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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

One of the best ways to attract talent is by creating a culture that encourages retention from the get-go. Define roles and responsibilities clearly Defining roles and responsibilities ensures that potential candidates have a precise understanding of your organization’s expectations and protects against any surprises.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

One of the best ways to attract talent is by creating a culture that encourages retention from the get-go. Define roles and responsibilities clearly Defining roles and responsibilities ensures that potential candidates have a precise understanding of your organization’s expectations and protects against any surprises.

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Guest Post: The Iron Hug — Nurturing Relationships with Strong Leadership

Twenty Hats

When I moved into the role, the previous volunteer leadership had been disorganized, lackadaisical, and inattentive. And, despite this ‘freedom,’ retention was low. As every experienced volunteer manager knows, volunteers want and need support, strong leadership, and clear policies and procedures.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

Get Fully Funded

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. 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.

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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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The 2024 Best NPOs To Work For: Data Shows Satisfaction Slipping In Some Areas

The NonProfit Times

And yet within this environment nonprofit employee satisfaction soared. Role Satisfaction” (“I like the type of work that I do,” “I understand the importance of my role to the success of the organization”) stood at 93% in 2021’s report among the top 50 (90% this year) and 86% among the rest (81% this year). Stress soared.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. We believe that technology systems intended to be used in fragile environments must be “protective by design,” and seek from the outset to minimize the risk of harm.

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