It’s good to be the boss – especially for managers in the nation’s highest-paid positions. Not only do you have the prestige of supervising lower-level employees and the other perks that accompany senior-level status, but you have serious earning potential. In nearly three-quarters of the most profitable management careers, six-figure median salaries are the norm, […]
IMAGE SOURCE Overview Nonprofit organizations are always in need of funding. Fundraisers are the professionals who work in-house or for consulting firms to raise money for these organizations. They participate in the fundraising process in its entirety, from doing the initial research into potential donors and devising strategies to implementing and coordinating the campaigns and […]
The current challenges facing traditional colleges and universities, including higher tuition, budget cuts, and course shortages, have caused many students to search for alternatives. With over three million students currently enrolled in fully online degree programs and roughly seven million taking at least one online course as part of their degree program, online education has clearly […]
IMAGE SOURCE Millions of students are taking or considering taking their college courses online for various reasons: current employment, lower cost, convenience, logistics, business requirements, disabilities and a host of personal reasons. A 2011 survey done by the Babson Survey Research Group reported that just over 6 million students were enrolled in at least one […]
IMAGE SOURCE Overview Community psychology is a field of psychology which developed in the 1960’s to promote well-being, increase empowerment and sense of community, and prevent the development of problems in communities, groups and individuals. It studies the individuals’ contexts within communities and the wider society, and the relationships of the individual to communities and society. Community psychologists […]
image source Overview To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The first wealth is health.” This quotation is appropriate for the field of Public Health- the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals. More importantly, public health […]
An Urban Planner, sometimes also known as a Regional Planner, is who we can thank or curse for the layout of land in any given city, town, or sometimes even particular shopping malls. Their planning and developing carefully consider population growth and an emphasis on creating a sense of community. They are often on planning […]
image source Being a Case Manager is like being a PR rep for social and human service organizations as well as for the clients they serve. They coordinate and manage teams of social workers and other direct care specialists. They sometimes work directly with clients, but an emphasis on indirect care is often the distinction […]
If you have the ability to speak Spanish you could find yourself with a lot of career opportunity here in United States. That is because Spanish is the second most spoken language after English. And we’re talking all industries, not just those specific to linguistics. Speaking Spanish gives you a competitive edge to employers, and […]
image source When a person has paid their debt to society, we still expect them to need monitoring to keep on the straight and narrow, at least until they adjust into life outside of prison. Someone has to keep an eye on former offenders to make sure they do not offend again, or that they […]
