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Nearly 78 million Americans volunteered their time for an organization in 2019—that’s about 30% of the population—according to AmeriCorps. Nonprofit organizations and other companies that rely on volunteers should be developing and managing volunteer programs that benefit the organization and volunteers. It all starts with a well-designed plan. This Library topic is called “Developing & …
Eligibility of Alien Workers in the U.S. Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD This section of the library provides miscellaneous information which may be helpful as an overview of various aspects of business law in the United States of America. Businesses designing personnel policies should obtain advice from an attorney specializing in the area of …
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Business Development — Growing Your For-Profit or Nonprofit Organization © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Whether your organization is a for-profit or nonprofit, you have to address certain considerations and make certain decisions if you set out to intentionally expand — or grow — your organization, products and/or services. You can grow your organization, products …
Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models Learn Strategic Planning Without Incurring Travel Costs! The Series Facilitating Strategic Planning from the Consultants Development Institute provides virtual courses and numerous downloadable tools to learn to facilitate strategic planning. Concurrently you customize your own relevant and realistic Strategic Plan and earn a Certificate in Facilitating Strategic Planning. …
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (Including Outcomes Evaluation) © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Much of the content of this topic came from this book: This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs — there are many kinds of evaluations that can be applied …
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Solving Problems and Making Decisions) © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include Test – What is Your Personal Decision-Making Style? Guidelines to Rational Problem Solving and Decision Making Rational Versus Organic Approach to Problem Solving and Decision Making General Guidelines to Problem Solving …
General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development. Sections of This Topic Include Introduction Preparation for Interview Types of Interviews Types of Topics in Questions Sequence of Questions Wording of Questions Carrying Out Interview Immediately After Interview Other Resources …
Goal Setting with Employees — What Should Employees Work On? © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. Strongly Suggested Pre-Reading How to Ensure Strong Employee Performance Management Sections of This Topic Include …
Understand Generational Differences: Guidelines and Resources © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Sections in This Topic Include What Are Generational Differences? Overview of Perceived Differences Between Generations Are Generational Differences a Myth? Guidelines for Managing Different Generations Also consider Related Library Topics What Are Generational Differences? What is a Generation? Before we go on to …
What is Supervision? How Do I Supervise? Comprehensive, practical book by Carter McNamara The guidelines and resources in this topic are not sufficient to develop strong competencies in supervision. Those competencies come from extensive experience in applying that information. Sections of This Topic Include What is Supervision? To Truly Understand Supervision, Be Acquainted With Its …
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Tips and Tools for Trainers and Teachers © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This topic is part of the overall topic of Training and Development (Learning and Development) in the Library. Sections of This Topic Include Role of Trainers and Teachers Tips for Trainers and Teachers Careers in Training Additional Perspectives on …
How To Start a Training Business © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This topic assumes that you already have some expertise in training and are thinking about starting a business to be a professional trainer. The guidelines in this topic are focused on helping you to start a new organization, expand a …
Learning and Development for Popular Education and Social Change © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Popular and folk education supports social change for social justice by enhancing people’s consciousness about their roles, helping them cultivate vision for change and helping them identify strategies to accomplish change. Two of the leading innovators are …
Role of Management in Learning and Development © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of this Topic Include Start With Effective Employee Orientation Understand Common Myths About Employee Training and Development What Supervisors Can Do to Support Their Employees in Training and Development How Supervisors Can Help Employees Learn How Leaders and …
Role of Learners in Training and Development © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Learning is Ultimately the Learner’s Responsibility Regardless of the situation, learning is ultimately the individual’s responsibility. Learning will not succeed unless the individual feels a strong sense of ownership and responsibility in the process itself. The best forms of …
Learning Management Systems (LMS) A learning management system (LMS) is a software or web-based application for online training and e-learning programs. Typically, the systems cover administration, implementation, and assessment of student learning and program effectiveness. Various Perspectives on Learning Management Systems Learning Management System – Wikipedia LMS vs. LCMS The Traditional LMS is Dead: Looking …
Corporate Universities Sections of This Topic Include Are Corporate Universities the Answer? Various Perspectives on Corporate Universities Also consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to Corporate Universities In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs that have posts related to Corporate Universities. Scan down …