Staffing & Human Resources

If you desperately want to instill a culture of philanthropy, but it’s just not coming together, read these practical tactics to attack the problem from the sides rather than head on.

Currently, the job world is upside down due to factors such as employees working from home, compressed or hybrid work schedules, salary constraints and new demands from employees who feel like they control the job market. Today’s nonprofit employees better understand the concept of workplace culture.

Before you embark on the tremendous responsibility of hiring a new CEO for your nonprofit, here are some best practices to implement.

A lot of factors go into what a nonprofit can fundraise each year, but there’s no better place to start than with your annual plan. 

“Top Gun,” the 1986 action film starring Tom Cruise grossed $356 million. A sequel, titled “Top Gun Maverick” and also starring Tom Cruise, is now playing to greater critical and commercial success. The term, “top gun,” made me wonder how it could be applied to employees.

The best advice I can offer is to think not just about your donors during this time, but, more importantly, your staff. How has your staff recently connected with your mission and strengthened their relationship with your cause?

I constantly relate work and leadership to coaching. I had a lengthy career working and coaching boy’s baseball at all ages as a hobby. I learned years ago that satisfied players perform to the best of their abilities. Employees do the same.

Your people are your most important resource. Since they are doing such amazing work, don’t allow policies that punish them, but look to reward, encourage, and celebrate them instead.

The development function of many nonprofits has been lacking for some time, and there are two reasons why. Richard Perry offers advice.

For as long as I can remember, people have been concerned with the high rate of employee turnover in the nonprofit industry. This is especially troublesome when it comes to our development staff as we tend to send them out to create relationships with key donors on behalf of our organizations.