With the state of the current economy, saving money while growing your organization is of the utmost importance. In order to focus on the strategy and development required to take your work to the next level you need two key...
Are you a human resources professional struggling with the challenge of proving the value of HR to your organization? Do you have a hard time gaining buy in from the executive team and the line managers? If this is the...
In our organization, we've been conducting exit interviews for about two years. When departing employees are asked why they're leaving, fully three quarters state that they've been offered more money elsewhere. But I know that our pay is competitive within...
When entering the nonprofit sector, people often find themselves drawn to organizations that align with their values. They feel energized by their passion for the cause and, over time, they develop their career and contribute to the mission of the...
I work in a small office for a not-for-profit organization, and I like my job, but I work right next to someone who is VERY unhappy with her life. I have noticed over the past few months that I am...
I saw some results from a survey on workplace engagement levels. Apparently, 29% of employees reported that they were engaged with the work of their organizations. This doesn't strike me as being terribly high. With the emphasis that's been given...
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...
There has been much research done on the effects of change on an organization and an individual. The approach to change has an impact on how well it is received and the level of resistance people will feel and act...
Most organizations are not at the stage of seeing paid and unpaid staff as a "team" to accomplish the mission/goals of the organization. If they did, many of the challenges that are centered on volunteer-staff relations might not exist. Here...
When I took a new executive director job, I inherited an employee who maintains our online presence, part-time, and has done so for many years. She works virtually (from hundreds of miles away), has no phone and doesn’t answer my...
