Written by Victoria Shadle Volunteers are the lifeblood of the US nonprofit sector. The sector does not work without their passion, energy, and resources; and in the case of volunteers who serve on nonprofits’ boards, they’re required by law. …

Written by Victoria Shadle Last year I interviewed 20 strangers, all nonprofit professionals, from across the country and I asked everyone the same four big-picture questions about our sector as part of the “Surveying the Field” series. Today, I’m sharing how they responded to our second question: If you could…

Written by Victoria Shadle One of the biggest misconceptions about the nonprofit sector is that our organizations should operate more like for-profit businesses. …

Written by Victoria Shadle In our Surveying the Field series I spoke with twenty nonprofit professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to get a pulse on big picture topics about the sector from everyday nonprofit folk. …

Written by Victoria Shadle If you’ve been following along with the Surveying the Field series, you’ve seen how nonprofit professionals from across the United States responded to our four big-picture questions: 1. What do you think are the biggest misconceptions about the nonprofit sector? 2. If you could tell nonprofit…

Written by Victoria Shadle After nearly four months of talking to strangers in the nonprofit sector for Surveying the Field, this series is wrapping up with our 20th interview— and also our first guest who will remain anonymous. …

Written by Victoria Shadle As part of Surveying the Field where I’m interviewing 20 strangers with experience in the nonprofit sector and asking everyone the same four questions, I recently spoke with Vallye Adams and Nicole Gabler. Vallye lives in Tampa and has worked in both the private and nonprofit…

Written by Victoria Shadle As part of Surveying the Field I recently interviewed Paul Yeghiayan and Zulakha Iqbal, both nonprofit professionals based in the Washington DC Area. Paul has been a fundraising consultant for the past few years, and before that held leadership roles in development offices at nonprofits for…

Written by Victoria Shadle As part of Surveying the Field and my endeavor to interview 20 strangers with experience in the nonprofit sector, I recently spoke with Meghan Freebeck. Meghan has spent her career working in the nonprofit sector first in Chicago at an arts education organization and then a…