Education
Rhodes College
B.A., International Studies, French, and Religious Studies
Podcasts
39:4083: What It’s Like to Vet & Manage Grants Around the World At a Non-Profit w/ Courtney Eskew, GlobalGiving [Main T4C episode]
Courtney Eskew is the Senior Manager for Vetting and Grants at GlobalGiving where she spends her days helping nonprofits access the tools, training, and support they need to make the world a better place. As the largest crowdfunding community in the world, Global Giving is a mission-driven organization that connects..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I was working with volunteers to come up with creative ways to raise money as an individual who felt really passionate about the work that I was doing at the time.”
Best Career Advice
“Being a manager means that sometimes you have to make decisions that are in service of the organization, sometimes you have to make decisions in service of your team, sometimes you have to make decisions in service of yourself, and they’re not always going to be in alignment.”
Career Challenge
“Despite being as successful fundraiser and account manager at a nonprofit, I had a manager [who thought] that nothing was ever good enough. And that became a form of control and power in the workplace that extended beyond just my relationship with this person, and it created a toxic workplace. That feeling was almost debilitating.”
Skills
International Development, Nonprofits, Fundraising, Public Policy, Research, Policy Analysis, Event Management, Grant Writing, Social Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Volunteer Management, Community Development
Professional Interests
Andrew Cuomo, Beth Kanter, Arianna Huffington, American University, Council on Foreign Relations, Rhodes College, UNA-NCA Young Professionals Program, Fundchat, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The American College of Financial Services, American University, Harvard Business School Online
