Hiring a new staff member for your nonprofit is a huge responsibility and investment in time and resources and ultimately could have a major impact on your organization’s future success. Resumes, cover letters, applications, interviews and LinkedIn profiles will only get you so far in knowing a candidate. Being able to uncover what you can’t see isn’t always easy. So, when done right, reference checks can be the difference between […]

Nonprofit sustainability, or the ability to continue delivering relevant social impact day in and day out, has always been important to nonprofit leaders and to The Strategy Group. We see that in the strategic plans we guide our clients to create, in the people we help them hire, and in the retreats and workshops we conduct for staff and board to build strong foundational organizations. However, the work doesn’t end […]

Searching for that next great employee to add to your team? With the great resignation (which started in 2021 with masses of employees leaving their jobs for greener pastures) and people “quietly quitting” (employees who put no more effort into their jobs than absolutely necessary), attracting and acquiring talent is more challenging today than ever before. The tight labor market demands that nonprofits think outside the box to recruit and […]

A RECAP: BUILDING YOUR BENCH STRENGTH: NONPROFIT SUCCESSION PLANNING

Planning for both the foreseen and unexpected absences of people who hold key roles in an organization is a task which employers often avoid or engage in only in an informal manner. Worse yet, we sometimes limit the planning to the “C-Suite.” Without concentrated effort on succession planning, a business that has been successful can quickly fail if one or more of […]

As a nonprofit looks to embark on a strategic plan, engaging stakeholders (staff, board, community members, funders, and clients) early in the planning can lead to greater understanding, and ultimately involvement and ownership throughout the process. Designing a well-crafted environmental scan gives you the chance to pause, listen, and maybe even be surprised with ideas and information.

Simply put, environmental scanning is a process used by an organization […]

A RECAP: DEVELOPING INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS TO NURTURE A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE WORKPLACE

On March 31, The Strategy Group held a webinar with Adam Schair, Head of Internal Communications at New York Life will share with TSG partners and nonprofit executives and managers from around the country the best tips and strategies for strengthening internal communications (a critical topic you have been asking about).

Adam has 20 years of expertise in leading teams […]

A RECAP:  STRAIGHTFORWARD STRATEGIES FOR HIGHER IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS

On December 1, The Strategy Group held a webinar where communications consultant Kaye Ramsden shared with TSG colleagues and nonprofit executives the best tips and strategies for creating communications for higher impact.

Nonprofits are constantly working to get their message out in bigger and better ways. Kaye led the group in a great discussion about around understanding three fundamentals to leverage communications for success:

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