Making the Connection: Strategy and Talent Retention

Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 9 a.m. - Noon

Hosted by North Park University, Chicago, IL

Half-Day Workshop: $90

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About this Session:

The capacity of your staff is one of your organization’s most valuable intangible assets. In this workshop, we will walk you through the new Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook, “The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations” and show you how to tie your strategic goals to your talent strategy. We will also demonstrate how you can save money that is lost each year through staff turnover by investing in the people that keep your activities and operations running day in and day out. You will leave with an analysis of your strategic goals and the talent needed to meet those goals; an outline for effective job descriptions that match your needed talent; and a plan for performance assessment that improves retention.

Who Should Participate: Executive directors and managers

About the Presenter: Heather Carpenter, PhD is Assistant Professor in the School of Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration at Grand Valley State University. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Nonprofit Financial Management, Fundraising, Human Resources, Nonprofit Technology, and Voluntarism and the Nonprofit Sector.  She is co-author with Tera Qualls of the new book The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations. Prior to joining the faculty at GVSU, Heather served as a research associate in the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research at the University of San Diego and Operations Manager for several nonprofit organizations in California and Illinois. She received her PhD in Leadership Studies with a Specialization in Nonprofit/Philanthropic Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego, and a Masters of Management in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University.