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Idealist Blog » Featured

IdealistHR: Behavioral interviews; office gift exchanges

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This month’s IdealistHR newsletter is hot off the presses! November’s issue features an article about behavioral interviews (Does your hiring process need an overhaul?) and another about alternatives to the “potentially stomach-knotting office gift exchange” (‘Tis the season…). Peruse the IdealistHR archives or sign up for monthly emails by and for nonprofit human resources professionals ...

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New podcast: Accessing student loan relief now

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Do you have student loans? Are you thinking about borrowing money for grad school? The latest episode of the Idealist Grad Schools Podcast takes a closer look at two student debt relief programs established by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The program requirements can be confusing, so I chatted with Heather Jarvis about ...

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Hiring? Here’s why veterans can be your greatest asset

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“There are support services for vets, but a lot of vets don’t want to be helped,” says Joanne Dennis, Director of Program Development at Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that unites the skills and experiences of military veterans in disaster response, and also helps aid the transition back to civilian life. “Vets don’t want your pity, ...

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Candy, ghosts…and year-end donations?

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It’s that time of year! While many of us have been gathering treats for the goblins and ghouls who will appear at our doors tonight, fundraising and communications professionals at nonprofits across the country have been anxiously preparing their year-end fundraising appeals. Why “anxiously”? Because the year-end appeal often makes the difference between a strong ...

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Contests and fellowships, from entrepreneurship to design

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Need funding and mentors to get your social change project off the ground? Here’s a handful of contests and fellowships we’ve spotted recently. If you know of others we should promote, leave a comment below. Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition WHO: University students WHEN: Deadline is November 9 WHAT: The University of Washington invites student teams ...

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Idea File: CNN Hero saves lives with bars of hotel soap

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Put Barber translated this post, originally written in Spanish by Elena Martin for Idealistas.org. Two million children die every year just from a lack of basic sanitation. Meanwhile, in the United States alone, more than 800 million bars of soap are discarded annually after they have been partially used in hotels. Derreck Kayongo, an Atlanta ...

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