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4 HR Issues Facing Nonprofits in 2018

May 2, 2018 | 2,250 views

4 HR Issues Facing Nonprofits in 2018

4 HR Issues Facing Nonprofits in 2018

The field of human resources is ever changing. Perhaps no industry knows that as well as the nonprofit industry.

 

Nonprofit organizations face unique challenges from other corporations. These challenges can make it difficult to fill the schedule with top talent and dedicated volunteers, while still operating like a business. Sound familiar? Here are the top four issues facing nonprofits in 2018 and ways to ease these challenges as you move through the remainder of the year.

 

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5 Blogs for Nonprofits to Follow in 2018

January 17, 2018 | 1,431 views

5 Blogs for Nonprofits to Follow in 2018

5 Blogs for Nonprofits to Follow in 2018

If you run a nonprofit, it can feel like pulling teeth to get volunteers involved and get money raised. Is your New Year’s resolution to try something new and beat last year’s progress? If so, you’ll want some fresh new ideas to move the needle forward in your business.

 

Here are five of our favorite blogs that offer up that insight.

 

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How to Avoid Burn Out in Your Nonprofit This Holiday Season

November 8, 2017 | 1,791 views

How to Avoid Burn Out in Your Nonprofit This Holiday Season

How to Avoid Burn Out in Your Nonprofit This Holiday Season

‘Tis the season to feel blessed, thankful, and downright stressed out. Unfortunately, the message of gratitude we’re hearing so loud and clear this time of year falls on deaf ears when our schedules fill up. Add in fewer volunteer hours and more vacation time taken by your team, and you have a recipe for fatigue worse than the tryptophan hangover you’re sure to experience during Thanksgiving.

 

If you feel like you’re on the edge of burning out, here are some tips that can help.

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Reshaping Your Nonprofit Communications for the Digital Era

August 30, 2017 | 1,776 views

Reshaping Your Nonprofit Communications for the Digital Era

Reshaping Your Nonprofit Communications for the Digital Era

You do exceptional work at your nonprofit. You have a mission of helping others and making the world a better place, but to fulfill that mission, you need the support of others. You need your staff to continually push your cause forward. You need your volunteers to be engaged. And, you need your community to come out and participate in any way they can. All of this requires a solid communication plan.

 

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Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

June 14, 2017 | 1,942 views

Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

Have you heard about the recent addition to the world’s largest social network, Facebook? It’s called Workplace and it’s designed to make collaboration within non-profit organizations smoother, easier, and more efficient. It’s a concept we champion here at ScheduleBase, and now that Facebook has hopped on board, we thought you’d like to know about why this new feature is worth your attention.

 

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How Nonprofits Schedule Volunteers with Employee Scheduling Software

March 26, 2014 | 3,630 views

How Nonprofits Schedule Volunteers

How Nonprofits Schedule Volunteers

Even if you don’t have many full-time or part-time employees at your nonprofit, you actually have a lot in common with companies that do. You likely have a small army of volunteers that keep you just as busy (if not more so) as paid employees would.

 

Let me guess: scheduling those volunteers is one of your top headaches. See? You do have something in common with for-profit companies with staff, after all!

 

Most nonprofits are strapped for time and money, and while you rely on your volunteers to alleviate some of the workload, sometimes it’s more stress to juggle their constant schedule changes.

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Employee Scheduling Software ScheduleBase to Provide Free Access to Nonprofits

January 28, 2014 | 5,328 views

Fargo, ND – Atlas Business Solutions, developer of business management software, announces this week that its employee scheduling software, ScheduleBase, is now free to nonprofits.

 

ScheduleBase is employee scheduling software that facilitates communication between managers and staff, anywhere, anytime. Staff can indicate availability or changes in availability from any browser or mobile device. For nonprofits who frequently schedule volunteers, it provides easy visibility into when people are available to work or volunteer. When a schedule is posted on ScheduleBase, all staff and volunteers are instantly notified by text message and email.

 

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