Do you have enough staff members with the appropriate skills to handle all of the responsibilities involved in efficiently running your nonprofit? If yours is like many other small/mid-size nonprofits and charities, this is an ongoing challenge. And it can...
I have heard that some organizations are using e-learning as a way to introduce new hires to their jobs and learning within the workplace (on-boarding). How does this work? What are the benefits? Many organizations we have worked with have...
When Erick came to Canada, he had a master's degree in psychology from an American university and over 10 years of experience in community work. He says now that he also had a "false sense of confidence" in his expectation...
With the recent down-turn in the economy, many organizations may be operating under the mistaken view that there will continue to be an endless supply of talent to fill staff roles as they become available. After all, recent recruitment drives...
I've been asked by potential employers and clients for samples of my writing, sometimes for something existing and sometimes for something new. Have you looked at the ethics of this? I have had the same requests, many times, and have...
Elana Ludman never set out to work at a nonprofit. It wasn't exactly on her career radar. Yet, that's exactly where she sits today — happily so — as the director of development and communications at Santropol Roulant, an organization...
People are an organization’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the mission is to raise awareness on an issue or to provide food for the hungry. An organization is only as good as the people who are doing...
One of the top trends facing the not-for-profit sector on an increasing basis is competing for quality staff with other employers. In my experience with not-for-profit hiring over the past decade, I have witnessed an evolution in what employers in...
Controlling costs and staying flexible are important to nonprofits - especially during challenging economic times. Thus, some may implement a hiring freeze to control overhead, others may strive to build their volunteer base to handle more tasks, and some may...
With the cost of recruitment sourcing and selection for an entry level role at more than $22,000, your organization cannot afford to make a bad hire. Contributing to the cost of a bad hire is increased employee turnover, lost work...
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