Workplace Diversity

Seize the Day! Addressing Diversity in the Nonprofit Workplace

April 11, 2011 | Comment (1)

With over 6 years of experience supporting the hiring needs of nearly 150 nonprofits, we’ve heard time and again that our clients are interested in increasing the diversity of their organizations but don’t know how.  So we set out to better... Read More

Are Nonprofit Leadership Programs Culturally Biased?

October 13, 2010 | Comment (0)

In our current research on racial diversity in the workplace, one question keeps coming up: why aren’t there more people of color in leadership positions at nonprofit organizations? While the answer to this question is complex, we’ve taken a... Read More

Career Pathways to Philanthropic Leadership

November 02, 2009 | Comment (0)

Last week, we were honored to attend the Council on Foundations’ “Leadership Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion in Philanthropy” in Washington, D.C. This meeting convened a group of nonprofit leaders to dialogue about issues such as workplace... Read More

CGC signs the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition Diversity and Inclusion Compact

August 10, 2009 | Comment (0)

As a member of the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition, we are proud to be a part of the launch of the Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Compact. By signing the compact, Commongod Careers shows its support for workforce diversity, is willing to publicly... Read More

Is age a liability or an asset?

July 17, 2009 | Comment (3)

Our friends at Civic Ventures strongly believe that encore careers put experience to work. But with unemployed older workers typically out of work longer than younger workers and age discrimination claims soaring, some career experts recommend that... Read More

How to evaluate “overqualified” candidates

July 06, 2009 | Comment (0)

A number of people in our network recently forwarded us an article on CNN.com about jobseekers being labeled as “overqualified.” It got us thinking about how nonprofits can best consider these candidates who bring more seniority than required... Read More

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