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Keeping the Dream Team: Unleashing the Power of Employee Retention in Nonprofits

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

So, What is the Solution to Employee Retention? Psychological contracts are the unwritten expectations and obligations between employers and employees. Nonprofits can create strong psychological contracts by aligning organizational values with staff passions. Celebrate achievements publicly to foster a culture of appreciation.

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The Strategic Imperative of Well-Being: A Guide for Organizational Success

NonProfit Leadership Center

A groundbreaking study by Dr. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and his team from the University of Oxford and Harvard reveals a compelling association between employee well-being and profitability. In organizational psychology, culture has three key elements: practices, values, and underlying assumptions. But now there is.”

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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

Stacy received her doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Florida, holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida. ” Dr. Stacy Baier.

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Setting work-life boundaries when working from home 

Candid

But despite these substantial benefits, working from home is not a universal cure for stress. The constant ping of notifications also takes a psychological toll. Psychological detachment ” is the technical term for being able to put work out of your mind when you’re not working. to let the dog out). Mentally put your work down.

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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

iMarketSmart

It also matches the universal hero story (monomyth).[4] In another experiment,[13] students at a Swedish university were asked for a donation. Group 2 was told that 73% of university students in Sweden made the gift when asked. Group 3 was told that 73% of university students at their university made the gift when asked.

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OK To Cry? Expressing Emotions and Vulnerability Is A New Wave At Work

Fundraising Leadership

What that means to colleagues across generations varies, but having a psychologically safe workplace where it is OK to be authentically yourself is a plus. Director of the Media Psychology Research Center and faculty in the media psychology program at Fielding Graduate University , in Psychology Today.

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How Does Climate Fatigue Hurt Our Efforts?

NonProfit Quarterly

Dr Rasha Bayoumi, associate professor of psychology at the University of Birmingham Dubai, described climate fatigue to Fast Company as “more of a fear and worry” than climate anxiety. The message can be tuned out, even when it matters deeply. To the list of new climate-related emotions, we must add climate fatigue.