stories with humor and an educational message to uplift audiences so they can experience a rewarding personal and professional life of social impact.

Success begins with positivity
Inspirational keynote for 60 or 90 minutes

Get ready to laugh out loud, learn and be engaged like never before!
This passionate, humorous and high-energy talk is ideal for an opening or closing session as it is sure to Recharge and Re-energize your audience while reminding them of the true importance of positivity and how it really influences the success of an organization and an individual.

Whether you are dealing with prospects, donors, members, clients, employees, employers, family members, relationships or personal issues, Success starts with positivity!

Testimonial from City Year Workshop

AmeriCorps Program Supervisor Testimonial

Testimonial for AmeriCorps grad

Testimonial for City Year Workshop

Testimonial from volunteer to career professional

Testimonial for AmeriCorps grad

Your program was inspiring and put me on a path to the “Emerald City”. You awoke my senses on using the correct recipe to finding balance between my own passion and helping others.

Thanks again.
Philip B. (Professional in Transition)

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