Finding and keeping top performers for your organization can be tough. Making sure you hire the best person for the job is now more important than ever to help minimize turnover costs and boost organizational success. Here are some specific...
Editor's Note: Looking for current information on compensation in the Canadian nonprofit sector? Check out the 2013 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Study. Canadian nonprofit sector employment is in a bind, and everyone knows it. Statistics and research shows...
I've recently heard it said that an organization's brand should be reflected throughout all levels of the organization. Can you explain how branding should be incorporated into HR practices? Each of us, through our association with the organizations we represent,...
Alison’s 20-hour per week job at a public-funded organization started out well enough. There was a variety of things to do and she got along with her boss, who seemed to respect her as an experienced mid-career professional. But it...
Are you a team player? I’m all for teams, when there’s a good reason to bring people together to accomplish something, and we manage to do more, or better, en masse than we could on our own. But sometimes the...
There are few things as enticing to me as ice cream. Better than chips, better than cookies. And even my mom’s delectable lemon meringue pie (don’t tell her I said so). So you can imagine my delight when Michelle Hurtubise,...
People are abandoning community. Today’s generation is apathetic. Volunteerism is dead. There. We said it. Now do we have your attention? We’ve all heard the same news: Charities are in trouble. People are disengaged. Volunteering is on the decline. Sponsorship...
Interviews are often challenging for both the interviewer, and the person being interviewed. While both parties are usually aiming to impress, the quality of the questions asked often determines whether or not an interview is a meaningful exchange of information....
