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  • Employer resources: Guides, tools, and sources we trust

    • Dec 22, 2022

    The volume of advice for employers – heck, for hiring managers alone – can be overwhelming. To help, we’ve curated this list of articles from Work for Good and other sources we trust for the multi-faceted arts of hiring, retention, and management.

  • 14 ways to do a better job of thanking people

    • Mar 11, 2024
    • Vu Le

    Gratitude is proven to lead to all sorts of benefits – and nonprofit employees need all the benefits they can get.

  • Mental health resources for supporting employees

    • Mar 4, 2024
    • Marc Schultz

    Leaders and managers have a major role to play in supporting their coworkers’ mental health, especially in the area of workplace culture.

  • Employing your best: Retention and recruiting tips from nonprofit pros

    • Mar 1, 2024
    • Marc Schultz

    In an anonymous online forum dedicated to nonprofit work, Work for Good asked what qualities, strategies, and processes make a nonprofit an “employer of choice.”

  • Candidate camera: 4 best practices for interviewing jobseekers remotely

    • Feb 22, 2024
    • Christina Pavlou

    To make a virtual job interview a success, it takes more than a camera and conferencing software. Here's how to stage a remote interview successfully.

  • 5 rookie interviewer mistakes made by seasoned managers

    • Feb 21, 2024
    • Charlene Fitzpatrick

    With competition for talent heating up, the job interview experience is critical – and it’s easier than you might think to get off track, focus on the wrong things, or leave a bad impression.

  • Why Thomas Edison served soup at every job interview

    • Feb 18, 2024
    • Jeff Haden

    An interview is more than just a Q&A – it’s a chance to see how candidates act when encountering a new challenge, a potential teammate, or an impromptu task.

  • Making the case for competitive salaries: A must-have for recruitment and retention

    • Feb 13, 2024
    • Mary Hughes

    Recruitment and retention depends on pay – but making the case for better pay means collecting the right data and strategy to convince funders and board members.

  • A step-by-step guide to screening applicants with an AI assist

    • Feb 1, 2024
    • Marc Schultz

    If the “hiring manager” hat isn't one that you've broken in yet, check out this guide to the application screening process – along with instructions for a time-saving assist from AI.

  • Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman

    4 ways to thrive under pressure

    • Jan 8, 2024
    • Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman

    Beth Kanter, author of The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, shares surefire self-care tips especially for purpose-driven professionals.

  • Effective job postings: 4 DOs and 4 DON’Ts

    • Jan 1, 2024
    • Chelle Shell

    To help you improve your postings, we've compiled a list of DOs and DON'Ts for a compelling description – all based in what we’ve seen work, time and again, for our Work for Good clients.

  • What Nonprofits Can Do to Retain Talent: How Professional Development Works

    • Dec 5, 2023
    • Marc Schultz

    According to the recent research, the top two reasons for voluntary employee turnover – “better opportunities elsewhere” and “invisible career paths” – both come down to a lack of career growth.

  • Our 5 best tips for managing remotely

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • The Management Center Knowledge Team

    Managing a remote team can be daunting. Check out these best practices for getting results while taking care of your people.

  • Recruiting right now: Strategize your talent acquisition

    • Aug 15, 2023
    • UST

    Filling vacancies without a plan could increase employee turnover just as you’re rebuilding. Consider these four steps for recruiting in a post-COVID world.

  • What your return-to-office plans need

    • Jul 25, 2023
    • Marc Schultz

    How can you get people back to the office thoughtfully, with respect for everything we’ve learned about employee needs and abilities over the past three years? To answer that, we’ve pulled together advice from some of our favorite sources.

  • Management lessons from Ted Lasso: The importance of clear goals and positive feedback

    • Jun 20, 2023
    • Chidiebere Ogbonnaya

    Even good managers like Lasso must sometimes choose between pursuing results and protecting team well-being. So how can we deliver ambitious targets without putting people’s well-being at risk?

  • 3 leadership tips to help employees avoid burnout

    • Mar 14, 2023
    • David Mizne

    Taking lessons from the “continuous performance management” approach, you can give your people the attention, environment, and extras they need to keep up the good work.

  • 6 culture plays for better remote work

    • Feb 6, 2023
    • Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter

    Simple, actionable tips for boosting trust, togetherness, and teamwork among your people in the new online-first workplace.

  • How pay transparency pays you back

    • Jan 21, 2023
    • Marc Schultz

    The demand among jobseekers for salary ranges in job posts – and pay equity overall – has become impossible (and, in some cases, illegal) to ignore.

  • What employees expect: 3 ways to attract and retain talent

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • Kelli Karanovich

    As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, top employees and job candidates are seeking deeper levels of transparency, equity, and flexibility from the workplace.