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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

.orgSource

Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. Managers were eliminated, and titles were replaced by roles, while departments were reorganized into circles.”. Clarify Roles.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

BIPOC staff are more likely to aspire to lead than white staff When we began surveying the nonprofit sector about issues of race and leadership in 2016, our primary question was: “Why are there so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?” In other words, they should be pulled toward leadership roles by positive, affirming experiences.

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. We'll never get it past legal.

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Humanocracy

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. We'll never get it past legal.

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Pair new employees with experienced mentors. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. Treat every individual and role as indispensable to collective success. We'll never get it past legal.

People 52
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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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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Define your volunteer roles. Define your volunteer roles. Craft a mission statement.