Employer

Bacon Lee & Associates

Employer  Website

 http://www.baconlee.com/

Job Title  

 Principal

Class Year and Major

BA History-1989

Additional education

Masters in Business Administration, 1998, University of Texas McCombs School of Business

Briefly describe what you do   

nonprofit consulting, fund raising, board training, job searches for nonprofits

What other jobs have you had?

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?  

ability to work with people of all types, strong ethics, organization, volunteer management

What do you enjoy most about your current position?  

working with nonprofits is one of the best ways to feel good about what you do on a daily basis!

Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career ?

Writing skills I learned at Trinity were invaluable.  Also what happens in the classroom is critical but the network of friends you make turns out to be incredibly valuable

What advice for someone entering this field?

consider starting in a larger nonprofit office to learn more about all the various roles before you try to work for a small nonprofit where people expect you to already know how to do the job.consider starting in a larger nonprofit office to learn more about all the various roles before you try to work for a small nonprofit where people expect you to already know how to do the job.

Questions?

Email askalumni@trinity.edu
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