Gianna

"I wanted to best equip myself for the financial, uh, the nonprofit sector."

"I think it's really cool to combine my passion for the grassroots people side of things and community-based transformation work and apply it to stewarding the climate and creating a more livable world."

"That sort of, um, varying day to day is something that I need from a career."

"Fundraising is an art, not a science. Having an inherent outside-the-box line of thinking is the number one skillset or quality."

"Seeing the impact of my work...writing a grant and then having it be awarded is incredible."

"having a really supportive team. Um, and having sort of members of my team who really like see me and get me, I think also is really huge for that."

"what I enjoy most about being in my industry is that it's values based living for me."

"I think creativity and strong communicators and writers like this industry, fundraising, communications, marketing, um, it's for creatives."

"Don't listen to people who tell you that you won't earn a livable wage working in the nonprofit sector, because that's just not true."

"Having sort of a taste of the more like fast-paced, competitive cultures at agency work, honestly is a real asset to transitioning to the nonprofit sector."

"Being able to integrate all sides of yourself in your work is the number one thing to take away."

"Don't just work anywhere for free, but be strategic if you're gonna accept an unpaid internship."

"Finally having a workplace that really supports and bolsters individuality and doesn't just talk a big talk about that as a value, but really walks that walk."