How to Build Your Professional Network (from Scratch!)

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9 Ways to Build Your Professional Network for Career Advancement and Social Capital (from Scratch!) rosetta thurman

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9 Ways to Build Your Professional

Network for Career Advancement

and Social Capital (from Scratch!)

rosetta thurman

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Agenda

• The Perfect Recipe? Ingredients of a

Successful Network

• What if You Don’t Know How to Cook?

• 9 Ways to Build Your Network from

Scratch

• Q & A

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9 Ways to Build Your Network

1. Prioritize Networking

2. Take Advantage of the Network You Already Have

3. Exploit Your Social Networks

4. Get Your Own Business Cards

5. Join Professional Associations

6. Attend Nonprofit Conferences

7. Go Talk to People

8. Build Your Own Frankenmentor

9. Start Your Own Network

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1. Prioritize Networking

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2. Take Advantage

of the Network You

Already Have

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3. Exploit Your

Social Networks

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The Big Four

• Blogs

―Showcase your experience + expertise,

contribute to the field

• Facebook

―More hits than Google, almost a billion

people there

• Twitter

―Connect with people, get the latest news,

find “hidden” opportunities

• LinkedIn

―Stay in touch with colleagues, learn about

job leads, connect with executive recruiters

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4. Get Your Own

Business Cards

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5. Join Professional

Associations

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6. Attend

Nonprofit

Conferences

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7. Go Talk to

People

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8. Build Your Own

Frankenmentor

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9. Start Your Own

Network

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Where You Can Buy the Book

nonprofitrockstartour.com

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Questions?

@rosettathurman

rosettathurman.com