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

 
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Thank you for your interest in our employer newsletter.

In this edition, you'll find helpful tips, a feature article covering a topic central to hiring for nonprofits, as well as information regarding our consulting services. This newsletter is meant to help you in your hiring processes.

To that end, your feedback is appreciated so that we may continue to improve what we offer.

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Use Our New Tool to Craft a Search that Works with Your Budget and Capacity

The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group was founded on the simple, yet meaningful notion that:

1. All nonprofit organizations be able to hire the brightest minds in executive search to address their talent needs.

2. We must leave our clients stronger, better, smarter, and with richer capacity that we found them.

To that end, we allow our clients to contract with us for the full suite of services of a typical high-priced retained executive search firm, or let them pick a la carte. We've just put together a new tool that will help you think through each stage of search to determine what type of help you'll need, and what kind of budget you should allow.

 

How Well Do You Understand
the Intangibles?
Tune in to Our Next NPAG-U Webinar on October 14 to Learn More!

If you find yourself looking at pools of candidates missing "that something special," or who are "right but just not quite right," this is the webinar for you.

Tune in to hear Laura Gassner Otting, President, and Tracy Welsh, Vice President, on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12 noon (EST) descibre a concrete approach to assessing soft skill leadership. This webinar take a contextual approach to understanding leadership positions and recognizing the candidates who will fit the model.

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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.

 

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Are you about to launch a leadership search for your organization? Have you decided to do the search on your own instead of hiring outside help?

There is a reason why the executive search industry is a multi-million dollar business. Searches are difficult and potentially risky for organizations to attempt alone. Often mission-driven organizations are worried about the costs of hiring an executive search firm to help, but even more worried about the costs of NOT hiring an executive search firm to help.

Nonprofit Professionals offers a unique "Expert-On-Call" service to organizations who have limited to no budget for consultants, but who could benefit from expert advice and team training during the sensitive moments of a search. We provide low-fee, tailored packages that enable organizations to receive feedback, training, and support as needed on how to write a compelling position description, how to develop an effective search outreach and networking strategy, how to conduct more effective interviews and references, and how to negotiate a fair offer.

Searches can be tricky and there is no substitute for having a professional by your side to help you through the process. While we also provide tailored and full search services to organizations who do not have the staff capacity to 'go it alone', we believe those who must rely upon their own staff resources to conduct the search should not be left alone either. To learn more about our 'Expert-On-Call' services, call our toll free number (866) 903-3182 or send us an e-mail.

 

 

Save the Dates!

The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is bringing its expertise to a conference near you!

Providers Council Conference

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 advanced registration is required. To sign up, click here.

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 Annual Conference to be held in Washington, DC. For more details, click here.

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 conference being held in Boston, MA at the Marriott, Copley Place. For more information about this conference, click here.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009: NPAG Asked to Present at MA AFP's Conference on Philanthropy:
Laura Gassner Otting and Ellen Sibley will discuss the hiring of development officers at the Massachusetts' chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Conference on Philanthropy. For more information about this conference, click here.

Click here to see our upcoming appearances.

The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of nonprofits and their staff, and is available for search consulting projects on an hourly or per project basis for nonprofits, or to discuss the individual resumes, cover letters, and job search strategies of job seekers.

Sincerely,


Laura Gassner Otting, President

Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group LLC

phone: 617-527-9661