Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler directly applied his appetite for reading and learning to helping his staff develop professionally. Here we share how he uses a reading list to help staff develop in their roles as well as his top ten book recommendations for nonprofit professionals.
Tom Friel, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., and a senior advisor to The Bridgespan Group, shares his top tips for creating a nonprofit hiring process that can help you find the best candidates for the roles you need to fill.
This article shares research that explores how nonprofit leaders perceive and approach their roles in an organization during the first three years of their leadership. The findings, discussed by the author, Dr. Antoinette E. La Belle, offer board members of nonprofits some key lessons about how to search for new leaders and handle the transition process.
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Building a Recruiting Team The first step in the recruiting process is to identify a team of individuals in your organization to be part of the hiring process.
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A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations When Hiring Senior Managers The following tips, which are based on Bridgespan’s experience in executive search engagements, are designed to create an interview process that enables nonprofit organizations to find the right people for their positions.