Our Leadership Development & Strategic HR practice is dedicated to helping your nonprofit organization improve its ability to attract, develop, manage, organize and retain your staff (and volunteers). Getting the right people and keeping them energized and productive is critical to building a sustainable and high-impact nonprofit.

We currently offer several Service Grants in limited release throughout our geographies. We plan to launch our current three Service Grants and an additional new Service Grant in all of our geographies in September 2009.

What would happen if every member of your staff understood your organization’s strategic plan, knew how it related to your organization’s objectives, and saw clearly how his or her job fit into those larger goals? How much more productive and energized would your staff be if each manager knew how to set clear goals for his or her staff, and could effectively manage people to meet those goals? If your organization is ready for a transformational project that can reduce turnover, improve employee engagement, and align each person and department towards shared organizational goals, then our Performance Management project may be appropriate. This service is currently available in San Francisco and New York City.

If you know you have HR-related challenges, but are not quite sure what, why, or which to tackle first, consider the HR Capacity Assessment. Our HR Capacity Assessment is designed to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of your HR management system. In our HR Capacity Assessment our team establishes your baseline HR capacity, evaluates current HR performance and delivers a prioritized action plan for improving both long-term and short-term HR function. This service is currently being piloted in our San Francisco service area.

What skills are most critical in your current workforce? Given your strategic goals, what new competencies will you need in two years, or in five? How can you identify, recruit, and develop the high-potential staff you'll need to serve as future leaders? Strategic workforce planning is critical to long-term success, but many organizations struggle even to track the institutional skills they have right now. Our Workforce Planning & Career Development Service Grant maps your current and future needs and capabilities, giving you the tools you need to plan, recruit, and manage the best possible team. This service is currently in limited release in our San Francisco service area.