by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 10, 2022 | human resource management, non-profit management, team management | nonprofit management, Uncategorized
Inevitably, someone is going to leave their position and your team. Maybe only temporary, for maternity leave. Or because they have a serious illness to deal with. Or ‘forever’, for another job at another organization. In any case, when someone is stepping out for a...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 3, 2022 | building trust, human resource management, non-profit management, team management | Practical Labour Law & HR
As a leader you are responsible that your team has a safe place to work from. This can only work if the team members feel owners of this effort, too (see also my post on unwanted behaviour). But another important requirement is to have mechanisms in place that help...
by Suzanne Bakker | Mar 13, 2022 | building trust, human resource management, non-profit management, team management | Practical Labour Law & HR
Clear communication is super important in building and keeping trust in your team. And also between your organization and the outside world: your target group, key stakeholders and (funding) partners. Clear communication becomes exponentially more important as the...
by Suzanne Bakker | Feb 20, 2022 | non-profit management, project basics, project management, reporting, working with donors | Project management, Working for Your Mission
How often have you created a report? For your board maybe, or for a donor? And how many times have you enjoyed this task? One of the reasons why many nonprofits find reporting so tedious is because it is not always clear what the point is for themselves. And many...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 16, 2022 | non-profit management, project management | nonprofit management, Working for Your Mission
Before you finalize the work plan for the year, let’s look at your lessons learned of the past year. How can you make sure you use your lessons learned to do better? Let’s start with your annual work plan Look at your work plan. Which elements are the same or very...