Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective

*OPPORTUNITY ALERT*

*OPPORTUNITY ALERT*

The Urban League of Union County, Inc. joined the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective for their Inaugural C3 Convention a few weeks ago. The C3 Convention served as a significant forum where professionals from varied backgrounds could convene to address pertinent issues, exchange insights, and cultivate meaningful relationships within the nonprofit sector. Our Director of Operations, Dr. Stephanie Falana, and Workforce Development Manager, Melody Holiday, MPA, represented #ulucnj while being able to network and soak up the knowledge. CONGRATULATIONS to the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective on exceeding your registration goal and thank you for cultivating a space for BIPOC leaders to convene in a brave and safe space. You are making New Jersey proud and it was an honor to celebrate with you! Special applause for ULUCNJ friends, Tyneisha Gibbs and Drew Giddings! #nonprofits #community

🍂 Join Us Today for an Important Session on Active Listening! 🍁 Today, we're excited to have Diane Higginbotham lead a session on "Active Listening in Donor Relationships." Effective listening is key to building stronger, more meaningful relationships with donors. Let's come together to learn how we can better connect and engage with our supporters. 💡 Looking forward to a great session and deeper conversations! 📅 When: TODAY, October 24, 2024 🕖 Time:  11 am PT 1 pm CT 2 pm ET 📍Where: Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNxazyM3 We hope to see you there, Blackledge-Brackins Administration

*OPPORTUNITY ALERT* FULLY REMOTE $110K

We can't get enough of the memories and Inaugural C3 Convention Highlights! Check out 'Day 2' featuring our presenters, exhibitors, and YOU demonstrating the pure essence of COLLABORATION! #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #nonprofitcommunity #nonprofitwork #nonprofitlife #professionaldevelopment #nonprofitleadership #leadership #leadershipdevelopment

Offor is proud to support Center for Black Educator Development and Sharif El-Mekki in their search for a #remote Chief Program Officer. The Center for Black Educator Development is a non-profit organization rebuilding the national Black Teacher Pipeline so Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education. NEED TO KNOW 📌Chief Program Officer 📌$160K-$175K  📌Reporting to CEO, Sharif El-Mekki 📌US-based Remote WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE ✅Strengthen the content and scalability of the Teacher Academy Program ✅Lead and develop the program team to achieve outcomes aligned with the strategic plan across all program offerings ✅Build relationships internally and externally to advance the organization’s mission LEARN MORE ✨Check Out: https://bit.ly/4f4gFMY  ✨Speak to Dominique Poché and Regina Dyer to learn more ✨Share with 3+ people in your network who have led geographically dispersed teams to codify and scale educational programming across the US. Comment with people in your network who should know about the role. A member of our team will reach out! 

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I. AM. FULL. (Yes, I did just eat lunch, but I’m talking about something deeper here.) Last weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective Conference, and I was completely TOUCHED —not just by the intentionality of the founders, Tyneisha Gibbs and Victoria Marie Fernandez, MPA, but by every single board member and volunteer I met. Jean Trujillo, Tenisha Malcolm-Wint, and so many others—you all brought so much heart to this space. The sense of community was real. If you weren't there, it’s hard to put into words, but trust me, you missed out. During my workshop, I had the chance to guide professionals on how to stop standing in their own way and start creating personal brands that reflect who they truly are—using LinkedIn as their stage. Here are a few tips I shared with them: 1. Use What You Have!     You don’t need anything new to start creating opportunities for yourself. Leverage the work you’ve already done and are currently doing. 2. Be INTENTIONAL!     What do you want people to feel when they interact with you? What impression are you leaving behind? 3. Be VULNERABLE! This one is tough, even for me. In higher education, the pressure to maintain an "ivory tower" mindset—where you’re expected to have all the answers and appear flawless—is real. But in striving for perfection, authenticity is often lost. HECK, I work in an environment where many feel the need to present a flawless journey because resources often go to those with the “perfect” story. But let’s be real—none of our paths are without challenges, and pretending otherwise can be exhausting. Pretending and playing like my life is perfect is a DISSERVICE to the students, faculty and staff that I work with and is quite honestly a DANGER to those I come in contact with because then they feed into the need to be perfect. Vulnerability isn’t a weakness; it’s a strength that builds trust and opens doors for true growth. Hearing feedback from workshop attendees was humbling. It reminded me of something I always tell people: I don’t have a picture-perfect background. But that doesn’t make my story any less impactful, and neither should yours. Don’t let imperfection keep you from reaching the people you’re meant to inspire. If you’re an administrator working with college students and want to help them level up by leveraging their personal brand, let’s talk. I have a few slots open for this year and next semester!