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Giuliani Makes the Choice Clear for Nonprofits

The Nonprofit Consultant

He was talking about the Democratic Candidate, Barack Obama, and critiquing his resume. And that's just the first problem with his resume!" At the RNC, community organizing and nonprofit work is the stuff of humor, proof of inexperience, and a disqualifier for any "real" public policy work. GIULIANI: "He worked as a.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. All in all, we sent fictitious resumes to 316 offices of 147 top law firms in 14 cities, from candidates who were supposedly trying to land a summer internship position.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits. In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Nonprofit Job Board. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY .

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LinkedIn Launches Board Connect Service

The Nonprofit Consultant

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals of all sectors, has just announced the launch of their new Board Connect service for nonprofit organizations. Best of all, the service is free to nonprofits ( business use of the Talent Finder can cost $1,000). So, what could be wrong with all this?

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Joining a Nonprofit Board of Directors: The Why and How of It

The Nonprofit Consultant

Perhaps you have had some experience giving your time and efforts to local nonprofit organizations, but find something lacking in the experience. Perhaps you are looking to add a leadership component to your volunteer activities and resume. Use this time to step up your volunteer involvement and learn more about the group.

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Proposal to Funding Conversion Rates

The Nonprofit Consultant

An established, larger, or older nonprofit might be only working with the same foundations year after year, and only responding to direct invitations to submit a proposal. Meanwhile, in your letter and resume, you should explain that your success rate is based on the assignment given.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)

Management Consulted

And very few people asked me that question, but when they did, they got to hear me talk about a global nonprofit that I was thinking about working for, an airline, and Bain, and what I thought some of the differences were. For me, when I chose Bain, I had three jobs that were on the table. How do you make the interview more personal?