Filling a Technology Job: 10 Steps That Experts Take
In hiring a technology worker, it’s not necessary to understand the jargon, but you do need to explain clearly what your organization wants to accomplish.
By Michelle Gienow
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Charity Helps Refugees in Dangerous Slums Become Self-Sufficient
The group has received major humanitarian prizes for its innovative work helping people who flee to dangerous city slums.
By Michelle Gienow
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Charities Large and Small Put Their Collective Buying Clout to Work
The Back Office Cooperative allows groups of all sizes across the country to lower the costs of administrative services and supplies.
By Michelle Gienow
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Charities Can Benefit by Harnessing the Energy of Youthful Volunteers
Students can be a valuable pool of hidden talent and are often available because of their schools’ community-service obligations.
By Michelle Gienow
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A Social-Service Leader Seeks the Right Moment to Share His Exit Strategy
Paul Castro knows he wants to retire to teach, but he doesn’t want to suffer from problems his colleagues have faced when boards “panic and overreact” to the departure of a longtime leader.
By Michelle Gienow
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NPR Attracts the Young by Inviting Their Ideas
Generation Listen holds events to involve millennials in public radio, invite their feedback, and spread the word among their peers.
By Michelle Gienow
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Transition Is Tough When the Budget Doesn’t Allow for Succession Overlap
Pati Martinson, head of a New Mexico community-development group, is 66 and wants to retire, but her organization can’t afford to hire a successor.
By Michelle Gienow
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Nonprofit Leaders Plead for Help on Retirement Questions
Many veteran CEOs want to step down but are not getting much support or guidance from their boards or elsewhere, a new study finds. Former Girl Scouts USA leader Kathy Cloninger (left) says she struggled to find a role after retiring in 2011.
By Michelle Gienow
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NPR’s Tips for Reaching Millennials
Start with a small group, and treat them like one of the family.
By Michelle Gienow
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Planning and Practice Make Charities More Nimble During Disasters
Setting up emergency funds, readying crisis communications, and building ties with local officials can help your organization before the next disaster strikes.
By Michelle Gienow
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