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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

.orgSource

Even if the job market becomes more advantageous to employers, post-pandemic job seekers are intensely focused on issues that go beyond compensation and benefits. Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role.

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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Ask about issues and challenges. Uncovering an issue that’s silently creeping through your organization demonstrates your control over the situation. Perhaps you haven’t understood all the issues. If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system.

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Surveys: Collect and Act on Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Nucleus

With the number of data collection tools available on the internet for little or no cost, it’s tempting to inundate members with surveys about everything from the color of the annual meeting theme to crucial issues like dues increases or social issues. While it’s good to collect input, this can be a problem.

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Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement

VQ Strategies

When I read these words recently, written by my colleague Barbara Palmer (founder of Broad Perspective Consulting ), they captured the nuance of an issue that had come up in coaching calls with volunteer engagement professionals that same week. Instead, we’ll just mention it to anyone who expresses interest in those positions.”.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Ford Foundation had a history of working on issues of racial discrimination in Brazil. I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a grantee!”

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields. Mentorship is in many ways a mindset, and one which those from BIPOC communities are not regularly exposed to.

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3 Ways to Support Autistic Employees in the Workplace

Saleforce Nonprofit

Very often, employers reject autistic candidates because of presumed interpersonal problems — the candidate might have been staring at the floor instead of giving eye contact or didn’t seem to have a sense of humour, and the interviewer might feel that they wouldn’t be good at dealing with customers.

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