Adding Volunteer and Board Service on Resumes Can Boost Your Job Prospects

August 16, 2022

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: board service, non profits, resume, volunteer experience

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Categories: Articles

According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, candidates with volunteer experience are 27 percent more likely to get a job after being out of work than those who did not volunteer. Many hiring managers, particularly those in the nonprofit sector, have a deep appreciation for candidates who give their time to organizations that are […]

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has appointed Jodi Nelson as managing director, effective philanthropy, starting March 1, 2022. In this newly-created role, Nelson will design and build a high impact advising team that will serve as a resource to the foundation’s leadership and staff on strategy, program measurement, evaluation and learning. She will report […]

January 5, 2022

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: references, search firms, viewcrest advisors

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Categories: Articles

Checking references is a critical step toward making your final hiring decision and setting up your new leader for success in your mission-driven organization. Most hiring organizations underestimate the helpful information you can obtain from reference checks if you both ask and listen carefully. By speaking with former colleagues, you’ll have insights to add to [...]

June 11, 2021

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: hiring, search firms, viewcrest advisors

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Categories: Articles

May 26, 2021 Several ingredients go into building strong nonprofit organizations. Given the potential of what the right people in senior leadership roles can accomplish, organizations need to invest both the time and resources necessary to attract and assimilate those leaders. When attracting senior leaders, organizations have the option to lead their searches internally (i.e., […]

July 21, 2020

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: Catherine Stihler, CEO, Creative Commons

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Categories: Client News

July 9, 2020: The Board of Directors of Creative Commons announced today that Catherine Stihler has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Stihler has been an international champion for openness as a legislator and practitioner for more than 20 years. She will begin her work with CC on August 17, 2020. https://creativecommons.org/2020/07/09/announcing-creative-commons-new-ceo-catherine-stihler/

June 2, 2020

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Categories: Articles

It’s been awhile since most head hunters relied on their “little black book” but currently, with pressure from their clients also hold the belief that organisations should take into greater consideration candidates’ potential and personality in their recruitment decisions. https://disrupt-your-career.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Audacious-Headhunters_May-2020.pdf

October 1, 2019

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: NFTE; JD LaRock, President

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Categories: Client News

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship), a global educational nonprofit focused on activating the entrepreneurial mindset and building startup skills in young people from underserved communities, announced it has named Dr. J.D. LaRock as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer effective September 30, 2019. Reaching more than 100,000 students annually, NFTE […]

September 9, 2019

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by: Kathleen Yazbak

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Tags: boards, non profit, Patti Bellinger, social impact

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Categories: Articles

Nonprofit and for-profit boards have different motivations for doing what they do for their organizations: Nonprofit board members seek increased social impact; for-profit board members seek increased shareholder value. But do these differences mean they don’t have something to learn from one another? Patti Bellinger, executive director and adjunct lecturer at the Center for Public […]