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6 Steps to Turbocharge Your Board Recruitment

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Passion for the cause and diversity of experience are as valuable as fundraising chops or the capacity to give big, experts say. Wheeler Getty Images Passion for the cause and diversity of experience are as valuable as fundraising chops or the capacity to give big, experts say. By David L.

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Fundraisers Are Heavily Recruited for Jobs Outside Nonprofits; Corporate Giving Is Flat

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The share of professionals being approached by employers outside fundraising shows how tough it is to hold on to talent, experts say.

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Recruiting Fundraising Talent in Today’s Job Market

NonProfit PRO

The top recruiting challenges for 2022 into 2023 is the shortage of talent. Organizations need to target passive candidates, create a talent pool, look at culture fits for potential hires, and evaluate recruitment costs and recruitment practices. Hiring must be done in a creative fashion.

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Improve Your Donor Engagement by Creating a Communications Calendar

Ann Green

Your donors want to hear from you and dont just want to be blasted with fundraising appeals. Youll often use several different channels when you send a fundraising appeal or promote an event. Fundraising and recruitment Be sure to add your fundraising campaigns to your communications calendar.

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Smart Recruitment Strategies for Smart Development Hires

NonProfit PRO

Here's how to recruit and retain fundraisers — the smart way. Hiring a new member of your development team is exciting.

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Getting nonprofit boards on board: Recruiting, governance, and fundraising

Candid

At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. How could the underrepresentation of BIPOC and women on nonprofit boards affect organizations leadership, work, and fundraising?

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Recruitment and Retention Strategies for a Nonprofit

The Charity CFO

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. He stated, “When we get retention correct, recruitment becomes less of an issue.”