Stick It Out! Why Leaving May Not Be A Good Idea

Phil's Careers Blog Stick It Out! Why Leaving May Not Be A Good Idea By Phil Gérard Appeared initially in Canadian Fundraising and Philanthropy: /articles/Stick-it-out-Why-leaving-may-not-be-a-good-idea Turnover is a big problem for the fundraising occupation. A few years ago a recruiter would have been involved a couple of candidate who had moved jobs every two or three years. Now if you have accomplished three years, you could have critical endurance! While I am half-joking, the tragedy is that I am only half-joking. I am listening to more and more about fundraisers who depart a job underneath one yr of service â€" even less than half a year! Too many alternatives? There are many issues with this. First of all, turnover hurts the group’s backside line and its relationships with donors. It additionally hurts the job-altering fundraiser’s reputation. Yet in an surroundings the place recruiters call fundraising professionals weekly to current engaging career opportunities, it is tempting and straightforward to make a career transfer. In an environment the place you don’t have so many options, you may consider staying in a job longer despite the fact that it isn't perfect. And this is the place I suppose the problem lies. We have too many options nowadays. Positions on the director’s stage and above appear day by day on job sites. We merely have too many roles and not enough senior-degree fundraisers. Short keep may imply little value In our efforts to search out the proper job, we look for alternate options right away if a brand new role isn't what we anticipated. Unfortunately, if we maintain giving up and starting all over again, we now have no likelihood to build our reputation, our monitor record, and above all, value for our employers. Isn’t it time to suppose not only about ourselves, but in addition about what we will do for a nonprofit? There are two the reason why individuals get employed: to generate income for the employer or to economize for the employer. If we can't reveal that we convey value, then we have little of substance to add to the “Achievements” part on our résumés. Take time to study, construct relationships When my household and I came to Canada 17 years in the past, an excellent friend advised us not to make any decisions before experiencing all seasons within the new country. There is plenty of truth in that statement. We can apply that concept to a job as well. The first year barely helps you understand the organization and get a full image of its work. As well, we all know that securing a $1 million gift takes on common about 18 months from the primary contact to closing. If you allow your job every year, how are you going to domesticate any significant relationships and be fully liable for reaching important gifts? Have a protracted-time period profession imaginative and prescient Right now there is excessive demand for fundraisers. There are many opportunities and only a few professionals. We can afford to behave like brats and try out one thing new each time a seemingly better opportunity knocks. What if the tables turn and we experti se another economic downturn like 2008, when many fundraising outlets laid folks off? We have to have a protracted-term vision for our careers. There isn't any perfect job â€" each place has its ups and downs. It could not sound very thrilling, but sometimes we just need to stick it out and do a job even when it’s not excellent. Post navigation Fill in your details below or click on an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments through e mail. Notify me of recent posts by way of e-mail. Email Subscription Enter your email address to follow my NEW blog and stay on high of the latest profession opportunities and fundraising news. Sign me up! Follow On Twitter Browse by Category Phil’s Careers Tweets Error: Twitter didn't reply. Please wait a couple of minutes and refresh this web page.