Will Work For Hope+Money

I am a social marketer. I believe a strong and well timed message can bring people together for the common good. I also love telling a story. A story that moves people to give, volunteer or change is what I work toward everyday. 

This is the path for me, because I could never see myself working to improve someone's bottom line. I don't say that despairingly. We, in the nonprofit field, need the business sector. I would argue we need them now more than ever. I say this, because for me it is about purpose and fulfillment. 

Life is too short to get up everyday and go to a job you hate to do work you loathe. I want my life to be measured by impact. I hope for a better world, but I am unsatisfied with just being a bystander as others make it happen. I know I have a part to play. 

I once believed in too many causes. I could get behind preservation of the environment, economic empowerment, mentoring, cancer and disease research... the list could go on and did. It wasn't until graduate school that I focused myself. I searched for an underlying need. I looked for a place where I could make an immediate impact. I became convinced that if we could empower women while changing how our global society treats them we could radically change the world. 

The next step in my professional story will be about combining two great passions: Marketing/Communications with the Empowerment of Women. Here is where I can make a career. Here is where I think I can make a difference. Here, my purpose is fulfilled. 

 

Thanks for entering my world, 

-Nathan 

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Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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