by Tony Poderis | Sep 27, 2007 | Development Team |
Introduction The interview form presented below is designed to elicit as much pertinent information as possible and as desired or required in the most advanced of interviews. However, for the vast majority of non-profit organizations, it is meant to be a guide to the...
by Tony Poderis | Jul 19, 2007 | Development Team |
A For-Profit Salesperson’s Guide to Getting a Job in Non-Profit Development Introduction The primary and most direct way for sales professionals to obtain positions as development professionals in non-profit organizations is for former sales professionals to...
by Joyce Braun Poderis | Apr 12, 2007 | Development Team, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Wearing Those Development and Marketing “Hats” at the Same Time: A Bad Fit and a Headache Introduction For decades, I have heard about, observed, and have had personal relationships with scores of individuals who attempted to wear the Development and...
by Tony Poderis | Jul 25, 2006 | Development Team |
The short answer is sooner rather than later! If a non-profit organization is beginning to ask whether it needs a professional development director, it probably should have hired one months, even years ago. The biggest mistake non-profits make in hiring their first...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 25, 2005 | Development Team |
Non-profits with resources sufficient to engage professionals in key staff positions seem to find it relatively easy to determine salaries for heads of marketing, finance, and human resources, among others. Development directors however are another story. Why is that?...
by Tony Poderis | May 24, 2005 | Development Team, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
(It Makes for a More Perfect Fund-raising World) Introduction The fund-raising “left hand” not knowing what the “right hand” is doing when it comes to who is asking whom for how much, for which purpose, and when, has always been a common...
