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Columns
 Ask Cathy: Career Counseling from Cathy
Cathy Wasserman dishes the dos and don'ts on resume writing, job hunting, interview techniques, sharpening your skills, and much, much more... READ >>
 Dear Kim: Fundraising Guru Fields Your Questions
Kim Klein is an expert on grassroots fundraising. Her advice can help you make the most of all sorts of funders. Ask and ye shall receive... READ >>
 Write Right With Dalya: Writing Advice for the Social Sector
Dalya Massachi is an author and communications consultant who specializes in helping social sector professionals advance their missions through outstanding written materials. READ >>
Articles
Family Volunteering: An Antidote to Hectic Lives
Jenny Friedman, executive director of Doing Good Together, explains how volunteering as a family can be both rewarding and fun, while also serving as a powerful antidote to incessant messages of self-absorption and materialism. READ >>
When Disaster Strikes
Idealist's Editor Eric Fichtl details several important considerations for people who want to volunteer in disaster relief. Before you rush off to a disaster area, think carefully about how best to serve the victims. READ >>
Volunteer Work for the Whole Family
This short article by Idealist offers several ideas for getting your whole family—or just a part of it—involved in voluntary work in your community. READ >>
Interviews
 Bridging the Nonprofit Board Gap
A nonprofit called BoardnetUSA is changing the way that nonprofit boards and potential members meet each other. To learn more, Idealist spoke with BoardnetUSA Executive Director Brooke Mahoney as well as representatives of several nonprofits that found board members through the free service. READ >>
 From Refugee to Organizer
Sissy Nga Trinh is the Executive Director of SEACA, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit focused on community organizing among Southeast Asian youth. In this Idealist interview, straight-talking Sissy discusses her personal history, what made her start SEACA, and the ups, downs, and myths of running a nonprofit. READ >>
 SWAT-Cop-Turned-Nonprofit-Founder
As a female SWAT cop in the 1980s, Renae Griggs confronted countless adverse situations. In this revealing Idealist interview, she discusses the low points in her career and her near-suicide, and how they led her to start a nonprofit program aimed at helping police families cope with the traumas of the beat. READ >>
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