When I say "dynamic nonprofit leader", I bet your mind instantly goes to someone in particular. Someone who has a certain charisma, who gets the job done, is a force to be reckoned with and usually is an inspiration to...
It’s no secret that a great employee is worth his or her weight in gold. Unlike a lump of precious metal, however, great employees are not always content to stay where they are. This is costly in terms of lost...
Jennifer Nozawa, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah, recalls how about a decade ago an undergraduate professor told her almost exclusively female public relations class, “Look, when you get out into the professional world, deals are...
Anyone who knows anything about the nonprofit sector knows that nonprofits attract passionate, committed, caring people – but that those people must operate on a shoestring budget, where needs perpetually exceed resources. This “nonprofit starvation cycle” is described by the...
Want to enhance your HR department’s status, save on budget and simultaneously create happy staff? The answer may lie in one concept: Mentoring. With the advent of new software technologies as well as a philosophical shift in how employees can...
Compensation at nonprofits across the country is creeping up slowly, according to the new Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. To shed light on the nature of nonprofit compensation, we surveyed almost 1,500 participants who represented more than 11,000...
In today’s workforce, employees must keep up with a fast pace, a high level of stress and the juggling of multiple demands. Employees working in these types of environments can be left with jaded feelings, particularly of being overwhelmed, overworked...
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...
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,...
“When you can’t afford the talent you need, you have to be creative. We don’t have the luxury of finance and we need our staff to push hard, so we have to recognize that.” Free the Children’s Rann Sharma is...
