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May 11, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
How To: Offer a Sabbatical Opportunity
The concept of work sabbaticals has existed for a long time. It’s gaining popularity in nonprofits as organizations work to stem turnover and address work-life balance. A sabbatical gives an employee a designated period of time to disconnect from work...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
May 2, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
How To: Foster Flow (Instead of Distraction) In Your Workplace
When was the last time a work task occupied your full attention? When you looked up and found that an hour or more had passed? This elusive state of being immersed in something, feeling creative and productive, is called “flow.”...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
April 27, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
Providing Mental Wellness Support and Services to Staff at Small Nonprofits
The pandemic made clear that nonprofit employers must recognize and respond to employees’ mental health and wellness needs. It also brought to light workplace patterns that take a mental toll on teams. Learn how to provide assistance your employees value...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
April 20, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
3 Reasons Workplace Friendships Are Worth the Risk (and 3 Ways to Support Them)
“For our sake—to feel less burned out by our work (and therefore feel more energy when we’re away from work), we would be wise to foster supportive friendships at the very places where we need to protect ourselves from the...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
April 11, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
7 Steps to Train a New Manager
The transition from individual contributor to manager can be one of the toughest times in a person’s professional life. Leading others requires skills people might not have developed working independently. But many people can become outstanding managers. New managers’ supervisors...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
April 6, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
Simple Steps to Infuse Your HR Practices with the Platinum Rule
An often-cited maxim for how to treat people is the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But in our diverse workplaces, our colleagues might want to be treated very differently than we do....
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
March 28, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
How To Be Age-Inclusive in Your Hiring
Age diversity can make your nonprofit team more creative and innovative. And if that’s not enough motivation, age discrimination against people over 40 is against the law.* Here are some tips to ensure your hiring is age-inclusive. Set a Foundation...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
March 23, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
Embrace Risk in Hiring and Supervision
“It is not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe to take them.” – Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace When you hire and supervise people, there are some risks you should never...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
March 20, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
Recession Lessons and Insights
We asked experienced nonprofit leaders to share their experiences managing risk in previous recessions, and what they learned. Here are three of their stories. I was in charge of our accreditation department during the 2020 recession caused by COVID. I...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight
March 20, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
Scope Out Scenarios to Inspire Confidence During Disruption
The prospect of a recession, loss of a key funding source, or other downside event, should inspire a commitment to pause and reflect. None of us know how and when the most mission-impactful risks will materialize. But any planning we...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning, Insurance and Risk Financing