This is powerful. I am one of the "lucky" ones, I have an MPA degree and took a few classes on nonprofit management in grad school. Most of my colleagues in this line of work have wild and varied career paths some have a BA or BS, very few have anything more than that. What I have noticed is that many nonprofit directors have a sincere sense of impostor syndrome since they don't have degrees and they don't feel like they belong. The best thing we can do for these leaders is give them the encouragement to realize they do belong and there are very few people in this line of work that have all the credentials. This can be such a lonely line of work and a little encouragement can go a long, long way.
This is powerful. I am one of the "lucky" ones, I have an MPA degree and took a few classes on nonprofit management in grad school. Most of my colleagues in this line of work have wild and varied career paths some have a BA or BS, very few have anything more than that. What I have noticed is that many nonprofit directors have a sincere sense of impostor syndrome since they don't have degrees and they don't feel like they belong. The best thing we can do for these leaders is give them the encouragement to realize they do belong and there are very few people in this line of work that have all the credentials. This can be such a lonely line of work and a little encouragement can go a long, long way.