This blog post was written by Wanda Kusumajuda Pichette for Charity Village and provides advice for how to get noticed and promoted within a nonprofit team.
Being ambitious and wanting to advance your career is a healthy motivation. After all, self-actualization is indeed listed within Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Unfortunately, in the nonprofit sector it isn’t always clear how to do this.
In my experience, the key to getting noticed in nonprofits is to emphasize your soft skills, such as personality and emotional intelligence, that align with the organization, rather than just your hard, or technical, skills. Here are some of the points I personally look for when I am considering someone to promote from within my team:
Be good at your current job
If you cannot demonstrate your ability to do your current position well, it will be difficult for any supervisor or manager to envision you for career advancement.
Read more at: https://charityvillage.com/advancing-your-career-how-to-get-noticed-in-a-nonprofit-workplace/
