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Keep your tank full. Take care of yourself. And take care of one another. These words end every episode of our Fund the People Podcast, which will return next week when we start publishing Season 7. The long haul toward social justice just got longer. Much longer. Once again, nonprofit and social justice workers will serve as the first responders for community and the last bulwark of democracy. They will need more care and ‘fuel’ to sustain ourselves. Emotional, spiritual, physical, financial fuel. Funders will play a critical role in addressing the already-heightened challenges facing the nonprofit labor market (burnout, compensation, recruitment, and retention) and supporting equity, effectiveness, and endurance in nonprofit work. Subscribe to our podcast now to hear from incredible guests and tap into ideas, research, and tools to help you invest in the nonprofit workforce. We’ve got a library of 80 published episodes, with more great ones coming as Season 7 launches next week! https://lnkd.in/eNQ8u5Qa

We’re pleased to announce that Marvin Webb MS, MBA, MFA, is starting work as our fractional CFO and CHRO for Fund the People. Marvin will help us engage in financial planning to diversify our revenue sources while advancing our mission, and build our staff team to better meet our goals and serve the sector. We’re excited to work with you, Marvin! Cc: Erin Giunta, Rebecca Schumer, Caroline Altman Smith, Neesha Modi, Kimberly Haskins, Leslie Payne, Seyron Foo, Russ Finkelstein, Jamie Allison, Pui Ling Tam, Rob Hope, Phuong Quach, Alicia Lara, MPH

For Inside Philanthropy, here's a look at data from the new Independent Sector/#UnitedforALICE report, an August survey from the Federal Reserve Board, and of course a look back to the work done last year by the National Council of Nonprofits on the #nonprofithiringcrisis. Taken together, these reports paint a troubling picture of the ongoing struggles of nonprofit workers in the face of substandard wages -- and how the resulting hiring issues are damaging nonprofits. From the piece: "Given their size relative to the U.S. government’s, funders could argue that they don’t have that large a role to play in shaping salary levels and capacity in the nonprofit sector. And as the Independent Sector/ALICE report itself shows, nonprofit workers are hardly unique in receiving below-living wages, and are even in better shape than self-employed and the lowest-paid for-profit sector workers. Why should nonprofit worker pay be prioritized? These arguments have merit on their face. They also strike me as cop-outs. Whether or not individual funders’ missions include fighting poverty or boosting working conditions including pay, the facts remain: Nonprofits are struggling to hire and retain workers. That struggle is impacting their missions. Lack of funding, which contributes to below-living-standard wages and overwork, thanks to understaffing, is a key factor determining how many staff nonprofits can hire and how long they can retain them. The equation is a simple one: No people equals no programs." #philanthropy Jamie Allison Rick Cohen Nina Ford Dr. Akilah Watkins Christine Aromando Fund the People Crappy Funding Practices

#JobAlert: Cancer Choices is hiring a Research Assistant Location: Remote Salary: $25-40/hour depending on experience Apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gpHTB6sg Sierra Business Council is hiring a Program Assistant – Economic Empowerment  Location: Hybrid l (Sierra Nevada) or Adjacent Counties, California Salary: $23.00 - $26.00 Apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gqHFwDqQ Working Families Party is hiring a Client Onboarding and Training Specialist  Location: Remote Salary: $80,000.00 - $131,250.00 Apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHYP5XHh For more #nonprofitjobs information, check out our job board https://lnkd.in/gbpBQgkE

What are some great knowledge resources that can help funders to end the overhead myth in their grantmaking? Could be websites, articles, research, books, videos, courses, podcasts, etc. share in the comments! #FundThePeople #TalentJustice #OverheadMyth #FundingThatWorks #StaffingTheMission

Changing the story about what it means to be social impact professionals: Funding models to put the nonprofit workforce front and center 👉 DYK? California's nonprofit workforce makes up one out of 14 employees in the state. Yet one percent or less of foundation grant dollars go to grantee staff development and 1 percent or less of nonprofit budgets go toward staff development. Catalyst was pleased to partner with Fund the People and The Nonprofit Institute for a #TalentJustice dialogue about the need and value of investing in the nonprofit workforce for funders, nonprofits, and intermediaries in San Diego. Here are some of the bright ideas that resonated with our team and the folks in attendance: 💡 A central challenge in 'talent justice' is that traditional HR approaches people as resources for Compliance & Risk Management, as opposed to People & Culture, which focuses on investing in people. 💡 Talent investment: What if we imagined a new type of grant alongside Project Grants and General Operating Support? Enter: Staff Operating Support. This is not supplementary to a main grant, but rather a core grant to build an organization, to be used as they see fit. 💡 Let's start from a vision of what a healthy, thriving workplace looks like, then design and fund solutions toward that goal. The social sector has not fully embraced and articulated our worth. If we can do that, we can claim that value and what is needed to achieve it. Learn more about talent investment from Fund the People: https://lnkd.in/gbUQyTc6 #staffoperatingsupport #talentjustice #nonprofitworkforce #talentinvestment #sandiegononprofit #leadershipdevelopment

Check out the action commitments of our workshop participants last week! What's one thing YOU might do to help improve some nonprofit jobs?

Check out the action commitments of our workshop participants last week! What's one thing YOU might do to help improve some nonprofit jobs?