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Careers and Recruiting Newsletter
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At the annual Non-Profit Human Resources Conference in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2009, Bridgespan Group Partner Wayne Luke shared a story about a high-profile search to find the right job candidates for an historic new venture. The story was that of the Mercury Seven and how they had been recruited and selected by NASA in 1958. According to Luke, the Mercury Seven were the ultimate sector switchers—individuals whose experience came from outside the sector they were entering—and their story illustrates how nonprofits can identify, evaluate, and integrate sector switchers into their organizations.
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| Ross Maund: Doing Your Homework to Smooth the Transition |
Ross Maund has some advice for private sector professionals who are considering moving to the nonprofit sector: Do your homework about the nonprofit sector before you take on a nonprofit leadership role. It is advice Maund said he wishes he had received before he became president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Junior Achievement (JA) of Canada and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
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Discussion
What does your organization do to prepare professionals from the for-profit sector for their new nonprofit roles?
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Poll
Will your organization be recruiting for senior management roles in the New Year?
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Junior Achievement of New York
President
New York, NY
Junior Achievement of New York (JANY) is a nonprofit organization that connects volunteers with students in grades K-12. Through in-class activities, after-school programs, and workplace experiences, students acquire the confidence they need to succeed in their future careers and in life. The organization seeks a President, who will oversee all operations of the organization. Specific responsibilities of the President include: identifying strategic priorities and working with the board of directors to develop a board-supported plan of strategic action; developing annual budgets and aligning resources to JANY’s strategic goals; developing and implementing effective fund-raising campaigns; acting as the key spokesperson for the organization; and providing staff leadership. Successful candidates will have held a prior leadership position (CEO, COO, or other senior level executive) in a similar sized or larger organization, with experience running a sizeable, successful nonprofit being preferred. Professional qualifications desired include: the ability to lead; fund-raising and coalition-building skills; and the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in a public arena. Desired personal attributes include: a passion for JANY’s mission; the ability to adapt to a changing environment and work with diverse groups; and the ability to reach common ground and build alliances without compromising the organization's interests.
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Strive For
Board Member
San Francisco, CA
Founded in 2009, and still in its formative stages, Strive For is a San Francisco based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teenagers in the foster care system accomplish dreams while developing their ability to sustain life-long independence through mentorship. Strive For seeks board members to provide leadership and sustainability at the highest levels of the organization, and believes that board members play a critical role in shaping the organization. Board members are expected to represent Strive For in the community and to raise money. Rather than asking for specific qualifications, the organization strives to assemble a board with a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds; in that spirit, Strive For is seeking individuals ranging from community and business leaders to current undergraduate and graduate students.
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 Bridgestar would like to announce two new LinkedIn groups for our COO members in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C. areas: the Bay Area Nonprofit COO Group and the D.C. Nonprofit COO Group. These two groups are part of our National Nonprofit COO Group in addition to our Boston Nonprofit COO Group. These three subgroups allow for COOs in these locales to meet in person to discuss topics of interest to COOs in nonprofit organizations, share best practices, and network.
You must be a member of the National Nonprofit COO Group in order to join. Please visit our Networking page for more details.
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Bridgestar is an initiative of the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Bridgestar offers a nonprofit job board, board of director listings, content, and tools designed to help nonprofit organizations build strong leadership teams and individuals pursue career paths as nonprofit leaders.
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