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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

NonProfit Quarterly

While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.

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Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

Peter Drucker stressed the importance of strategic recruitment, emphasizing the need to select individuals based on their competencies, character, and dedication. Tailoring your recruitment efforts to find individuals whose skills and expertise align with your organization’s mission is fundamental. What are your dreams?

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Why Passion Isn’t Enough for Your Board of Governance

NonProfit Hub

Through his experience, Grundner developed a pyramid of four nonprofit board of governance levels. Passion sets up the basis for solid governance. Board meetings may go quickly with like-minded people, but the successful boards are the ones that “create a culture of constructive conflict.” Bottom Rung — Passion.

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Do You Use Job Descriptions with your Nonprofit Board Members?

Affnetz

We have several blog posts on recruiting board members and engaging your board members, so this post will focus on the job description. Use the board member job description when you’re recruiting board members and in annual meetings with existing board members. Provide candid and constructive criticism, advice, and comments.

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The AI Mirror—How to Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of Machine Thinking

NonProfit Quarterly

It has been very common for governments to request AI models that can identify fraud in a public benefits systemfor instance, in the applications they receive for childcare benefits or unemployment benefits. Well, those models have failed spectacularlyand routinelyin many different countries. And you talk about reshaping this idea of risk.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated. Build the responsible recruitment industry.

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Partnership Lessons From Rome's Colosseum ; Booking.com Creates ‘Travel Proud’ Program for LGBTQ+ Community ?? ; Black Rifle Coffee: Socially Conscious, Politicly Incorrect ??

Selfish Giving

Our tour guide was discussing preservation efforts at the Colosseum and how the Italian government had turned to the business community for support. The House of Medici , the Italian banking family, funded the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica 500 years ago. It turned out to be a tough sell. While it's common here in the U.S.