2015 Year In Review
What song was stuck in your head in 2015? “Getting Ready to Get Down” by Josh Ritter – Laura Rooney (Director of Finance and Operations) “Satisfied” from Hamilton – Alyson Weiss (Communications and Marketing) “Style”…
Resource Roundup: Self-Care
Self-care is a critical component of being an effective nonprofit professional, especially over the holidays, but it can feel as mythical as a unicorn. That’s why we recently shared self-care tips for the holidays. We…
Be Merry, Be Well: Self-care tips for the holidays.
The holiday season marks a time for cheerful celebration after cheerful celebration. That, coupled with a full workload, can make for a mentally demanding winter. That’s why we’ve come up with five tips to help…
Top Three Reasons to Take the 2015 Young Nonprofit Professionals Survey
For the past several years, YNPN Boston has been conducting an annual survey to increase our understanding of the needs and opinions of Boston’s young nonprofit professionals. This annual survey informs our programming and advocacy…
YNPN Boston on the Move: Aleya Martin
Meet YNPN Boston Ambassador Aleya Martin, who recently made a transition into a new job. Current Job: Project Manager, Institute for Healthcare ImprovementLast job: Senior Community Health Associate, Health Resources in Action How did you find your…
YNPN Boston on the Move: Beverlie Sopiep
Our “On the Move” series highlights members of our YNPN Boston Leadership Team who have recently transitioned into new jobs. Beverlie Sopiep, a YNPN Boston Ambassador, shares her reflections on her recent job search. Current…
YNPN Boston Summer Jams Playlist 2015
Labor Day may be the unofficial end of summer, but here at YNPN Boston, we prefer to go by the official calendar that tells us we still have a few more weeks left. To help…
Grant Writing 101: How to Transfer Your Academic Degree into a Career
If your undergraduate studies were in the arts, chances are good that you’ve written more than your fair share of papers. Though grant writing is often a dreaded task in the nonprofit world, my internship…
5 Things to Know to Optimize Your YNPN Boston Experience
We gathered emerging social change leaders on May 26 and 27 to learn more about their experiences as members of YNPN Boston. Through these focus groups, we learned a lot about what membership means to you, what value…
A Toast to Nonprofit Excellence ー and All of You!
June 8 was Nonprofit Awareness Day, a statewide holiday created to recognize the accomplishments of the nonprofit sector in Massachusetts. On this day of recognition, YNPN Boston and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) co-hosted A Toast…