Charity Village

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Government of Canada‘s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESS Program) aims to provide funding to organizations to deliver a range of activities to support young Canadians (aged 15 to 30) to develop the skills and gain the experience they need to find and keep quality jobs.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2021

Writing a flawless resume, winning the competition, and landing a job is never easy. This is true for the traditional job market. But when it comes to hunting for nonprofit jobs, things can get even tougher. If you are wondering what skills to focus on in your resume in the nonprofit sector, we’ve got you covered!

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Applications are now open for the Government of Canada‘s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESS Program). The Program aims to provide funding to organizations in the agricultural sector to support the development of 1200 jobs for youth in the sector.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Where do you need to improve?

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Bloomerang

JULY 11, 2022

The post Leadership Today: Key Skills and Career/Job Tips appeared first on Bloomerang.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 16, 2023

Updated: 5/16/2023 By leveraging skill-based volunteers, nonprofit organizations can tap into a valuable pool of qualified talent and take on new challenges. Discover the benefits of skill-based volunteerism and how nonprofits can engage and recruit top talent with these 5 essential tips. Professionals want opportunity.

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Gyrus

MAY 8, 2023

Learn about the essential skills and knowledge needed to be successful in today's competitive job market. Discover how to build in-demand skills and advance your career.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Deborah shares, “The 2022 season has kicked off and I have a powerhouse team of 13 skilled volunteers. Interested in engaging skills-based and leadership volunteers? Get the right resource for the job; Align people, process, and scope to address specific needs. These strategy volunteers add brainpower to the planning process.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2021

There are some great free and low-cost job training opportunities out there right now, particularly compliments of Microsoft. There is the extraordinary Microsoft Global Skills Initiative that offers free employment training and certification in the 10 most in-demand and well-paid jobs.

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Charity Village

MARCH 3, 2023

RBC released a report highlighting the insufficient utilization of immigrants’ skills to drive workforce growth. However, barriers to employment are landing immigrants in jobs that are underpaying for their educational background and skillset.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. Job descriptions outline what is expected for employees to do their best work. Make Adjustments As Needed Job Description vs. Job Posting: What’s the Difference?

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Hiring for skill is easy. It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.”

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As election season comes to an end, many campaigners will be turning their attention to the job hunt. Many nonprofits are looking for individuals with an organizer’s skills and mindset. organizer campaigner nonprofit jobs'

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Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2021

Too often volunteers become people offered the menial jobs. Time and time again while working at a nonprofit, I saw people come in to help who had skills to be major advocates for the organization that were never fully appreciated, often to the detriment of the charity. Ask them about their job history, skills, hobbies, and interests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2014

Preliminary results for the 2013 fundraising season are positive and many nonprofit professionals who have weathered year-after-year of pay freezes and minimal advancement are ready for change — particularly those with social media skills. Aid Jobs (International) aidjobs.org — @aidjobs. The Bridgespan Group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

For very small nonprofits, this may not be true, but for medium and large nonprofits—or small nonprofits with a desire to grow their brand recognition and donors base—it’s becoming widely understood that new media managers have a unique and valuable skill set. Good Writing Skills. First and foremost, it’s a writing position.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Government of Canada has announced the launch of the employer application period for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2022 program. The program provides opportunities for youth to develop and improve their skills within the not-for-profit, […].

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Candid

JUNE 30, 2022

And over the past two years, those of us in the nonprofit sector who are committed to workforce development have seen the divide between job seekers and employers grow even wider. And that’s why it’s still important for job seekers to continue building their skills. And we agree with them!

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Charity Village

JUNE 16, 2023

Despite the feeling of unpreparedness, recent graduates possess in-demand skills that will give them a competitive edge in the job market. According […] The post New graduates report a sense of unpreparedness for the workforce yet demand for their skills remains high appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Gyrus

JULY 13, 2022

It is not training, but skills that allow people to succeed in their job, but skills. This article talks about why LMS is essential for Skill Management. Employees may be compelled to attend training classes after training class, and they may even pass tests.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

After a year and a half of pandemic disruption, fundraisers are reflecting on their jobs, their careers and looking for professional development that delivers the most value. The post Building your skills and career at Canada’s fundraising conference with a heart. The two-and-a-half day virtual conference will be filled […].

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

This event will provide meaningful takeaways for those on either side of the desk in fundraising interviews, as well as sharpen skills that can be applied to major gift asks. How to Interview Strong for a Fundraising Job or, How Interviewing is Like Asking for a Major Gift. See what we did there? A little background. How to follow up.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The job market for nonprofits is heating up again and it might mean that 2022 is the year to shake things up in your career. Four clear job trends in the nonprofit field signify major changes coming next year and it might be worth paying attention to see if a change is in the cards for you. Check out the Nonprofit Job Board.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Discover New Talent Skill building is also a way to discover hidden talent.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2021

If your patrons are considering a career change or are starting to think about what career path they want to take, scholarships are a good place to start. Scholarships show that you have initiative as well as a passion and drive to learn.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work. This will be especially detrimental for junior staff, who need human-to-human feedback to learn and improve their job performance. Investing in “soft skills.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 30, 2016

If you are a nonprofit professional feeling restless or unsatisfied at your current job, 2016 is shaping up to be a good year to make a change. Skills in marketing and communications are also in high demand (37%). Third Sector Jobs (UK). United Nations Jobs (International). Charity Village (Canada). Pro Bono Australia.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

Skilled talent and leadership are pivotal to growth, sustainability and success. However, if boards and upper management do not prioritize human capitol recruitment and retention with proper funding, then the result is often high turnover rates and lack of skilled leaders. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Compensation. Recruiting strategy.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

For example, the answer to the question “Tell me about a project that you’re proud of” usually gets more weight in a job interview than the response to “Describe what you like best and least about your most recent position.” Of course, it’s important to consider skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2020

By Julia Boyun , Marketing Manager at RemoteHub – a job and volunteer marketplace and community that connects and matches companies and nonprofit organizations with remote professionals. It’s a win-win situation as well, for volunteers are 27% likelier to be hired, thanks to the skills and experience earned through volunteering.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Last week I defined skills management by referencing and summarizing an existing Wikipedia article. This week I’ll explain why skills management is important and I’ll begin by repeating Wiki’s definition of Skills Management: “ The practice of understanding, developing, and deploying people and their skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Understand staff concerns about AI changing their jobs Jon Townsend, National Trust says that leaders should understand people’s anxiety about AI in the workplace as the very first step. It often revolves around job security, with fears of obsoletism due to “offloading” tasks to the AI.

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