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Forget the Job Interview, Play a Video Game

Jamie Notter

As the article states at the beginning, this is kind of the message that Brad Pitt’s character was bringing to the Oakland A’s organization in the movie, Moneyball. The hiring process seems equally antiquated and random, and now we have some data to back it up. But what about human resources?

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NFL. Rams. Association Governance.

SCD Group

along with San Diego and Oakland (other franchises seeking to move.) When the Relocation Committee chose an outcome that the staff (Goodell) didn't like (the Carson proposal backed by San Diego and Oakland, which would have kept owner Stan Kroenke and the Rams in St. Louis) Rams to move (again) to Los Angeles.

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New Bay Area Nonprofit Turns Refugees Into Baristas

Associations Now

The 1951 Coffee Company , launched last year in Oakland, California, runs a barista training program focused on giving refugees immediately marketable job skills.

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Page One: 9 Ways CMA’s SEO Strategy Builds Brands

CMA Solutions

SEO is a process in which a website engages digital elements on and off page to increase search engine results pages (SERPs) for targeted keywords that are associated with a specific brand. For example, we begin the process by positioning our clients as helpful experts who share their expertise with their target audiences.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. Stay tuned for more information in 2017, but I will be very busy writing facilitator process guides based on my decades of experience as a trainer and sharing that on this blog.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Finding Inspiration and New Ideas for Facilitation Techniques

Beth Kanter

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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Linking Results To Key Performance Indicators Is Like Hooking Up A Big TV

Beth Kanter

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. Flickr Photo by HorrorTaxi.

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