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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

.orgSource

The answers to straightforward questions will typically indicate whether an applicant is technically qualified. But the ability to spot the qualities that make an applicant a contributor and avoid the dysfunction that characterizes a disruptor sets you up for successful team building. Hiring for fit is more challenging.

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How to Approach a Nonprofit Job Interview with a For-Profit Attitude (and Résumé)

EveryAction

Have the right attitude. Now that you have a better idea of how to tout your for-profit accomplishments, here are some interview attitude tips to help you shake off the nerves and put your best self forward. In a do-more-with-less world, ingenuity is a skill most nonprofit employers prioritize when narrowing down an applicant pool.

Attitude 101
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Move DEI Beyond Words

.orgSource

Develop Competence Collegiality and good intentions are ingredients for success, but attitude isn’t enough to go the distance. Review our hiring and onboarding policies to ensure that they are equitable and fair for all applicants. All of us have baggage. This is not a forum for amateurs. Adopt a pay equity policy.

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Setting work-life boundaries when working from home 

Candid

Being always reachable, often via multiple applications (Slack, Zoom, email, text) and on different devices, makes it difficult to establish when you’re really not at work. Research has shown that detaching at the end of each workday mood, sleep, stress levels, and workplace attitudes. It also exacerbates this issue.

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How can small nonprofits be successful in strategic human resources management?

ASU Lodestar Center

SHRM is the intentional application of formalized policies and practices that create organizational successes by investing in the human capital of employees. A sector-wide solution must be pursued, creating a shift in attitude toward SHRM within small organizations. Solutions.

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Guest Post: Transcending the middle with a metrics mindset

Twenty Hats

Your attitude predicts your outcome. An example of this could be materials and supplies—right down to the paper clips and office supplies, if applicable. Be humbled by the sheer volume you see there and then shift your attitude to match it. It’s to prove your worth to yourself in order to transform your attitude!

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Grow Or Stagnate?: Nurturing A Growth Mindset

The NonProfit Times

Consume information voraciously without obsessing about its practical applications. But some people, through circumstances or attitudes, are not motivated to expand beyond their present way of thinking. Seize opportunities to stretch yourself and take on new challenges, even if it is uncomfortable at first.

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