A Nonprofit's Guide to Hiring

September 7, 2018

Hiring can be a difficult process, whether you’re just starting a team or scaling your organization. To help you refine your process, we met with our stellar people operations team at Classy to draw from their collective decades of experience hiring quality talent. First, we walk you through a quick overview of the hiring process from start to finish. Then, we dig into the specifics for each section. Finally, you’ll find some templates and resources to further assist your hiring process.

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LGT Venture Philanthropy

LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) strives to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged people, contribute to healthy ecosystems and build resilient, inclusive and prosperous communities. LGT VP supports the growth of organizations and companies with outstanding social and environmental impact and potential to scale through tailored financing, know-how and access to networks. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and with its local teams, LGT VP primarily supports organizations and companies based in developing countries, focusing on high-impact sectors, including education, health and environmental protection and restoration. To date LGT VP has deployed over USD 58 million to 50 organizations in 25 countries, reaching almost 3 million disadvantaged people in 2016.

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Lack of Administrative Support Is an Obstacle to Nonprofit Growth

whitePaper | December 3, 2019

Nonprofit organizations are consistently understaffed. One area of significant impact is the lack of administrative support, often leaving nonprofits to buckle under the weight of the workload. Virtual administrative assistants present a cost-effective solution to help nonprofit organizations meet their growth goals.

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Supporting Grantee Capacity

whitePaper | July 5, 2022

In supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening effictiveness together, we look at how funders approach building capacity with grantees. through example from foundation ranging in size, mission, and geography, we explore various strategies for capacity building and the type of awareness that funders can choose to incorporate in decision making to faciliate informed, thoughtful judgements about strengthening organization.

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VALUES-ALIGNED PHILANTHROPY: Foundations Resisting Hate and Extremism

whitePaper | August 8, 2021

Recent years have seen a rise in anti-democratic extremism, hate speech and violence in the U.S. As concern about these problems has grown, the search for solutions has led to questions about how hate groups are funded. Many in the philanthropic sector have echoed these concerns, and have taken steps to prevent the funding of hate and extremism, while others are interested in doing so. Values-Aligned Philanthropy is a Council on Foundations project that digs into the issue of funding hate and extremism, documenting the problem and the response of the sector to date. This first phase report was created to support foundations concerned about this issue.

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Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap

whitePaper | February 21, 2020

The nonprofit sector is experiencing a racial leadership gap. Studies show the percentage of people of color in the executive director/CEO role has remained under 20% for the last 15 years1 even as the country becomes more diverse. To understand the causes of this disparity, the Building Movement Project conducted the Nonprofits, Leadership, and Race survey with over 4,000 respondents. The study found few differences between white and people of color (POC) respondents in their aspirations or preparation for leadership roles—in fact people of color are more likely to be interested in becoming a nonprofit leader than whites. Survey respondents identified Boards of Directors and executive recruiters as key barriers to the hiring of more people of color executive directors/CEOs.

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Emerge Ready: Fundraising During & After Covid-19

whitePaper | January 13, 2021

As nonprofits begin to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, many priorities and concerns have shifted. In May, we sent a brief questionnaire to our database of thousands of nonprofits. The response was telling, and a clear picture of the challenges ahead surfaced from the organizations surveyed. This white paper details the survey results and what they mean for the future of nonprofits nationwide. Use the form here to have the whitepaper sent to your inbox!

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Data-Driven Fundraising

whitePaper | August 26, 2022

Organisations are increasingly integrating digital technology across all areas, which is fundamentally changing daily operations and value delivery. The International Data Corporation (IDC) has estimated that global spending on digital transformation will reach a staggering $9.4 trillion AUD by 2023. The pandemic accelerated this trend as organisations pivoted to virtual strategies to keep their donors and communities engaged.

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Spotlight

LGT Venture Philanthropy

LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) strives to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged people, contribute to healthy ecosystems and build resilient, inclusive and prosperous communities. LGT VP supports the growth of organizations and companies with outstanding social and environmental impact and potential to scale through tailored financing, know-how and access to networks. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and with its local teams, LGT VP primarily supports organizations and companies based in developing countries, focusing on high-impact sectors, including education, health and environmental protection and restoration. To date LGT VP has deployed over USD 58 million to 50 organizations in 25 countries, reaching almost 3 million disadvantaged people in 2016.

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