September 2009

Moving Nonprofit Leaders from Next to Now

September 30, 2009 | Comment (0)

Are you a part of the next generation of nonprofit leaders?  Do you want to be?

How will you move from “next” to “now”?

How can you add your voice to today’s urgent conversations about tomorrow’s inspiring possibilities?

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The nonprofit sector is not alone in under-prioritizing HR

September 10, 2009 | Comment (0)

Many studies show that prioritizing human resources needs to come from the top. Historically, the ability of nonprofit organizations to invest time and resources into HR has been difficult for a host of reasons, such as competing priorities teamed... Read More

Competitive benefits in hard times

September 09, 2009 | Comment (0)

Earlier this week, our founder and CEO, James Weinberg, joined a panel of experts discussing nonprofit employee benefits. This Chronicle of Philanthropy online event convened a panel of sector leaders to examine recent trends in employee benefit... Read More

Nonprofits are small business employers too

September 07, 2009 | Comment (0)

Last week, an article in The Nonprofit Quarterly caught our eye. In a whip-smart expose, writer Tim Delaney discussed the failure of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) to acknowledge nonprofits as small employers. In short, a recent CEA study... Read More

In search of a unicorn

September 02, 2009 | Comment (0)

Every search has its ideal candidate. But looking for a development director who knows every major national funder personally, has worked on a winning policital campaign, lives in Kalamazoo, speaks 10 languages, and is willing to work for $45,000... Read More

Want to know who’s hiring? Follow the money.

September 01, 2009 | Comment (0)

Forbes recently ran an article, cheekily titled Get Paid to Be a Do-Gooder, highlighting nonprofit career options. While it isn’t exactly news that people can earn a living in the nonprofit sector (in fact, over 15 million Americans do every... Read More

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