Knowing that making meaningful first connections with others can be tough with a myriad of networking opportunities, referrals, and the busy lives many of us live, the Starfish Impact team put together the following five elements that can help ensure a successful first connection, and make relationship building worth your time. Trust. How do you trust…
Nonprofit jobs can be very satisfying but often pay less than the for profit marketplace, and their employees usually work very hard to fulfill their organization’s mission. Here are a few negotiating tips to keep in mind as you accept a job offer from a nonprofit that can ensure that both you and your future bosses…
As someone who has worked in development and management at nonprofits for several years, I can tell you that nonprofits were having this discussion at length well before the funding community began talking about it. And fortunately, there’s been a good amount of discussion around this. But much of the conversation around unrestricted giving has…
If you didn’t grow up discussing estate plans with your parents, it’s likely that you may be hesitating to talk to your children and grandchildren about your estate plans. But these conversations don’t have to be scary or daunting. The following are a few of our favorite tips to make the conversations (yes, plural) easier:…
Estate planning can seem scary if you’ve never broached the topic before, but there are many ways to make the conversations a bit less overwhelming. If you are making an estate plan for the first time or revising an existing one, you should consider how philanthropy might fit into your estate plan. While the tax…
Unfortunately disasters and their subsequent appeal for help seem to be happening all too frequently these days. From man made ones, like gun violence, to natural disasters, like large earthquakes, the mass amount of media coverage immediately following a disaster and the great amount of empathy the public shares can lead to quick decisions about…