A newsletter dedicated to increasing the capacity of nonprofits · September 2009

 

Is Your Nonprofit Old Economy or New Economy? Learn Some Lessons from Our Team about Doing Business Smarter, Faster, and Cheaper NPAG has been helping its clients think through the management of remote employees, offices, and board members informally for years, but in recognition of the increasing demand for more formal help NPAG has recently launched a new offering to assist organizations in their development of tools and best practices for managing their remote teams. Our team members are available to assess your organization's readiness to utilize various virtual best practices and will then create a custom program designed to meet your organization's needs and challenges. Our programs not only include materials that can help managers and their teams to think through various challenges and best practices, but also include facilitated discussions around common issues like effective virtual communications, team building across physical and electronic barriers, standards for professional remote work environments, creating efficient and effective organizational culture in digital workspace. Click here to read the article's second half, which discusses some important considerations for managers and employees...

Does Your Nonprofit Want to Explore the Use of Virtual Tools to Manage Remote Teams More Effectively? Tune in to Our Next NPAG-U Webinar on October 14 to Learn More! Many nonprofits are learning that they can cut their overhead, retain talented staff, and become more productive by establishing remote or flexible work arrangements with some or all of their employees. As a firm that has successfully done this for seven years, we've learned a thing or two about best practices in this new economy model of working. Tune in to hear Katherine Jacobs, PhD, Managing Partner, and Erin DeCurtis, MBA, Vice President of Strategy, on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12 noon (EST) discuss some of what we've learned and how you might build in these best virtual environment practices into your organization. The third webinar in our series runs on October 14. This webinar will be hosted for free for participants but will have limited seats. Advance RSVPs will be required. Click here to RSVP for one of our free upcoming webinars.

Let NPAG Bring a Virtual Work Expert to You! NPAG has been helping its clients think through the management of remote employees, offices, and board members informally for years, but in recognition of the increasing demand for more formal help NPAG has recently launched a new offering to assist organizations in their development of tools and best practices for managing their remote teams. Our team members are available to assess your organization's readiness to utilize various virtual best practices and will then create a custom program designed to meet your organization's needs and challenges. Our programs not only include materials that can help managers and their teams to think through various challenges and best practices, but also include facilitated discussions around common issues like effective long distance team communication, team building from afar, and standards for professional remote work environments. To learn more about our any of our training services, call our toll free number (866) 903-3182 or send us an e-mail. Click here to learn more about our training services...

Save the Dates! The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is bringing its expertise to a conference near you! Thursday, September 24: NPAG-U Presents a Webinar for Sector Switchers: Laura Gassner Otting, author of "Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector" (Kaplan 2007), and Erin O'Connor Jones, Sector Switcher Blogger for Change.org, will discuss helpful information and practical tips for job seekers navigating a job search or thinking about transitioning to the nonprofit sector. This webinar is free, but is advanced registration is required. Tuesday, October 6: NPAG Invited to Speak at the 2009 Nonprofit HR Solutions Annual Conference: Laura Gassner Otting and Katherine Jacobs have been selected to present on "Searching for Talent in a New Economy" at the Nonprofit HR Annual Conference to be held in Washington, DC. Thursday, October 29: NPAG Selected to Present at the Providers' Council 34th Annual Convention and Expo: Laura Gassner Otting has been selected to present on "Using Leadership Transitions to Reenergize Board, Staff, and Volunteers" at the Annual Conference and Expo . Friday, November 13, 2009: NPAG was Requested to Serve on a Panel for Net Impact: Erin DeCurtis will discuss careers in the nonprofit sector at Net Impact's Annual Conference at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Friday, November 13, 2009: NPAG was Solicited to Present at at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Annual Conference: Laura Gassner Otting and Allison Kupfer will discuss the leadership transitions at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Annual Conference. Tuesday, November 17, 2009: NPAG Asked to Present at MA AFP's Conference on Philanthropy: Laura Gassner Otting will discuss the hiring of development officers at the Massachusetts' chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Conference on Philanthropy. Click here to learn more about all of our upcoming appearances.