{"id":14346,"date":"2021-02-18T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T01:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=14346"},"modified":"2023-04-24T16:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T20:46:39","slug":"nonprofit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/career-paths\/nonprofit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14346\" class=\"elementor elementor-14346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb6bd2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"54751\" data-id=\"fb6bd2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a2c974\" data-eae-slider=\"51545\" data-id=\"4a2c974\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd4052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dd4052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1090013\/9886909-bridging-gaps-with-financial-literacy-youth-initiative-founder-marcy-reyes-afc\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tNew! Check out our podcast episode on non-profits from our Career Series\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90edf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90edf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-head\"><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Nonprofit organizations are generally focused on the economic, social, and emotional well-being of individuals, families, and communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"section-head\">If you want to influence positive change, support financial stability, and create impact in the lives of others, a career in the nonprofit sector might be the path for you. Positions may be found in hospitals and medical clinics, community-based organizations, and social\/human service organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8d3199 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"68906\" data-id=\"c8d3199\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63095e8\" data-eae-slider=\"78948\" data-id=\"63095e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9808eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9808eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">What is Nonprofit Financial Counseling?<\/span><\/h2><p>Nonprofit financial counseling typically includes one-on-one coaching, counseling, and group financial education. Nonprofit financial counseling is often embedded into or accompanies other nonprofit or government self-sufficiency or life skills programs such housing, veteran\u2019s services, or workforce development. Depending on the goals for the agency, each financial counseling program may look different and is designed to fit the needs of the agency or community. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be34d93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"52511\" data-id=\"be34d93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7190162\" data-eae-slider=\"17298\" data-id=\"7190162\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3138d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3138d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonprofit financial counseling may include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit counseling<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing counseling<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homebuyer education<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General money management<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitating classes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax counseling (VITA)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad32fea\" data-eae-slider=\"27238\" data-id=\"ad32fea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844b7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"844b7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/blur-brainstorming-chatting-1881333-scaled-e1613699410831.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6786d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"66236\" data-id=\"6786d62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1530428\" data-eae-slider=\"55746\" data-id=\"1530428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2abe56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2abe56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Financial Counseling and Career Examples<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f128507 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"85192\" data-id=\"f128507\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e88723\" data-eae-slider=\"35559\" data-id=\"1e88723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ba6c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ba6c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Coach<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Counselor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit Counselor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Counselor<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed03226\" data-eae-slider=\"64157\" data-id=\"ed03226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa03e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa03e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Navigator<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Case Manager<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax Counselor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Management &amp; Leadership<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb301b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"80774\" data-id=\"1eb301b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-306b6aa\" data-eae-slider=\"52038\" data-id=\"306b6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910fe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910fe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"color: #002e5d; font-size: 1.5em;\">Career Qualifications<\/span><\/div><p>Career qualifications may vary depending on the position and organization, but it is helpful to have an AFC, CFP or FFC. Depending on where you work, other qualifications may be required in the realm of social services, psychology or nonprofit management.<br \/><a id=\"compensation\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa1fd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"53330\" data-id=\"9aa1fd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92d4e20\" data-eae-slider=\"10497\" data-id=\"92d4e20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fe0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1fe0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Nonprofit Compensation<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-348ad2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"29557\" data-id=\"348ad2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e647ee\" data-eae-slider=\"48357\" data-id=\"6e647ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2623d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2623d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Compensation in the nonprofit sector can vary and may include:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Full\/part-time (salary\/hourly)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Contract work<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Grant-funded positions<a id=\"prosandcons\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a4ca8b\" data-eae-slider=\"6173\" data-id=\"6a4ca8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7936e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7936e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_2186.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-574fcbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27199\" data-id=\"574fcbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77bb5bd\" data-eae-slider=\"3942\" data-id=\"77bb5bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e92b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e92b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #002e5d; font-family: NunitoSans; font-size: 1.5em;\"><a id=\"prosandcons\"><\/a>Pros and Cons of Nonprofit<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5371078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"20416\" data-id=\"5371078\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37b4697\" data-eae-slider=\"42511\" data-id=\"37b4697\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdef4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdef4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pros<\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Socially &amp; emotionally rewarding<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community impact<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration &amp; community<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop broad array of skills<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi-generational impact<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e262273\" data-eae-slider=\"14073\" data-id=\"e262273\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5b8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cons<\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional fatigue<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vicarious trauma<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must 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The What, The Why, &amp; The How<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Please note &#8211; Member Meet-Ups are an AFCPE Member benefit. Not a member?<a href=\"https:\/\/my.afcpe.org\/membership\"> Join today!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f5e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f5e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #002e5d; font-family: NunitoSans; font-size: 1.5em;\">Nonprofit Resources<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f66ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"80350\" data-id=\"03f66ca\" 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