1. Find and develop a mentor relationship.
The structure of mentorships varies widely: Mentorships can be formal or informal, of a short, fixed duration or open-ended. Mentorship could simply be a casual arrangement—monthly lunches or a phone call every few months—initiated by an individual in a new position who occasionally seeks out a more experienced colleague’s [...]
When focusing on social impact careers, I suggest asking yourself each morning, “For whom am I trying to make a difference?”.
Answering this question will empower you with purpose, accelerating your social impact career. Being part of a purpose that is larger than you will help lead your career on an organic path of self development. Life has a habit of bumping us off coarse now and again, and I have found many of my clients, and even myself at times, beginning to sway off course from our true purpose from time to time due to other mitigating factors in our lives. Having a well-defined purpose is a wonderful natural guide back to your purpose of creating impact and making a difference in this [...]
Powered by Passion!
Can passion really help accelerate your nonprofit career?
Learn how a search powered by passion can make all the difference!
By Mark McCurdy
Passion as described in the Webster dictionary says:
PASSION: A strong liking or desire for or devoted to some activity
When you build your job search or career search around the mission or position you [...]
Mentorships Build Tomorrow’s Nonprofit Leaders
By Mark McCurdy and Molly Zeff
With three out of four nonprofit executives expected to leave their jobs during the next five years, mentorship programs provide an effective tool to help fill the leadership vacuum by ensuring that future top-level executives are better prepared to take over.
Mentors are guides who provide advice [...]
