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Helping Black women rise within the nonprofit world is LaTresse Snead's why and it’s a joy to participate in the new Black Girl Environmentalist College Mentorship Program. BGE is helping to equip college students with the guidance they need to advance their career in the environmental and climate sector by pairing early career Black women and gender expansive folks with leaders across the climate space, from politics to marine sciences. The last few months have been packed with BGE goodness. LaTresse spoke at a fireside chat with the program mentees and shared hurdles she has faced, gave career tips and insights, and answered the group’s questions about nonprofit life. Through the program, LaTresse was paired with Miarri Phillips, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado Denver. Miarri’s organization, Green Goddess, creates a space for girls of color to be their authentic selves through outdoor exploration, holistic healing, environmental justice action trips, mentorship, career readiness, and brand partnerships. Her vision is to curate equitable and inclusive environments for young women of color to foster community, culture, and connectedness. We’re excited to see where you take Green Goddess, Miarri! #environmentaljustice #mentorship #blackgirlmagic

A hard truth from a Bonsai recruiter for jobseekers who want to transition to the nonprofit sector… Make sure your desire for a new job is rooted in growth and not escape. Read more from Jennifer Johnson. #nonprofitleadership #coaching #nonprofitjobs #careercoaching #jobseeker

Ocean Conservancy is searching for a Vice President to lead their Climate Strategy. Apply today to make an impact. ⬇️ #hiring #climatejobs #nonprofitjobs

Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Apply today for the Chief Development Officer role. ⬇️ #hiring #nonprofitjobs #conservationjobs

Bonsai Leadership Group is excited to support Ocean Conservancy in its search for candidates for the Vice President, Climate role. The visionary, creative, and energetic Vice President, Climate will lead Ocean Conservancy’s efforts to advance the ocean climate portfolio of work focused on maximizing the mitigation potential for ocean climate solutions, including offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, and shipping emissions.  The ideal Vice President, Climate will be a climate leader that has influenced change through successful policy actions and raised significant financial resources to support climate-related initiatives. For the full description and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/eUcKndzQ. 🟢 $180,565 – 225,653 with a comprehensive benefits package 🟢 Hybrid work structure with employees residing in one of the following US states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MD, OR, VA, TX, WA, and WV 🟢 Approximately 20-35% time spent traveling #hiring #nonprofitjobs #conservationjobs

Bonsai is excited to congratulate Kenyatta T Brunson, MSA on her acceptance of the Executive Director position at Friends of Anacostia Park. Kenyatta has spent her career making a positive impact within vulnerable populations and the greater community in the DMV. Her work includes empowering homeless women and women with low incomes, and providing support to children and youth. Kenyatta’s dedication to social justice, her servant leadership style and her ability to build long-term sustainability and impact for nonprofits make her a wonderful fit for Friends of Anacostia Park’s mission. Please join us in congratulating Kenyatta on this achievement! #nonprofitleadership #nonprofitjobs #nonprofit #executivesearch #nonprofitrecruiter #nonprofitexecutivesearch #nonprofitleaders

Building a diverse nonprofit organization isn’t just about creating diverse candidate pools so that you have more opportunities to hire talented BIPOC folks. It’s also about retention. It’s no surprise that happy employees stay at their jobs longer. And it just makes business sense to put resources and efforts toward retaining staff, since the estimated cost to hire a new employee and get them up to speed is 3-4x the position’s salary (according to SHRM). Where do you start? Get J. La Mar Pipkins 3 first steps to retain BIPOC staff. #coaching #nonprofitleadership #nonprofitcoaching

One of my clients read my book and asked, "How do I become a sponsor for the Black women at my nonprofit? How can I effectively use my power to cultivate someone else?"     I LOVE this question.     So, how do you become an effective sponsor? Create the conditions for someone to experience something different and to be seen differently.     When you go from a coordinator to a manager, or a manager to director, or director to VP --  you just don't know what you don’t know … until you've been exposed to these new spaces. Consider:     🌱 Is there a big project coming up, like a national advocacy campaign? If so, can you lift someone up who otherwise wouldn't be considered for this visible opportunity?     🌱 Is there someone who has a certain spark, drive, or budding area of interest that would really grow with some nurturing?     I'll never forget when my own sponsor started inviting me to meetings with executive peers. If they wanted his opinions, he’d first turn to me and ask what I thought.     His peers were given an opportunity to engage with me and experience my leadership for themselves.     And because I felt seen, appreciated, and included, I gave the role my all.    As he left for another opportunity, he advocated for me one last time -- telling the interim CEO I was someone who had brought tremendous value but had been overlooked and underestimated.     Sponsors are key to achieving equity at the workplace. Without someone rooting for us, the systemic inequalities embedded in many nonprofit cultures means that deserving people of color never get the opportunities they should.     So, who are you willing to put your reputation on the line for, so that THEY can grow into the roles they’re meant for? Think about it.     In the meantime, have you had a sponsor that helped you get to where you are? Tag them below so we can celebrate them together.       #Sponsorship #NonprofitTeam #Environment #Conservation #Diversity  

Bonsai Leadership Group is excited to support Ocean Conservancy in its search for candidates for the Chief Development Officer. Ocean Conservancy takes a visionary pragmatic approach to its work and is excited to bring on an exceptional Chief Development Officer to take its conservation reach to the next level. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CDO will envision, operationalize, and activate all fundraising and development strategies to support the institution’s annual budget and ensure long-term financial sustainability and global conservation impact. For the full description and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/e9PtWEdM. 🟢 $198,600 - $248,251 with a comprehensive benefits package 🟢 Hybrid work structure with employees residing in one of the following US states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MD, OR, VA, TX, WA, and WV 🟢 Approximately 50% time spent traveling #hiring #nonprofitjobs #conservationjobs