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Moving On Up In Your Nonprofit Career

Presenter: Mazarine TreyzAuthor, The Wild Woman's Guide to Fundraising

Mazarine Treyz has connected nonprofit jobseekers and employers for over five years, and

Managed nonprofit career fairs Analyzed thousands of resumes Ran a successful nonprofit job club in 2010 Connected with career speakers in a variety of industries Helped people get jobs in nonprofit and government Raised millions for nonprofits

Mazarine Treyz is the author of the popular Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. Her book was named as one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter. WildWomanFundraising.com has 21,000 monthly readers.

AND Mazarine Treyz moved on up from Development Assistant to Development Director and Development Consultant. She also co-founded a nonprofit, The Moon Balloon Project.

About the Speaker

Today We Will Learn: How to talk about your accomplishments?

How to get recognition for your accomplishments?

What are some of the best ways to step into leadership roles at nonprofits?

How do you show people your value as a leader?

Case Studies of how people moved on up in their careers

How can you get more responsibility and learning opportunities at your job?

How can you dominate LinkedIn and really work your profile?

What are some adjectives that describe you?

AcceptingAltruisticAmbitiousArticulateCalmCaringCharismaticCleverCommittedCompassionateConscientiousCreativeDetailed

How to Talk About Your Accomplishments?

DiligentEfficientEconomicalEmpoweringEnergeticEnthusiasticFlexibleFocusedGoal-orientedHealthyInfluentialIndependentLively

NurturingOptimisticOutgoingPatientReliableTechnicalStubbornSupportiveVersatileVisionary

What are some action words that describe what you did?

Facilitated Directed Researched Developed Collaborated Managed Coordinated Supervised Wrote Raised


Write 5 What/How/Wow stories:

What you did: Example: Increased donations 28%

How you did it: Stayed late stuffing envelopes, studied how to improve appeal letters, rewrote it three times, and sent it to a segment of LYBUNT donors.

WOW! What happened: Raised $66,000 with your year-end appeal, 20% more than last year!

Does not have to be work related.



Your Strengths: Example

My skills, according to the Clifton Strengthsfinder, are Achiever, Strategic, Creativity, Focus, Positivity, and Individualization. What are YOUR strengths? How do these lead to your accomplishments?

Take Action: Go buy the book “Strengthsfinder 2.0,” then take the test at Strengthsfinder.com (hint: Bookfinder.com has it cheap!)

How do you get recognition for your accomplishments?

Create friendships with board members/sister nonprofit peers

Show them what you're doing. Soak in their praise. Ask for a recommendation and reference. Ask them to recommend a mentor for your

nonprofit career.

Start by recognizing others. Ask HR if you could create a “nonprofit staffer of the month” program to encourage a culture of recognizing and celebrating little victories. (Or do this at your monthly staff meeting.)

How do you get recognition for your accomplishments?

Figure out which metrics matter, which are important to show not just competence but mastery at your current job or volunteer position.

Keep meticulous records of each of your victories. Put it in your board reports as well as Keep it in a safe file folder at home. Ask bosses and co-workers to write you recommendations

on LinkedIn based on this evidence.


Lie #1: You Will Move Up If You Work Hard

Lie #2: Show passion for the mission and you'll be promoted.

Lie #3: You'll be promoted from within. Just Hang In There.


Become a board member Make a lateral move If you are at a large, bureaucratic nonprofit, getting an

advanced degree can be persuasive to superiors. Search idealist.org for new small nonprofits, become a

consultant and help them.

According to the Bridgespan Group, most nonprofit staff are NOT being groomed for leadership, and only 33% of the time do people from inside the nonprofit even attempt to fill senior leadership level positions.

Case Studies:

According to Chief Development Officer of the Texas Historical Commission, Lisa Avra, volunteering on the board led to her becoming the Executive Director of an organization, which led to bigger opportunities down the road.

From the Executive Director of CASA Highland Lakes, Sue Thornton, she researched the organization and started to act like she had the job and work for them before she had the job.

Case Studies of how people moved on up in their Nonprofit careers

Case Studies:

According to the President of Texas Association for Nonprofit Organizations (TANO), Barry Silverberg, he turned a situation around and made his own opportunity.

From Outreach Coordinator for the City of Portland's Independent Police Review, Irene Konev, she exhaustively researched the field and job before the interviews. She beat out 200 other candidates for the job, without a college degree and having never worked for the City before.

Case Studies of how people moved on up in their Nonprofit careers


Getting More Responsibility

Start to volunteer for extra tasks. For Example: If you're the temp, Americorps Fellow or Development Associate, volunteer to help with the mailing or event.

Talk with HR or your boss about taking on more responsibility. Ask about what opportunities are available for advancement if you do.

Volunteer at another nonprofit's event and talk with staff, network with people at the event, see who you can meet.


Learning Opportunities

Step 1: Tell your boss you want more learning opportunities. Ask your boss how much money is in the training budget for you to attend training webinars.

Step 2: Research conferences, webinars, and workshops in your area or virtually. Just like this one.

Step 3: If your boss won't pay, go on your own dime and network like crazy. You need to be in a workplace that believes in promoting from within and nurturing talent. It will also look good on your resume to show that you kept learning.

How to dominate Linkedin

Get Found

a. Cross-list yourself in different industries. (marketing, PR, consulting)b. Join as many relevant groups as you can. (Join the CharityHowTo Linkedin Group!) c. When you're giving a talk or attending an event, announce it in your relevant regional groups and see if you can get some people to meet you there. d. Answer questions and get expert status. This will lead to an increase in people looking at your profile.

How To Dominate LinkedIn

Get Recenta. Add your twitter stream.b. Add your slides to slideshare, add books that you're reading.c. Add your most recent positions/clients/publications.d. Post your blog posts in your relevant groups, and add your blog feed

to your profile.


Get Testimonials

a. People believe what OTHER people say about you. Actively solicit testimonials now from former or current co-workers, supervisors, clients. b. GIVE testimonials. One of the best ways to get them is to give them.c. Whenever you meet new people and do work for them, volunteer or pro bono or otherwise, get testimonials.


Connection Etiquette

a. Don't just use the placeholder text. Give a good reason they should connect with you. Another person's recommendation is best. b. Give something before you ask for something. c. Don't connect with people you don't know.

Want more knowledge?

There is SO MUCH more I could share with you, such as;

How can you never miss a job posting, ever again?How can you create a compelling cover letter that gets results?How to ask good interview questions to find out if your boss will be a bully, or if they have unrealistic expectations for your position?How to talk about your accomplishments without bragging? How to answer the tough interview questions? as well as what interview questions you don't have to answerHow can you deal with new job overwhelm AND get it all done?The three conversations you MUST have with your boss to be successfulHow can you gather a team to help you achieve your goals?How can you relate unrelated experience on your resume?How to successfully negotiate for a higher nonprofit salary AND MOREPLUS: Tons of bonus materials!

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Thank you for attending today.

Mazarine Treyz helps people get nonprofit jobs. Including resumes and cover letters and mock interviews to help people get that job and move up in their careers. Mazarine helps people start nonprofit consulting businesses as well.

More questions? Email: [email protected]

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