Nonprofit Professionals

What are your best qualities? Are your best work qualities the same as your best home qualities?

I'm afraid my best qualities are different between work at home.… at work I feel like my best qualit… more

If you could design the perfect team-building activity and/or ice-breaker question, what would it be?

One of my favorite ice-breakers is 2 truths & a lie - each person shares 3 things about them, … more

How do you handle disagreements within a team? At my work we don't really have a good system and instead people get passive aggressive or things get swept under the rug. Any advice is welcome and … more

How do you encourage creativity and new ideas within your team?

At my work we have a monthly meeting where all staff (ppl from upstairs and downstairs) are welcome to come and share new ideas or proce… more

Tips for shutting down someone who takes 20-30 minutes to provide her 5-minute overview?

I hold a weekly round robin for the legal staff. I can get through 8 of 9 in 20 minutes on most days. Then #9 takes 20-30 all by herself.

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What are some successful partnerships your organization has formed, and what made them effective? For me, i’ve befriended school professionals in the same district as my work and offer grief trainings… more

What drives you to stay in the nonprofit world, despite the challenges? For me, it’s the fact that I have a great deal of autonomy and I love the population I work with.

Would you say that getting hired on the job is considered a red flag? I feel like the interviews at my last several jobs have been way too informal and we pretty much lead them to think they got the j… more

What is your go to midday snack? I either bring rice cakes w peanut butter, chocolate chips and honey drizzled on it or a protein shake. On days where I am reckless I’ll get hot fries and a diet coke.… more

Is there a website or job board that anyone knows of or uses to find work in nonprofit organizations?

What is one daily workplace task that you dread the most and/or try to get out of any chance you get? Mine is daily huddle. I see the benefits in morning huddles, but the huddles with my team are not … more

Does your work offer a pay bump for training new hires or supervising students/interns? I recently learned that other disciplines do indeed compensated for the task, but mine does not. Nurses make an … more

What is one change you’d like to see in your place of work in the next 3-6 months? I'd like to see more people take ownership of mistakes and be able to openly admit when something isn't worki… more

Which workplace jargon makes your skin crawl? I have many, but my least favorite include “sunsetting”….”putting a pin in it…” and anything with the word “workflow” in it. Automatic eye roll anytime I … more

Which workplace words and/or jargon make your skin crawl? I’ll go first, hold my purse. We’re sunsetting ______. Anything involving the word “workflow”. Looping in “subject experts”. Things being “mi… more

What's the most memorable compliment you've received about your work? Mine was that I have a gift that needs to be shared in my work w kids and families…

Do you have any daily or yearly work traditions that boost staff morale? Looking for ideas.… something simple but meaningful….

I am looking for a role in the nonprofit sector. I have 7 years experience with diverse expertise as a nonprofit executive director, and I am affiliated to some UN agencies. I am also a tech savvy with spec… more

I have been looking to transition from corporate into nfp for a couple months now. Looking for marketing, events or development. I’m willing to take the pay cut and have volunteered for years but I ca… more

How do you balance the mission-driven goals of your organization with the financial realities you face? At my former job, they started tightening the budget and one of the first things to go were the … more

How do you approach diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization, and what steps have you taken to foster a more inclusive environment? The DEI committee at my hospital recently didled bu… more

What strategies have you found effective for engaging and retaining volunteers in your organization? We have a yearly volunteer recognition dinner to honor our volunteers…at this event we also award v… more

Which person at work do you wish to get to know better? For me, I would love to have lunch with our exec team and get to know them on a more personal level… i’d also love to shadow them for a day

Do you plan on obtaining any add’tl trainings and/or certifications this year? If so, tell us about it and if your work is paying your way or if will come out of your own pocket.
Personally, I’d love t… more

Have you ever kept a secret for a coworker, whether it was work related or not? I feel like I am the office therpaist so my answer is yes for both situations….. The work secret involved having another… more

How do you measure the impact of your programs, and what challenges do you face in doing so? We rely mainly on post discharge surveys but we have a very low participation rate at the moment…

If you were giving a tour to a new hire where would you take them first? I'm showing them the bathrooms and company kitchen where you can purchase snacks and drinks…

Would you rather your boss offer praise and recognition, do something nice for you, or gift you something after a job well done? Personally I appreciate praise and recognition…

I have a panel interview today with two individuals who I would supervise, if I’m hired for the role. Does anyone have suggestions regarding the best questions to ask them?

(Both individuals have been … more

If you could take a one year, paid sabbatical from work what would you do? I'd travel Europe and/or live at a Buddhist monastery in India….

Does anyone have office chores? When I worked at a very small non profit we had turns washing our dishes, vacuuming the office, etc. Now at my much bigger non-profit my one chore is to help take the t… more

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I spent my career in Anti-Money Laundering & was recently laid off. I'm seriously thinking about switching to a job that would have a positive impact on others but still need to bring home … more

Anyone have unlimited pto and or flex pto? What’s your experience with it? Only managers/leaders have that luxury and I feel like details are fuzzy…..

What makes a good mentor at work? I look for someone who is trustworthy and truthful and who can give me the tea….

What’s the story of the name of the non profit you work for? Mine involves the last name of the founder.… years ago I worked at a grief center that was named after a pediatric cancer patient who died.… more

Which three objects would you save first if your place of work caught fire? I would grab my laptop, airpods, and my planner…

If your nonprofit were a superhero team, what powers would each sector bring to the table? At my non-profit, the development team would have the power of bringing ppl back to life, the child life team… more

If you could envision the perfect world where your nonprofit's mission is fully realized, what does that world look like? For me, it is a place where medically complex kids and their families have… more

What's one innovative strategy or approach your nonprofit has implemented recently, and what impact has it had on your cause? For me, using CHAT GPT to help create anything from program outlines t… more