Volunteer Management Toolkit (external link) by Volunteering Victoria. A complete toolkit developed by a Canadian NGO covering preparation, recruitment, policies & procedures, organization, appreciation, development, and communication for volunteers. Preview: Attracting and retaining volunteers is not easy, largely because volunteering involves… Read more ›
Managing Volunteers: Challenges of Non-Profit Organizations by Jessica Miller-Merrell for Blogging4Jobs. Discusses methods for clarifying roles and ensuring a good fit for volunteers. Preview: If you manage a staff at a non-profit organization, more than likely, you will deal with… Read more ›
“Yes, And” by Second City‘s Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton. (external link to purchase book) Chapter 4 is focused on their efforts toward diversity within the company. Preview: Executives from The Second City—the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation—reveal… Read more ›
Diversity at Work: Creating an inclusive and supportive work environment in the HR Council of Canada library. Another toolkit for embracing diversity in the workplace. Preview: Ideas for embracing diversity in the workplace Learn about the cultural backgrounds, lives and… Read more ›
Process for Rehearsing and Performing Intimate Contact (downloadable pdf) from the Conservatory at DePaul University. Preview: At The Theatre School, we train actors to be bold, to live moment-to-moment in the given circumstances of the material, while being equally vigilant in ensuring… Read more ›
Fostering Critical Response to Complex Experience (downloadable pdf) from the Artful Manager by Andrew Taylor on ArtsJournal. Preview: In brief (a two-sided PDF describing the protocol is available for the details), the facilitator welcomes the group and introduces the process, explaining that ”we… Read more ›
Keep These Biases in Mind when Interviewing (downloadable pdf) by Andi Cheney for PAHRTS: A list of common interviewing biases and examples. Preview: Contrast Effect: comparing one candidate to another instead of to the job rubric. Example: Between Beauregard and Susiya,… Read more ›
A Guidebook for Building an Immigrant Workforce in the Nonprofit Sector (downloadable pdf) by the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations. More from our Canadian neighbors, this guidebook contains tips for attracting, recruiting, and retaining immigrant including a great DIY implementation worksheet.… Read more ›
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Sample Culture Packet: Turn your organizational values into your organizational culture by replicating these tools for your organization. Behavioral Anchors for Workplace Values Employee Attributes Changing Aging Poster Coaching Employee Input Sheet for the Employee
Training Evaluation Survey (downloadable pdf) from the Canadian HR Council. Especially if you’re just instituting a training program, make sure to ask your employees to evaluate how it went. These are sample questions to get you started. Preview: Please describe your feelings… Read more ›