Archive for February, 2012

Considering New Workforce Development Initiatives? Read This First

Feb 23

Contributed by Steve Butz, Co-Founder

Posted in Workforce Development, Workforce Development Tools

This economy is a challenging one for workforce development organizations. On one hand, the need for new workforce development initiatives is at an all time high, while on the other hand, funding is limited and investing in new workforce development initiatives with little or no proof of their effectiveness is quite risky. However, there are strategies to help organizations circumvent these challenges.

Keep reading to find out three best practices to consider when crafting new workforce development initiatives to ensure their success.

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Warning: Are These Workforce Development Issues Affecting Your Programs?

Feb 20

Contributed by Steve Butz, Co-Founder

Posted in Performance Management, Workforce Development, Workforce Development Tools

There are a number of major issues affecting workforce development organizations today, and many organizations are not even aware of how these concerns may be affecting them.  These major workforce development issues include:

  • Insufficient capacity to meet demands
  • Growing skills gap
  • Lack of evidence-based practices

Keep reading to learn how these workforce development issues could be affecting your programs and how governments and other organizations are working to counteract these problems.

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5 Incredible Resources for Non Profits

Feb 15

Contributed by Steve Butz, Co-Founder

Posted in Non Profit Resources, Non Profit Software, Workforce Development

Despite the current recession and competition from the new social entrepreneurship trend, many non profits continue to thrive, and new resources for non profits are constantly becoming available to enable these organizations to do their work better, faster and easier. Non profits have a staggering array of vendor options for every aspect of their operations. What non profits often lack is the time to familiarize themselves with what is available. To that end, we have compiled a list of some of our all time favorite resources for non profits.

Keep reading to find out about these valuable resources for non profits, which will be helpful to all organizations, including those in the social services sector.

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What You Need to Know About Workforce Development Models

Feb 12

Contributed by Steve Butz, Co-Founder

Posted in Workforce Development

Workforce Development Competency Models

Few workforce development organizations have a model for their work that they can easily point to. If you do, you may be ahead of the curve. The truth is that few workforce development models have really been designed for the modern workforce. Until the last 50 years, workforce development was primarily a skill-based undertaking. However, the new trends seem to be leading towards a focus on competency models rather than skill-based strategies.

Keep reading to learn what competency models are and how these new trends can benefit your organization.

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The One Secret Workforce Development Organizations Need to Know

Feb 10

Contributed by Steve Butz, Co-Founder

Posted in Workforce Development, Workforce Development Tools

 

The One Secret Workforce Organizations Need To Know

Over the past month on the blog, we’ve been talking a lot about workforce development organizations. We’ve offered best practices and strategies and looked at new sources of grants and other funding opportunities.

While there is a lot of valuable information here, we understand that many social service organizations are already overburdened with trying to provide excellent services to their constituents and don’t have a lot of time to implement new processes. However, there is one change that will make a tremendous difference for your organization this year.

Keep reading to find out the one tactic workforce development organizations should implement in order to see greater success in 2012.

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