Carnival of Non-Profit Consultants!

Welcome! FLiP is this week's host of the Carnival of Non-Profit Consultants!  This week's theme was Young Professionals in Philanthropy, obviously a topic that many FLiP readers are interested in.  Bloggers posted pieces that ran the gamut from advice for young professionals working in the non-profit sector to tips to getting a post-graduate degree, or trends in the industry. 

Ken Goldstein at The Non-Profit Consultant Blog brings up a subject that's both topical and relevant to those entering jobs in the non-profit sector early in their career. In "Fraud, Burnout, and Getting What We Deserve", Goldstein comments on the link between non-profit employee burnout and the fraud committed by non-profit staff.

Pam Ashlund and The Non-Profit Eye takes on another critical staffing issue in the non-profit sector": compensation.  Her post offers hard facts on statistics on what people get paid in the field, from young professionals up the ladder, as well as links to other bloggers and publications that have recently addressed this issue.

Heather at Aspiration Tech, a young non-profit professional herself, posted numerous links to resources for advanced degrees relevant to non-profit professionals.  Her post is excellent for readers who (potentially seeking those high salaries discussed in the above post!) want to go after further education in the sector.

Jeff Brooks at Donor Power Blog had some advice on a topic crucial for professionals in the non-profit sector of any age.  His post on non-profit branding explores the fallacies of "brand shamans" and reminds readers that branding and messaging should be first and foremost relevant to donors...something that "experts" often forget.

Moving from advice to ideas, Vihar Sheth posts at Green Rising on Google's foray into for-profit social ventures, and the implications it might have on the non-profit community.  Sheth, an MBA Student, breaks down the rationale for letting for-profit ventures engage in the non-profit sector.

Also see Rusty Stahl at Epiphanies who posts on Race and Philanthropy. Stahl, who works with EPIP (Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy), an network for young professionals in the sector details his recent experiences with the Third Millennium Philanthropy & Leadership Initiative, dedicated to "facilitating access to, and equip women and people of color for leadership roles in philanthropy, as well as to attract and cultivate succeeding generations of philanthropic leaders."

Finally, we'd like to point you in the directon of FLiP's own "host post" this week.  When FLiP launched in May of this year, we posted a manifesto of sorts detailing what our blog set out to do and why it is so important.  It's a great introduction to our site as well as a valuable reminded of how important we young professionals in philanthropy will be to shaping the future of this sector and the world.

A big thanks to everyone that submitted this week!  We encourage you to take a look at FLiP's previous posts, all geared towards topics relevant to young professionals in philanthropy, and comment! See the Carnival website for next week's host.