Your employees and board members are the “secret sauce” that can move your organization from ordinary extraordinary. Professional development is a valuable tool for investing in people and fostering growth. The Strategy Group offers several half- and full-day retreats to meet your professional development needs. We recently put together a video showcasing our retreats, workshops, and trainings. If you are interested in learning more about the Power of Investing in […]

A RECAP — UNLEASHING YOUR NONPROFIT’S POTENTIAL: BUILDING A POWERFUL WORKPLACE CULTURE

Any workplace’s strength is greatly impacted by its culture, and culture starts with people. To assemble and energize the best and brightest workforce, organizations must put the human element of their business first – recognizing that when employees are engaged, inspired, and connected to their coworkers, productivity and efficiency will follow.

On Monday, February 12 at 9:00 a.m. The Strategy […]

Hiring a new staff member for your nonprofit is a huge responsibility and investment in time and resources and ultimately could have a major impact on your organization’s future success. Resumes, cover letters, applications, interviews and LinkedIn profiles will only get you so far in knowing a candidate. Being able to uncover what you can’t see isn’t always easy. So, when done right, reference checks can be the difference between […]

Nonprofit sustainability, or the ability to continue delivering relevant social impact day in and day out, has always been important to nonprofit leaders and to The Strategy Group. We see that in the strategic plans we guide our clients to create, in the people we help them hire, and in the retreats and workshops we conduct for staff and board to build strong foundational organizations. However, the work doesn’t end […]

Searching for that next great employee to add to your team? With the great resignation (which started in 2021 with masses of employees leaving their jobs for greener pastures) and people “quietly quitting” (employees who put no more effort into their jobs than absolutely necessary), attracting and acquiring talent is more challenging today than ever before. The tight labor market demands that nonprofits think outside the box to recruit and […]

A RECAP: BUILDING YOUR BENCH STRENGTH: NONPROFIT SUCCESSION PLANNING

Planning for both the foreseen and unexpected absences of people who hold key roles in an organization is a task which employers often avoid or engage in only in an informal manner. Worse yet, we sometimes limit the planning to the “C-Suite.” Without concentrated effort on succession planning, a business that has been successful can quickly fail if one or more of […]