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How can nonprofit recruiting strategies improve organizational effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

Leaders who wish to successfully run a nonprofit and continue to positively impact society in the future will need to focus their energy in three key areas: staff recruitment, fundraising, and donor and staff retention. Recruiting. An essential part of creating an effective and sustainable nonprofit is recruiting the right people.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." First, it helps with staff retention rates. However, training can positively influence the bottom line. PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization.

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Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

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HR is the department responsible for managing hiring, onboarding, training, and benefits. In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. All of these facets of corporate HR departments are mirrored in nonprofit HR departments.

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Dear Moby, What does Email Accessibility look like?    

Whole Whale

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States and the Equality Act in the United Kingdom are laws that prohibit discrimination based on disability and require reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. But remember that these tools do not replace the great significance of testing and getting user feedback.

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The Manager's Guide To HR

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The original edition (published in 2009) of The Manager’s Guide to HR provided readers with a plain-English introduction to the regulations, rights, and responsibilities related to hiring and firing, benefits, compensation, documentation, performance evaluations, training, and more. But much has changed since then.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later. Training opportunities: At minimum, you need an orientation to go over information in the handbook. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists.

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The Manager's Guide To HR Book Gets Timely Update

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The original edition (published in 2009) of The Manager’s Guide to HR provided readers with a plain-English introduction to the regulations, rights, and responsibilities related to hiring and firing, benefits, compensation, documentation, performance evaluations, training, and more. But much has changed since then.

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