HR vs. Finance: Bridging the Gap

By Nonprofit HR on Friday, July 6th, 2012 in Uncategorized. No Comments

Sitting in my seat as COO/CFO of a $25 million dollar, 160 person organization, I have the opportunity to witness how the Human Resources and Finance functions, working together, can improve many of the organization’s outcomes. There’s little doubt in my mind that Finance and Human Resources are necessary organizational support functions. Organizations require both  … Read more


Are most HR departments calculating compensation wrong?

By Nonprofit HR on Friday, July 6th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Cale Ottens of the Phoenix Business Journal breaks down the results of a joint study conducted by WorldatWork and Mercer. “Fewer than half of the 560 companies surveyed said they use predictive modeling techniques to make compensation and salary decisions. Most companies use benchmarking techniques. The survey revealed 95 percent of compensation professionals use benchmarking  … Read more


FOCUS: The Other F-Word

By Nonprofit HR on Friday, July 6th, 2012 in Uncategorized. No Comments

It is okay to focus on you. There is no one more important in this world, and a recent Harvard Business Review article articulated this point. It told a story of a man who, right after his child was born, chose to go to a business meeting. He hated doing it, but his wife let  … Read more


There is talent out there. Why are we not hiring it? Maybe it is the job description.

By Nonprofit HR on Thursday, July 5th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Paul Davidson has a great piece in USA Today calling out HR professionals on their poorly planned and poorly designed job descriptions. “Despite the 8.2% unemployment rate, many businesses have struggled to find qualified candidates for an abundance of high-skill jobs in technology, engineering, health care and other fields. That, along with a hesitancy by  … Read more


Again we ask, are annual performance reviews necessary?

By Nonprofit HR on Thursday, June 28th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

At study by Achievers found that virtually all the companies use some form of annual evaluation as their chief means of giving performance feedback to employees, but only 2% think these reviews accomplish anything useful! The study also found a big disconnect between what CEOs think is going on below them and what employees say actually  … Read more


Bridgespan Releases “How-To” Guide for Developing Future Nonprofits Leaders

By Nonprofit HR on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

A new publication by The Bridgespan Group, Plan A: How Successful Nonprofits Develop Their Future Leaders, offers guidance for nonprofits on how to approach and implement leadership development and succession planning, a discipline that most nonprofit leaders cite as critical to fulfilling their missions, but also flag as their most glaring organizational weakness. In a recent Bridgespan survey  … Read more


HRCI Launches Virtual Community for Certified Professionals

By Nonprofit HR on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 in Uncategorized. No Comments

The HR Certification Institute announced today the launch of Certified Voice, an online platform that will allow HR professionals who hold credentials from HRCI a way to connect with colleagues, engage in discussion and share their expertise, as well as learn from others and create new professional relationships. The new platform will offer HRCI’s 120,000+  … Read more


Is Gamification the future of HR?

By Nonprofit HR on Monday, June 25th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

If you put your ear to the ground in the HR profession, you hear a gentle murmur – Gamification. Simply, Gamification is the theory that by applying the same principles that inspire people to play games — achievements, status, and rewards — to employee performance, organizations can drive deeper engagement, and increase alignment with organization goals.  … Read more