This post was authored by Trish Tchume, Director of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN), and originally appeared on the YNPN Blog.

If you’re like me, you read through the 2014 Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector report and breathed a sigh of relief. Not because the 2014 report paints a particularly rosy picture of where we are as a society and as a sector, mind you, but because the results of the 2009 survey are still seared into so many of our memories. 

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This post was authored by Trish Tchume, Director of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN), and originally appeared on the YNPN Blog.

So it’s been about 9 months since you looked in your inbox and checked your Twitter feed, saw the words “Beans and Cornbread” for the first time, and thought:

“What the…?”

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This post originally appeared on the YNPN-Chicago Blog.  On April 5th and 6th, I had the pleasure of attending the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) National Conference here in Chicago.  The EPIP Executive Director, Rahsaan Harris, invited me to join as one of the Board Chairs of YNPN Chicago.  I was very excited about participating in this event because of the insights I would gain from future philanthropic leaders and the new information I could share with the YNPN member base to build our programming and partners. For those of you not familiar with EPIP, they are a similar in purpose to YNPN although their programming is specific for up and coming leadership in the philanthropic sector.  Currently, there is not a chapter in Chicago but there was an announcement that they are going to explore that option this year.  Very exciting! Here are three main take-a-ways/reflections as “The Mole” for the nonprofit sector: Read more

Note: this event is now sold out. Thanks to everyone for registering! EPIP-DC and YNPNdc are excited to host Trista Harris for an exciting discussion about how to build your professional development pathway and develop goals to achieve the career of your dreams!In this information-packed event, you will learn six ways to advance your career, including expert tips on how to: develop expertise build a strong network establish a great personal brand practice authentic leadership plan for balance move on up Read more

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network & Opportunity Knocks host an event that will explore the often tricky relationship between grantseekers and grantmakers. Writing a solid proposal isn’t always everything. As you’ll learn from this engaging session presented by John Hicks, President & CEO of the New York City-based development consultancy firm, J.C. Geever, Inc., obtaining or renewing philanthropic funding means much more than simply presenting a well-written proposal. Successful development professionals today build relationships with grantmakers to establish trust and respect, understanding and cooperation. Learn how you can engage grantmakers and form lasting relationships that will keep your nonprofit’s funding coming back year after year. Date: November 1, 2011 | Time: 6:30-8:30pm Address: Support Center for Nonprofit Management 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor, Conference Rm New York, New York Map and Directions Price: $10.00 To learn more and register, click here. Read more