sgEngage

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

We are highlighting an excerpt from the Skills UP Webinar Series where Deb Taft, CEO of Lindauer Global, will be talking about the dynamics of hiring and how you can achieve success in effective retention. Multiple interviews. Skills Up FREE Webinar Series. Skills Up FREE Webinar Series.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

While any loss of able employees is a tragedy, this does mean that if your nonprofit is hiring, there is a significant pool of qualified candidates to interview. However, many employers list required skills and experiences but still fall short of fully describing the position. It’s just a matter of attracting them to your organization.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

As top leaders in your organization, your board members should be skilled, trustworthy, reliable individuals who are passionate about your mission. Determine the type of leadership your nonprofit would benefit from What skills or connections would you like board members to have? Identify skill requirements. Hold interviews.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Thanking volunteers has also been shown to improve retention rates through the process of engagement. Promote volunteers to new roles that leverage their skills and abilities. Use exit interviews to understand why volunteers are leaving (show them you care). Make your volunteers time commitment meaningful (do not waste time).

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In the last week, I’ve interviewed three different volunteer engagement professionals about volunteer retention as their organizations are in various stages of reopening and recovery from the pandemic-related restrictions on volunteer engagement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2011

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan , shares in his book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews : Why did you decide to leave us?

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

All of our top member retention resources in one place. Career insights – Give your members detailed data, including salary, education and skills requirements, activities performed, outlooks for job growth, related jobs, and more, to help members make informed career decisions. Get it now. Offer year-round learning opportunities.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

During those three months, apprentices learn the platform, industry-specific products/use cases, consulting methodology, and consulting soft skills. Our staff takes on the burden of posting, interviewing potential hires, and running background/reference checks. . The Value of Talent as a Service (TaaS).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 9, 2019

Unfortunately, the data shows that 81 percent of organizations are without a retention program. When creating a retention strategy, it is important to consider the entire employment cycle, paying attention to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. A recruitment plan supports retention from the start. Compensation. Recruitment.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Participant retention. Volunteer retention. For example, if your nonprofit’s goal was to increase literacy rates in its community, an outcome metric might be the percentage of program participants who improved their reading skills. Number of participants. Participant satisfaction. Participant engagement. Cost of services.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2020

In a feasibility study we conducted for a community college , we knew many people being interviewed were already funding scholarships through a state-run Promise Program and might be hesitant to invest in supporting the school itself. The Who — Creating Connection Through Interviews. The How — A Case Study.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This is key to empowering your ambassadors and giving them the skills they need to fundraise with success. . In your application or interview, ask the candidate why they want to get involved to determine if they truly care about your mission. But to make it easy, we’ve put together this brief guide to help you get started.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

With limited people and financial resources, leaders of nonprofit organizations must execute strong management styles that develop the talent of their teams, foster healthy working environments and encourage retention of valuable employees. Lack of professionalism and high turnover rates can dissuade high-performers from joining the team.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What we see through our work at Common Impact is increased employee excitement around programs like skills-based volunteerism, which provides a direct vehicle for a purpose-focused workforce to represent themselves and their company in society and in support of issues that matter. Skilled Volunteerism to Address Disaster Resiliency.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For some of your opportunities, you might need to interview or screen a volunteer before they can participate. Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. For instance, create a specific group for those who are skilled in coding and web design. Prioritize volunteer retention.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Volunteer opportunities: Describe each volunteer role, including expected time commitment, required skills, and what the volunteer will be doing. Nobody wins when a volunteer ends up in a role that requires more time than they can commit or skills they do not have. Signing up: What is the procedure for signing up as a volunteer?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries. Though they go hand in hand, volunteer recruitment shouldn’t be confused with volunteer retention. There are dozens of volunteer matching sites your organization can use.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Struggling with gaps in talent and skills, organizations are starting to invest more heavily in technologies to predict their training requirements, understand their learners and to create exciting ways to deliver training and learning to their employees.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

Think through the various elements or skills your event requires, such as income generation, logistics, attendee recruitment, and event planning. In addition to placing ads, see if you can secure local television or radio interviews to get the word out that you’re looking for event committee volunteers.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

Engagement starts from the recruitment of volunteers and includes training, retention efforts and also appreciation. What skills are they trying to gain when they are giving to your organization?”. A HALO staff member will then conduct a phone interview and bring in the volunteer for a face-to-face interview with employees.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

It means determining programs and activities, managing supporter acquisition and retention, staffing, facilities, resources, and plans for future growth, all in service of your core mission. Next, it involves reaching out to potential candidates and conducting a thorough interview process.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Volunteer Retention Programs need to focus on why Volunteers offer up their time to identify what may be driving them away. Volunteers offer an incredible amount of skilled work, dedicated time, and value to the nonprofits they care about. Volunteer retention suffers when volunteers don’t feel satisfied or fulfilled.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2016

As Mario Morino states in his latest Leap of Reason Newsletter , which includes a summary of an interview with Einhorn Family Charitable Trusts’ Jennifer Hoos Rothberg about their Grantee Perception Report: While EFCT rigorously tracks outcome measurements, it doesn’t use that information punitively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

In an exclusive interview, Hams answered these questions: Question : What makes you say that employees actually want to take ownership of their work? Entitlement has become an enormous problem in our culture, and I'm afraid it's getting worse with every generation," says Hams.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

When nonprofits value the worth of their employees by creating competitive financial packages, recognizing that staff are choosing service work as a career, and prioritizing time to develop their skills and nurture their leadership, we can change how we have historically undervalued nonprofit employees, and everyone will benefit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

This is a lively community, mostly because of the expertise of people like Maddie, Lindy, and Tony who are skillful community managers. From my experience in doing technology trainings, no matter well you describe levels and content, you always get a range of experience, comfort, and skill. . I think you can design around it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? What was your approach? Did it work?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:01 PM Labels: Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every tactic here is as much about retention and appreciation as it is about perks. They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Plug donor skills into the work. These exist already!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, the eBook is free!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I want the best for you, this is a little bit more interpersonal skills, of course. I just had an interview with one of my guests very recently, and in the outtake I said, you know, “How was this interview for you? What’s the best way for, oops, I want the best for you. How can I help? What are your thoughts on this?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the employment context alone, from increased use of chatbots in hiring applications and AI-enabled assessments of applicant interviews to keystroke monitoring that gauges productivity and employee uses of generative AI to write reports or perform numerous other tasks, AI-related tools are poised to transform how work is done.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2012

Leverage exit and turnover data (often from exit interviews) to increase employee retention. Question : If a business can't hire/use a third-party to do the exit interviews , how best should they be done to elicit the most candid feedback from the exiting employee ?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regular brainstorming and skill-sharing sessions can also serve as nourishing fertilizer. Press coverage in local news, active social media interaction, and authentic interviews can broadcast your message to a much wider audience and magnetize new believers to your cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us?

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