by Mazarine | Feb 25, 2021 | Conflict, Finding a job, Leadership, Sector-Switching, women
I’ve been excited for months to share Anjali Nath Upadhyay with you. Her podcast, Feral Visions, has been enlightening and inspiring me with so many ideas. Here’s just a tiny excerpt of an interview she did with D’Juan Owens of #nowhitesaviors: ...
by Mazarine | Jan 27, 2020 | Appeals, Events, Fundraising 101, Sector-Switching, Starting a nonprofit
Are you new to fundraising? Or know someone who is? Here’s a list of common fundraising direct mail terms from my book, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. Feel free to bookmark this and come back to it. You will need this working with a mailhouse, and...
by Mazarine | Nov 14, 2019 | Conflict, Finding a job, Keeping a job, Sector-Switching
When you’re going into a fundraising interview, you might have rosy glasses around this organization. After all, it’s been a long hard slog to find a job! They actually called you in for an interview! How exciting! It’s the MAGICAL NONPROFIT UNICORN!...
by Mazarine | Jul 23, 2019 | Becoming a Grantwriter, Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Finding a job, Sector-Switching
How can you break into the field? It’s a dilemma. People often come to me with this question, as I work with them on their fundraising careers. In this segment we talk about how I got started, how YOU can get started, ways to start gaining experience before you...
by Mazarine | Jul 8, 2019 | Finding a job, Keeping a job, Major gifts career, Sector-Switching, women
What’s the next step for you in your fundraising career? How can you figure out where you want to go? I help people with this question all the time. In this video we talk about how to track your accomplishments, how to figure out what would truly...
by Mazarine | Jun 18, 2019 | Conflict, Finding a job, Sector-Switching
In the last several years, I have seen a disturbing trend. It’s requiring degrees in a discipline that seems to require experience more than a degree to do well. For instance. Outreach. I have a friend who has 20+ years experience in outreach, but...
