Two Essays on the Nonprofit Sector Doctoral Dissertation Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Career opportunities for Yale'due south talented doctoral and postdoc students in the humanities grow. One area of particular interest is the social sector, which provides a diverse array of fulfilling options. Pursuing these possibilities calls for innovative thinking, some professional development pertinent to nonprofits , a potent base of professional connections, and an entrepreneurial spirit and perseverance. While these opportunities will leverage the many skills gained pursuing a doctoral degree, navigating the transition to a career in the nonprofit sector volition necessitate "shifting gears" and require a new narrative. In an effort to expose PhD and postdoc students to culling career pathways in the nonprofit arena and help them navigate this pathway, Yale's Office of Career Strategy (OCS) is launching a new pilot programme this autumn focused on careers within the nonprofit sector.

Details for the Program for Bound 2022 Strategizing PhD Careers in the Nonprofit Sector Series tin can be found below or at this page. You can also find archived recordings of the Fall 2021 Program.

Session I:  An Within View of a Successful Job Search                                
            March 2, four-5.thirty PM          
This session will provide some high-level tips as you navigate the diverse stages of the search procedure. The word volition entreatment to students both actively seeking positions as well as those considering a time to come position outside the university. Topics to be covered include identifying central resource, developing networks, seeking informational interviews, and conducting a successful job search with strong resumes, cover letters and interviews. Panelists include:
              Hyun Ja Shin              (PhD Yale, Economics), Director of Yale's Graduate & Postdoc Career Services
              Ellen Babby              (PhD Yale, French),  Consultant in nonprofit management
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Session II: An Inside Await at Foundations                      
            March 11, 4-v.30 PM          
There are tens of thousands of grantmaking foundations in the United States of varying sizes and with diverse and compelling missions. Foundations can offer PhDs rich career possibilities in research, programme management, and other roles. Learn from our expert panelists almost their own transition from PhDs to their current roles, and how a career in foundations tin can be rewarding and intellectually stimulating. Our Q& A will give participants a chance to speak directly with panelists to hash out how to strategize a career within foundations and how best to translate your feel in graduate school into a nonprofit career.  Panelists include:
              Louise Bernard              (PhD Yale, African American Studies) Director of the Museum of the Obama Presidential Center
              Lorelle Espinosa, (PhD UCLA, College Education and Organizational Change, ) Program Managing director, DEI in STEM Higher Educational activity at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Session III: Inclusive Leadership and Governance in the NonProfit Sector                                
            April 1st, 4-v.30 PM          
Bring together this conversation to learn well-nigh how our panelists have leveraged their PhDs in of import leadership roles in the not-turn a profit sector. What does information technology mean to effectively govern an organisation, and what skills have been critical to their success? How take they cultivated an inclusive organization through their leadership?  What advice exercise they have to Yale PhD students about navigating non-profit job markets? Our panelists include:
              Lavita McMath Turner (PhD CUNY, Urban Pedagogy) Chief Diversity Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
              Victoria B. Bjorklund              (PhD Yale, Medieval Studies), Retired Partner at              Simpson Thacher              & Bartlett LLP where she founded and headed group profitable nonprofits; chair of Board of Advisors for Doctors without Borders; member of the Robinhood Foundation Board of Directors
              Diana Cordova              (PhD Stanford, Social Psychology) Bookish Managing director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Found
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Session IV: Career Prospects in the Environmental Sector                                
            Apr 29th iv-5.30 PM          
                          Nonprofit organizations focused on c                                      limate alter and the environment have experienced considerable growth in the terminal 10 years. In this chat, learn from three experts on how your graduate school experience can interpret into meaningful careers in environmental organizations and centers focused on Climate Change. They will hash out their current roles, their career trajectories since completing a PhD, and how PhDs from all disciplines can strategize a career in ecology and climate science nonprofits. Panelists include:                      
                                                Laura Bozzi,                  (PhD  Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University,), Director of Programs of the Yale Center on Climate change and Health                          
                                                Nathaniel Keohane,                  (PhD, Political Economy and Authorities, Harvard University)                President of the Eye for Climate and Energy Solutions, a leading, independent voice for practical policy and action to address the globe's energy and climate challenges                          
                                                Benjamin Strauss                  (Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University), President and CEO of Climate Central                          
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Session Five: Opportunities in Health Research and Advancement                                
            May 3rd  3:30-5pm          
The career possibilities in health inquiry and advocacy are vast, particularly in the nonprofit sector where nearly half of all nonprofits have a wellness driven mission to their organization. Our panelists today offer 2 contrasting career paths towards nonprofit careers in health advocacy.                          Take advantage of the wealth and feel of our insightful panelists            :
              Louis J DeGennaro, CEO of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Order, the worlds largest voluntary health agency defended to fighting blood cancers.
                              Rebecca                Tamarchak                             (PhD Yale, Cell Biology and Immunology),  Senior Director, Strategy and Governance at Ontario Plant for Cancer Research            
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