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Job Journal November 30, 2008	First Steps on a Nonprofit Career Path Inside insights on how to be in the right place at the right cause.
AFP eWire September 16, 2015 Ingersoll & Gamble	Five Steps to Stronger Succession Plans in Nonprofits The departure of long-time leaders, especially founder/CEOS, is particularly challenging in the nonprofit sector.
Global Services October 2, 2008 Schweyer & Marzulli	Placing Talent at the Center of Integrated Talent Management For effective Talent Management (TM), integrated talent management solution platform is required. An employee-centric mindset too is necessary; one that makes talent a partner in the lifecycle. But is that followed in organizations?
Energize June 2010 Susan J. Ellis	Reimagining Service: Is Corporate HR Management What We See? If you see volunteer management as just HR management, then you will love Reimagining Service, which promotes the idea of applying private sector human resources practices to nonprofit organizations.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Paige Palmer	Personnel Assets To recruit and retain talented professionals, commercial real estate companies must recognize that employees are one of their most valuable assets.
AFP eWire June 7, 2004	U.S. Nonprofit Employment Rate Increasing Faster Than Business, Government Employees at nonprofits now represent 9.5 percent -- 12.5 million individuals -- of all employees in the United States. The total number of employees working in the nonprofit sector has doubled in the last 25 years.
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Financial Advisor September 2008 David Welling	Manning Positions The recent success of the independent advisor industry is also the source of one of its greatest challenges. Managing this continued growth can be challenging.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell	Helping Nonprofits Profit Small and midsize nonprofit organizations can be great clients for financial advisors, but understanding their unique needs is critical to success.
Job Journal November 7, 2004 Julia Hollister	Nonprofits Ideal for Careers with Care Nonprofit work might be a way of breaking new ground. Because you may be the only one in your department, you often have autonomy. And you can learn to be a jack-of-all-trades.
HBS Working Knowledge May 12, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards Service on a nonprofit board can be a frustrating experience for executives grounded in a for-profit world.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Kathleen P. Enright	Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes.
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HBS Working Knowledge April 17, 2006 Eric J. McNulty	Can You Manage Different Generations? What if the people you're counting on to lead your company into the future won't be there when you need them? Or what if they don't even want the roles for which they are being groomed?
AFP eWire January 8, 2014	Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever.
AFP eWire January 25, 2011 Brydon M. DeWitt	The Power of the Volunteer Working with volunteers is not easy. With the right support, however, volunteers can do more than any number of staff can do -- it's just a matter of harnessing their potential.
AFP eWire June 19, 2012	Websites, Email Newsletters Still Important to Smartphone-Wielding Young People Technology is changing rapidly, but there is good news for nonprofits and fundraisers trying to keep up. For one, websites and email are by no means obsolete, a recent survey of young people indicates.
CIO June 15, 2001 David T. Gordon	Not a Charity Case Interview with Scott Smith: Many nonprofits are making innovative use of Web-based technology to better link their organizations to donors, recipients and each other.
AFP eWire January 22, 2014	A New Brand Management Mindset Julia Shepard Stenzel and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander are co-authors of The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity.
AFP eWire August 11, 2008	Most Nonprofits Devote Little Resources to Advocacy A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement.
AFP eWire January 8, 2007	U.S. Charities Employ 7.2 Percent of Workforce A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Studies shows that the U.S. paid charitable workforce has grown significantly faster than the economy over the past several years and now represents 7.2% of the overall workforce.
HRO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Peggy Cope	Global Recruitment Pains In an era of retiring talent and mounting pressure to fill positions more quickly, study finds most employers are still not familiar with recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
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AskMen.com July 17, 2015 Michael Wilczak	Talent Pool Advantages How being part of a 'talent pool' can help you land your dream job. Talent pools are playing a much larger role in hiring practices than ever before. Companies are now looking for great candidates proactively and not just looking to fill jobs as they open.
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Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Miller et al.	Beyond Diversity The Denver Foundation's Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative is working to move past racial diversity to inclusiveness.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Sherri Alms	Developing Leadership The Online Leadership Assessment and Development Program provides approximately 80 modules dealing with leadership-related topics.
AFP eWire August 27, 2007	Finding the Right Match: Nonprofit Board Speed Dating Speed dating isn't just for the romantically inclined anymore. Nonprofits can now use a similar service to find the right board members for their organizations.
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HRO Today September 2008 Andy Teng	Talent Management Programs Catch Up Through Tech Innovation With suites of offerings in the marketplace, HR organizations may find the task of managing talent easier and more valuable than ever.
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AFP eWire May 9, 2005	New Study Shows Accountability the Norm in the Nonprofit Sector A new study reveals that a large percentage of nonprofits across the U.S. already engage in the kinds of accountability practices currently under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, bringing into question why nonprofit accountability has become such an issue with Congress.
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Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Lee Draper	Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs?
AFP eWire May 12, 2006	Win a $100,000 Cause-Marketing Grant BBMG, a New York-based marketing agency focusing on nonprofits, is offering one charity and its for-profit partner $100,000 worth of in-kind marketing services to create and launch a cause-related marketing campaign.
HBS Working Knowledge October 27, 2008 Sean Silverthorne	Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits Nonprofit boards and executives are confronted by a confusing landscape of conflicting demands, rapidly evolving rules, and changing opportunities for finding resources.