Note: This guest post is from consultant and author Harvey McKinnon. Thanks, Harvey! If you can’t build trust, you can’t create social change. Ineffective language choices are one of the quickest ways to lose trust ... and if people don’t trust you, they won’t listen, join, volunteer, donate, or take other actions. People don’t hear … [Read more...]
Hiring in a just, equitable way
Note: This guest post is from Sonia Silbert, who works with 350Vermont and serves on the board of Training for Change. Thanks, Sonia! Job searches! The excitement. The hope. The rejections. The depressing silences... Job hunting can be demoralizing and demeaning for the applicants. Those doing the hiring are often too busy or … [Read more...]
Train Your Staff to Raise Money
Years ago, I was hired to lead an all-staff fundraising workshop for a mid-sized nonprofit. When I walked into the training room, about a dozen people were waiting for me: arms crossed, eyes down, sideways smirks. This was a “mandatory training opportunity” for program staff. None of them had the words “fundraising” or “development” … [Read more...]