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At Work for Good, we know the challenges of hiring the right people, retaining staff, and setting the team up for success are never-ending. We also know that the volume of advice for employers – heck, for hiring managers alone – can be overwhelming.
To help, we’ve curated this list of articles from Work for Good and other trusted sources to help you with the multi-faceted art of employee management, from hiring to retention to culture-building – and more.
What jobseekers want
What employees expect: 3 ways to attract and retain talent / Work for Good
Compensation that’s equitable and transparent
- Making compensation more equitable / The Management Center
- How pay transparency pays you back / Work for Good
- Making the case for competitive salaries / Work for Good
Hybrid and remote work
- Our 5 best tips for managing remotely / Work for Good
- 6 culture plays for better remote work / Work for Good
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
- The inclusive employer brand: What it is and why it matters / Nonprofit HR
- Mental health disability rights in the workplace / Online MFT Programs
- Pro tips for creating a more diverse workplace / Work for Good
- Nondiscrimination against LGBT individuals isn’t just the law – it helps organizations succeed / Work for Good
- Interviewing for inclusiveness: 3 ways to spot equity and inclusion skills / Work for Good
- 12 reasons to hire older / Work for Good
- Getting “cultural fit” right: 6 ways to close the diversity gap / Work for Good / Making sure “cultural fit” isn’t just another term for “inherent bias”
Professional development
- What nonprofits can do to retain talent: How professional development works / Work for Good
- How to advance your team: The Performance-Leadership Matrix, explained / Work for Good
- Why peers (not managers) are key to employee growth / Work for Good
Hiring
Hiring practices that need to die, and some new ones we need to adopt / Work for Good
Recruiting right now: Strategize your talent acquisition / Work for Good
What employees expect: 3 ways to attract and retain talent / Work for Good
The inclusive employer brand: What it is and why it matters / Nonprofit HR
Job descriptions
- Effective job listings: 4 DOs and 4 DON’Ts / Work for Good
- A position description that does the job / Work for Good / The must-haves for your job listing, and how to get them right
- 19 tips for making your job listing simply amazing / Work for Good
Interviewing
- 5 rookie interviewer mistakes made by seasoned managers / Work for Good / A general primer for interviewing job candidates
- Candidate camera: 4 best practices for interviewing jobseekers remotely / Work for Good / A primer for making the most of online interviews
- Why Thomas Edison served soup at every job interview / Work for Good / Going beyond questions-and-answers to learn more about a candidate
- Interviewing for inclusiveness: 3 ways to spot equity and inclusion skills / Work for Good
- Asking too much: Is salary history fair game? / Work for Good
Screening
- Why reference checks still matter / Work for Good
- Effective reference checks: Early, open-ended, and expansive / Work for Good
- Getting “cultural fit” right: 6 ways to close the diversity gap / Work for Good / Making sure “cultural fit” isn’t just another term for “inherent bias”
Retention
Employing your best: Retention and recruiting tips from nonprofit pros / Work for Good
What employees expect: 3 ways to attract and retain talent / Work for Good
Want to engage staff? Go to the source / Work for Good
Onboarding
- Onboarding tactics for engagement, equity, and retention / Work for Good
- Effective new hire onboarding: 4 tips for busy managers / The Management Center
- Onboarding remote employees: 8 ways to create an exceptional employee experience / Great Place to Work
Culture
- 3 reasons most cultures stay mediocre / Work for Good
- 6 culture plays for better remote work / Work for Good
- 5 ways to become inspirational / Work for Good / Practical methods for keeping your people inspired on the job
Leading with empathy
- Give more (and better) feedback with CSAW / The Management Center / A simple framework for communicating feedback that helps people grow
- How to receive feedback / The Management Center / Adopting a feedback-friendly mindset
- 7 things you can do today to give your remote teams social support / Great Place to Work
- 3 leadership tips to help employees avoid burnout / Work for Good / Go-to practices based in the “continuous performance management” approach
- Mental health resources for supporting employees / Work for Good / Sources for understanding mental health in the workplace and creating a more supportive environment
- Are you really listening to your employees? / Work for Good / Five simple steps for making sure you are listening actively
- 14 ways to do a better job of thanking people / Work for Good
- EQ primer: Workplace bullying and how to overcome it / Work for Good
Managing remotely
- 7 things you can do today to give your remote teams social support / Great Place to Work
- Onboarding remote employees: 8 ways to create an exceptional employee experience / Great Place to Work
- 5 tips for managing remotely / Work for Good
- 6 culture plays for better remote work / Work for Good
- Employee engagement at home (with your cat) / Nonprofit HR
Professional development
- What nonprofits can do to retain talent: How professional development works / Work for Good
- How to advance your people: The Performance-Leadership Matrix, explained / Work for Good
- Why peers (not managers) are key to employee growth / Work for Good
Go-to sources for extra insight
- Work for Good Hiring Insight
- Nonprofit HR
- Unemployment Services Trust
- Management Center
- Propel
- Great Place to Work
This article was fact-checked and updated in July 2025.
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