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‘Peopling’ Avoidance Creates Back-to-Work Issues

NonProfit PRO

In those private rooms, leadership talks about struggles with workforce issues regarding where and how people work. Turnkey runs many peer experience sharing groups for C-Suite social good executives. Here’s what we’ve heard.

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Invest in People, Not Programs

NonProfit PRO

Research shows “trusting and investing” in people works. If this model works, why isn’t philanthropy and government moving from investing in programs to investing in people to address systemic inequalities in the U.S.?

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

.orgSource

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience.

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Working for Change: Understanding the employment experiences of Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada

Charity Village

Egale published the Working for Change: Understanding the employment experiences of Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada Report. The study aimed to better understand the employment challenges faced by Two-Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada.

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When Nonprofits Put Policy Over People

NonProfit PRO

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.

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How To Build Great Work Relationships

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It’s called, Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships. It’s one of four books in the new Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) Work Smart Series. This book helps readers make so-so work relationships better, keep the bad ones from bringing them down, and help them build lasting connections with incredible people.”

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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

We need our donors emotionally involved and excited about our work… not bored. That’s why we need to incorporate stories into our fundraising work. The first is the “story” of your non-profit – this is the overall story arc that is being told by your organization about your work, and includes your big picture vision and mission.

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