Christina Cockerham

Staff turnover remains a hot-button topic in nonprofit circles. Stretched resources coupled with seemingly constantly growing workloads can be a potent recipe for stress, burn-out and departures. As a nonprofit leader, you have a lot of power to make your staff feel more appreciated and confident, and less stressed. What is your best tactic? Remember that the people drawn to nonprofit work are motivated by more than a paycheck. (This probably is true for you too, right?) It is likely your team knows they could command higher pay elsewhere, but they are intrinsically motivated by your organization’s mission or cause. Find new ways to trip these