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82. Keep Your Staff and Board Engaged with an Inclusive Culture
82. Keep Your Staff and Board Engaged with an Inclusive Culture
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Many nonprofit leaders are (fortunately) revisiting or creating new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies as a result of systemic inequities that have been revealed by COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter. A huge part of an effective DEI strategy is developing an inclusive, supportive culture among your staff and board. This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, nonprofit executive Brenda Jimenez joins us (for the second time!) to offer her advice for hiring and retaining awesome team members. We also talk about how to attract the right type of candidates so you don’t make a bad hire, and how to promote diversity within your team. We mentioned several resources in this episode, including:--The June 12 podcast episode featuring Brenda Jimenez called “Tips for Pro Bono Relationships”, which you can find on your podcast platform under the Nonprofit Jenni Show--The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Cost-of-Turnover Calculator, which you can use for free at nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/calculator --Mentor New York’s hiring video, which you can watch at mentornewyork.org/careers --Harvard University’s free internal bias tests, which you can take at implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html Our guest this week is:--Brenda Jimenez from MENTOR New York Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more. All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com. Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. Music by Emily Summers. ©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.
Released:
Jul 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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