May 16th, 2012
Sometimes, office circumstances may be contrary to getting your actual work done, through no fault of your own. You still may be left having to clean up the mess. Kim* and Larry* found themselves in this type of situation.
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Tags: career, career goals, career skills, career strategy, employer, employment, first job, fix it or forget it, job, job advice, job search, jobs, management, pay, personal branding, workplace
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May 9th, 2012
I recently heard Sally Cherry’s presentation on virtual reality, expecting to be bored about adolescent gamers. Little did I realize that nonprofits have entered this realm – and are providing services and raising funds here!
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Tags: American Cancer Society, annual giving, campaign, disabled, education, event, event planning, events, fund raising, fundraising, HIV/AIDS, museum, non profit, non profits, nonprofit, nonprofits, podcast, Relay For Life, religion, Sally Cherry, Second Life, social media, Techsoup, virtual community, virtual reality, Virtual Relay For Life, webinar
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May 2nd, 2012
Job interviewing can be stressful enough by itself, but what happens when you and a friend wind up competing for the same position? How do you maintain the friendship during and after? See what Imelda* and Josie* did.
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Tags: career, career goals, career skills, career strategy, employer, employment, fix it or forget it, interview, interviewers, job, job advice, job search, jobs, management, networking, recruiters, woman, women, workplace
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April 11th, 2012
Have you upgraded your organization’s events, to reflect how participants now see themselves engaging? That is, as an active shareholder, rather than a passive recipient? Similar to social media, people expect involvement.
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Tags: annual giving, Autism Speaks, awareness, campaign, donor, event, event management, events, Facebook, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, fund raising, fundraising, Mackinac Bridge, non profit, non profits, nonprofit, nonprofits, Pinterest, Scleroderma Foundation, social media, special event, special events, substance abuse, substance addiction, The Dionysus Project, Twitter, volunteer, volunteer management, volunteers, Walk for Cure, YouTube
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April 4th, 2012
A most difficult situation in the workplace is when management has essentially pitted employees against one another, whether consciously or not. Teamwork then becomes nearly impossible. See what Gertrude* and Hector* did.
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Tags: Barbara Hannah Grufferman, body language, career, career goals, career skills, career strategy, Chris Mittelstaedt, competiton, employees, employer, employment, fix it or forget it, fund raising, fundraising, Inc.com, job, job advice, job search, jobs, management, motivation, non profit, non profits, non verbal communication, nonprofit, nonprofits, The Huffington Post, woman, women, workplace
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