Nonprofit Internships: How to Recruit, Support and Pay the Next Generation of Talent
Summer is around the corner, and you have a to-do list a mile long. What is an ideal solution? Bring in interns to help tackle it over the summer! We’re excited that apprenticeships, including internships, job shadowing and project-based learning, have made a strong...
Pearls of Wisdom: Advice for Rising Social Entrepreneurs and Nonprofit Leaders
As social entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals, we are fortunate. We get to do work that matters. Work that serves people. Work that builds something bigger than ourselves. But this path is not easy. Impact takes endurance. As we enter the Lunar New Year and...
Scare-Free Job Hunting: Tips for Finding the Right Fit in the Social Sector
In addition to being the time of year when the leaves start to turn and pumpkin spice is back in season, fall is also known as prime job-seeking season. Whether you are actively looking for a new job or think it may be time to leave your current job, we know the job...
Master Time Management with these Nonprofit Productivity Hacks
My friends and family often ask, “How do you get so much done?” “Jedi mind tricks,” I quip. Lately I have noticed a flood of Fortune 500 CEOs sharing their “productivity tricks,” so my team decided we would share ours – with a Stars Wars twist – as this busy summer...
On Being a Social Entrepreneur: A Decade of Lessons Learned
Work anniversaries are special milestones – they are a time of celebration, gratitude and reflection. In February, I celebrated my 10th anniversary as Founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects. But more importantly, I celebrated a decade as a social entrepreneur. To...
Hot Topics in the Social Sector, Podcast-style
Podcasts are all the rage. According to an annual survey by Infinite Dial, last year 1 in 4 people listened to them. Now, that number has risen to 1 in 3! A few people have asked me to start a podcast, and I strongly considered doing so. But, I have since realized it...
Building Social Enterprises
Originally published by The North Texan - Careers with a Cause, March 7, 2016 As a student attending UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Suzanne Smith ('94 TAMS) felt like she had found her place. "I was around people who were a lot like me -- people who...
All-You-Can-Read Holiday Buffet: 2014
We love the idea of holiday buffets – you get to sample lots of good food and try new things. We aim for the same notion with Social TrendSpotter – we hope you sample good content and learn about new things to try. As you know, we play in many spaces and...
Duke – The Fuqua School of Business Alumni Q&A with Suzanne Smith
Reprinted from Fuqua Alumni Newsletter Alumni Q&A: Suzanne Smith, 04.15.13 April 15, 2013 Daytime MBA 2008 Founder and Managing Director, Social Impact Architects What do you do professionally? I'm a serial social entrepreneur who is driven to help the social...
Connecting Disciplines: Bridging Nonprofit and For-Profit Worlds
Reprinted from Team Fuqua Magazine, 09.19.10 Suzanne Smith (Daytime MBA ’08) is recognized nationally for her efforts within the nonprofit sector. By Tim Candon — This article was originally published in the alumni magazine Team Fuqua. September 09, 2010 Suzanne...
