by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 7, 2021 | board, building trust, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project management, setting up, starting your project, team management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Working for Your Mission
I am guessing you are familiar with International Women’s Day. Maybe you are even part of a campaign celebrating this day? But have you ever given much thought to the concept of International Women’s Day inside your own nonprofit? Have you looked at women and girls in...
by Suzanne Bakker | Feb 28, 2021 | board, building trust, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR
Are you aware that basic health and safety regulations apply to nonprofits, too? Meaning that you as organization bear responsibility for a safe workplace? And if you would operate a kitchen as part of your activities, you would need to follow relevant health...
by Suzanne Bakker | Feb 7, 2021 | building trust, donor relations, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Fundraising, Practical Labour Law & HR
In my recent blogs, I focused on different aspects of contracting and dealing with your staff in the workplace. They were all very serious, as they should be, of course, given the topics. But as you know, managing staff is something that also requires a light touch at...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 17, 2021 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Once you have found a new team member, you need to think about the kind of arrangements you want to make. You will want to contract them – but how? Are you ready for having the responsibility for an employee? Is this what is needed for the kind of relationship you...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 10, 2021 | board, building trust, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR
At some point (maybe even right now?) you will be looking for a new team member. You may have a new project for which you need extra hands. Or someone may have moved on, and you may need a replacement. Or you are growing as an organization. So that you can add a new...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 3, 2021 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
As soon as you start hiring staff, you must start preparing for saying goodbye to them, too. Not because you should hire people you want to get rid of straightaway of course. But because saying goodbye is the inevitable consequence of saying hello. At some point you...
