From founders to recruiters, these folks can tell you how it’s done.
Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar with our friends at Jazz HR to take a look at recruitment in the nonprofit industry. We explored the challenges of finding qualified candidates as well as some best practices for recruitment and…
Interns bring a lot to an organization. They can be developed into a talented pool for future hiring, add capacity to your staff and provide mentoring opportunities for new managers. If you’re hiring interns on a regular basis, it may…
In The New York Times’s Smarter Living piece, “Micro-Progress and the Magic of Just Getting Started,” Tim Herrera delves into how we think about productivity as well as our tendency to procrastinate. Herrera puts forth the idea of micro-progress as…
Beyond a simple way to stay healthy physically, walking can help clear your head and stimulate your thinking. Read on to learn more about the connections between walking and thinking, and some steps (pun intended) you can take to help…
We’re taking a closer look at bias in the hiring process. While there is no surefire way to eliminate bias, we explore some tangible steps to identify and reduce it at your organization. We hope these resources and practices help…
Providing and receiving feedback is an important part of your career development. Those we work closest with can have unique insights on what we do well and what we need to work on. Peer to peer feedback between colleagues, however,…
Internship season is around the corner. Many of you are already posting internships on Idealist.org, beginning the interview process or perhaps even extending an offer. Intern hiring requires so much energy it can be easy to think that the work…
So, you’ve decided to bring on an intern! Interns can be a valuable asset to your organization, and it can also be rewarding to help someone further their career goals. We talked with Alexis Perrotta, the editor of Idealist Careers,…
Working with a variety of different personalities can bring great diversity to any team; making sure everyone's different styles and behaviors meld together into a well oiled machine is the tricky part. We talked with Kim Mitchell, a professional specializing…
Contributed by Caroline Contillo Many organizations rely on volunteers in order to execute their missions. Keeping volunteers challenged and engaged isn’t easy, but creating a welcoming environment where people feel empowered to contribute can be a huge benefit for a…