The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations - Brossura

Carpenter, Heather L.; Qualls, Tera Wozniak

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ISBN 10: 1118873882 ISBN 13: 9781118873885

Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2015

Riassunto

Putting People First in Social Change Organizations

The Talent Development Platform is about results driventalent development for social change. Written by seasoned nonprofitexperts, this book provides a holistic process for creating anin-house training and talent development program. The TalentDevelopment Platform offers organizations the tools forensuring their professional development systems are successfulthrough regular feedback loops, tailored for learning styles, andspecific to their organization.  Detailed case studies provideinsight into the strategies used by organizations that haveimplemented the Talent Development Platform, and interviews withexperts in the field give readers a handle on the most currentthinking. Robust resource guides facilitate the talent developmentprocess, and online access to the Talent Development Platform andassessments help streamline the workflow.

Social change organizations make the most of limited resources,but often overlook developing the talent they already have. Thisbook gives readers a plan for finding and nurturing their internaltalent to reduce turnover and improve organizational efficiency.More specifically the book helps organizations:

• Develop organizational, department, and position specificcompetencies.
• Create and revise job descriptions.
• Assess staff and volunteer proficiency levels with createdcompetencies.
• Determine staff and volunteer learning styles.
• Establish professional development goals and objectives tied tostrategic goals.
• Implement professional development with on the job learning,mentoring, and training.
• Calculate a return on talent investment.
• Evaluate talent development implementation and proficiencylevel changes.

Implementing the Talent Development Platform provides organizationswith tangible benefits in the form of lower turnover and greateroutput (without the burnout) from employees and volunteers, as wellas intangible benefits that make organizations more attractive totop talent.

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Informazioni sull'autore

HEATHER L. CARPENTER, PHD, is assistant professor of Nonprofit Management at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Nonprofit Management, Human Resources, Financial Management, Fundraising, Technology, and Volunteerism.

TERA WOZNIAK QUALLS, M.P.A.,is founder of Momentum, a nonprofit consulting firm focused on strategic planning and talent development for nonprofits. Tera also serves as an adjunct professor of nonprofit administration in the School of Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration at Grand Valley, where she teaches introduction to nonprofits and volunteerism for undergraduate students.

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Praise for The Talent Development Platform

"For decades, work in our sector was often viewed as a 'calling.' That is now giving way to the notion that ours is a critical profession, with a deep well of talent that needs to be nurtured, guided, and strengthened. Carpenter and Qualls offer a wonderful blueprint for merging people's innate desire to be part of the solution with concrete ideas about how to build a rock-solid team."
—Robert Egger, president, L.A. Kitchen

"Great talent isn't born, it's developed and refined. The Talent Development Platform helps you nurture the talent in your organization so that you are able to change the world."
—Trista Harris, president, Minnesota Council on Foundations; coauthor of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar

"Staff turnover costs nonprofits and their leaders precious time, energy, and resources. This book provides not just the inspiration or justification but also the concrete plan—laid out in clear steps—for leaders to retain and develop their staff."
—Laura Gassner Otting, president, Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group; author of Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector

"This book is a must-read for everyone in the nonprofit sector who is concerned about developing the next generation of leaders who can tackle some the world's most difficult social change issues. As long time leaders in the field look toward retirement and Millennials working in nonprofits come of age, this book provides strategic and practical information about nonprofits to ensure that their talent pipelines are full."
—Beth Kanter, author, blogger, and master trainer; www.bethkanter.org

"Organizational impact is driven in large part by having the right people engaged, yet all too often, organizations ignore professional development. Heather Carpenter and Tera Qualls provide the tools and platform to change this. The Talent Development Platform offers practical, actionable advice for nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and boards to attract and develop the top talent necessary to achieve social change."
—Steven D. Zimmerman, Spectrum Nonprofit Services, LLC; author of The Sustainability Mindset

"In their book, Heather Carpenter and Tera Qualls address the importance of developing nonprofit employees, who are on the front lines of dealing with record levels of need in society. By following their guidance, nonprofits will be able to better motivate and retain their most critical resource: people. Motivated and engaged nonprofit employees will provide better service, develop more creative solutions, and help society meet the needs of the most vulnerable."
—Michael Watson, former senior vice president, human resources and diversity, Girl Scouts of the USA

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1118873882
• ISBN 13: 9781118873885
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 563
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile