Thank you for this well-timed article as I am entering a ‘people accelerator’ type fellowship with the National Center on Family Philahropy. The issue of talent attraction and retention in our sector is critical and this piece adds clarity to the various forms of fellowships that before seemed perhaps unnecessarily similar.
On a related note, I am so glad you used the term social impact sector! We are a part of a growing group of people who, while recognizing the value and tradition of the word nonprofit, are no longer satisfied with defining ourselves by something we are not. If our sister sector is defined by what they value most; for-profit - and profit is a good thing that helps to create jobs and sustainability - we should absolutely be defined by what we wake up for each day; for-impact! Using the term social impact in an important piece about talent attraction, development, and retention strikes me as extremely on point.
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BY DOUGLAS STEWART, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
ON June 30, 2015 07:07 PM
Thank you for this well-timed article as I am entering a ‘people accelerator’ type fellowship with the National Center on Family Philahropy. The issue of talent attraction and retention in our sector is critical and this piece adds clarity to the various forms of fellowships that before seemed perhaps unnecessarily similar.
On a related note, I am so glad you used the term social impact sector! We are a part of a growing group of people who, while recognizing the value and tradition of the word nonprofit, are no longer satisfied with defining ourselves by something we are not. If our sister sector is defined by what they value most; for-profit - and profit is a good thing that helps to create jobs and sustainability - we should absolutely be defined by what we wake up for each day; for-impact! Using the term social impact in an important piece about talent attraction, development, and retention strikes me as extremely on point.