Elisa M. Ortiz

I must be totally nuts

Elisa — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:58 +0000

Remember how I said I needed to shit or get off the pot this year? Well, on at least one big decision in my life things are “moving” (so to speak). My husband and I are seriously looking into buying a condo or house. We must be totally and completely nuts. So far the experience [...]

And…we’re back!

Elisa — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:28:24 +0000

If you’ve been following my Tweet stream, you may know that I recently had some website issues. Apparently, my website theme got ‘corrupted’ somehow, which meant I couldn’t log in to change, edit or post anything for almost a week. After much searching, trying to read through incomprehensible ‘help’ pages and asking friends and strangers [...]

Moving on up!

Elisa — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:00:17 +0000

I’m really excited to share that I was recently approached about becoming a guest blogger at Opportunity Knocks, a national online job site, HR resource and career development destination focused exclusively on the nonprofit community. I’ve shared, used and borrowed from their resources for years so I was very happy to say yes! I’ll be [...]

There is still time to find out how to get the money you deserve!

Elisa — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:30:34 +0000

I’ve been pretty busy lately prepping for my salary negotiation workshop series with Alyssa Best that starts next Tuesday so I haven’t been able to post much. I’ll be putting up some new posts later this month, but for now I want to invite you to join us for these workshops if you live in [...]

Join me for a special workshop series for women: “Negotiating Your Way to a Better Salary”

Elisa — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:16:16 +0000

As female professionals, we’re great at advocating for the issues that we care about. But we’re not always able to transfer those advocacy skills to speaking on behalf of our personal and professional interests in the workplace – especially when it comes to speaking up about getting a higher salary. Neglecting to negotiate can deprive [...]

Getting on the career train; or how public transportation is a metaphor for job hunting

Elisa — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:31:36 +0000

I take my work home with me a lot (literally and figuratively). One perfect example is my love of and nerdy interest in public transportation. I have been a public transportation rider by choice for most of my adult life; I don’t even have a driver’s license actually. After I started my current job, I [...]

Mentor the Future of the Nonprofit Sector

Elisa — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:27:20 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before, I am part of the leadership team of The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC (YNPNdc). It’s a fantastic organization. One of our newest initiatives is a mentoring program for YNPNdc Professional Members. I believe that everyone has a duty to mentor other nonprofits leaders so I wanted to share this [...]

How to combat favoritism in the workplace

Elisa — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:01:43 +0000

No matter how much it sucks to admit, but you know it’s true: favoritism and nepotism exist in nonprofits just the same way they exist in every other facet of life (you name it: high school, family, friends, etc. they are there). Maybe you’re one of the lucky few on the preferred list; if so, [...]

Getting focused in 2012

Elisa — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:44:04 +0000

I don’t usually make resolutions when the year turns, but I was inspired by Akhila at Journeys Toward Justice to identify some themes for the year; basically some big ideas that I can focus on when things get busy (or boring): Let go – As much as I preach to the contrary, even I have [...]

In case you missed them: the most popular posts of the year

Elisa — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:29:44 +0000

I’ve been inspired by a couple of other bloggers to share some of my top posts of the year. I want to thank all you who have been reading and I hope you’ll stick with me in the new year – I hope to bring you even more good stuff! 7 Skills for Supervision Success [...]