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Do You Have What it Takes to Work in a Non-Profit?

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I think many non-profits are using more management techniques found in the business world, but I wouldn’t suggest a job seeker sit down and say to a non-profit organization: ‘Listen, I can help your non-profit run more like a business.’ Kisha DeSandies , who works as a communications manager for a non-profit association in Alexandria, Va.,

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Do You Have What it Takes to Work in a Non-Profit?

On The Job

I think many non-profits are using more management techniques found in the business world, but I wouldn’t suggest a job seeker sit down and say to a non-profit organization: ‘Listen, I can help your non-profit run more like a business.’ Kisha DeSandies , who works as a communications manager for a non-profit association in Alexandria, Va.,

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And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road.