How can job seekers make themselves stand out?
KD: All of the things that make a senior manager successful in a nonprofit — being able to manage through influence; being able to work with a variety of disparate stakeholders; managing with minimal resources; and the ability to work in a consensus-driven environment — all of those things become even more important in this environment because of the pressure and uncertainty that nonprofits are facing. You need to go back to basics and be really clear about what you bring to the organization, your strengths and your achievements. Be clear about metrics around those achievements — that really helps you get noticed. For example, if you oversaw a cost-cutting program, give the details of what you did and how much it saved the organization. You also need to recognize that organizations conducting searches have to look at many more applicants, so the labor involved in their searches is much higher, and you should focus on distinguishing yourself in your job search. Look at those jobs whe
