The Nonprofit Academy PRESENTS!

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1 The Nonprofit Academy PRESENTS! PRESENTS HOW TO MAKE A SPLASH IN YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS with Mazarine Treyz #npapresents You can have virtually anything you want if you re willing to hear NO often enough! -Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz

2 PRESENTS h(p://thenonprofitacademy.com/vault/ #npapresents You can have virtually anything you want if you re willing to hear NO often enough! -Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz

3 How to make a splash in your first 90 days for The Nonprofit Academy Presenter: Mazarine Treyz Author, Get the Job! Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide

4 About the presenter In 2009 ran a career fair for 1,500 people, called The best in 8 years In ran a nonprofit job club in Austin, Texas, with guest speakers such as the Chief Development Officers and Executive Directors. Mazarine Treyz is the author of Get the Job, Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide, given a 5 star review by Nonprofit.About.com in 2013 In 2015 founder of The Fundraising Career Conference, learn more at: Copyright 2013 Wild Social Media LLC

5 Today we will learn 1) How can you deal with new job overwhelm AND get it all done? 2) What are 3 conversations you MUST have with your boss to be successful? 3) How to gather a team of people to help you achieve your goals? 4) How to get recognition for your accomplishments?

6 AND MORE 5) How can you step into leadership roles at nonprofits? 6) How do you show people your value as a leader? 7) How can you get more responsibility & learning opps at your job? 8) BONUS: Real Case Studies of how people moved on up in their careers

7 New Job!

8 How to Deal with Overwhelm AND Get It Done?

9 How to Deal with Overwhelm AND Get It Done? 1. Urgent and Important Getting appeal letter out Getting sponsors for event 2. Not Urgent and Important Grant research Year end review 3. Urgent and not important 4. Not urgent and not important Time-wasting website of your choice

10 3 Essential Boss Conversations Get Meta. Have a conversation about how your boss wants you to communicate. What's YOUR communication style? How can you sync up with your boss?

11 3 Essential Boss Conversations Your needs. Have a conversation where you explain to your boss what you need to be successful in fundraising. l Database l Budget for fundraising l Budget for marketing l Admin assistant l Part time temp for event l Volunteer Coordinator

12 3 Essential Boss Conversations Professional development. Have a conversation about how you can advance in the organization. l Using your strengths l Job title l Conferences l Webinars l Budget for professional advancement

13 3 MORE Essential Boss Conversations Have a weekly conversation on Monday where you ask what the situation is this week. What is the highest priority, what is second, and so on.

14 3 MORE Essential Boss Conversations Have a conversation about what your boss's expectations are for fundraising or for your role.

15 3 MORE Essential Boss Conversations Yet more Meta: Have a conversation about the conversation: What's working, communication-wise? Are there words you need clarification about? Are there different definitions of words? What do you expect when your boss uses the word metrics? What do THEY expect?

16 How to Move On Up and Get Recognized? Lie #1: You Will Move Up If You Work Hard. Lie #2: Show passion for the mission and you'll be promoted. Lie #3: You'll be promoted from within. Just Hang In There.

17 How Do You Get Recognition? Figure out which metrics matter. Keep meticulous records of each of your victories. Career Fair I ran

18 How Do You Get Recognition? Figure out which metrics matter. Keep meticulous records of each of your victories. Media coverage I got in major regional newspaper

19 How Do You Get Recognition? Start by recognizing others. When you look for ways to appreciate and recognize others, you'll soon find people finding ways to appreciate and recognize you.

20 How Do You Get Recognition? Create a 3 month review for yourself Did you improve donor tracking? How many times did we communicate? Via what media? What was our reach? How many grant proposals did we send?

21 First 90 Days Goals Checklist Create a 3 month review for yourself 1. Outreach numbers online offline 2. Media reach numbers online offline 3. Creating the 1 page fundraising plan 4. Donor cultivation meetings # of meetings 5. Systems research and creation

22 Get More Responsibility l Start to volunteer for extra tasks. l Talk with HR or your boss about taking on more responsibility. l Volunteer at another nonprofit's event

23 Get More Learning Opportunities Ask how much money is in the training budget for you to attend trainings. Research conferences, webinars, and workshops in your area or virtually. If your boss won't pay, go on your own dime and network like crazy.

24 How to Become a Leader Become a board member: l Make a lateral move l If you are at a large, bureaucratic nonprofit, getting an advanced degree can be persuasive to superiors. l Search idealist.org for new small nonprofits, become a consultant and help them. l

25 Get a Personal Board of Directors 1) Figure out who you admire, and write down questions for them. 2) Take them out to coffee or Skype. 3) Ask them how they got where they are today. 4) Ask them what books helped them succeed. 5) Ask them if they would consider being on your personal board of directors. 6) Meet with them once a quarter and check in. Get their advice.

26 Case Studies Barry Silverberg Irene Konev

27 Case Studies Lisa Avra Sue Thornton

28 Survey: What will you do as a result of this session today? I will a) Separate my tasks into urgent/important etc b) Start appreciating others more c) Create a personal board of directors d) Have those essential boss conversations e) Keep better track of my accomplishments Tweet this presentation: #frcareer Copyright 2013 Wild Social Media LLC

29 Want more one-on-one help? Yes, I help people with resumes, cover letters, and interviewing. Get in touch and let's chat! Mazarine Treyz info@wildwomanfundraising.com Phone: (503)

30 Set yourself up to succeed My Fundraising Mastermind Elite program will set you up to succeed in your fundraising job. It's like getting a $4,000 coupon to my store- every course, every webinar- it's all in here.

31 Thank you for coming! My Fundraising Mastermind Elite program will help you get essential knowledge in your first year on a new job. What did you learn? Tweet it #frcareer More questions? Mazarine Treyz info@wildwomanfundraising.com Phone: (503)