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GRM teams with NPSS to find the right hire

Washington, DC – May 2010 – Nonprofit Staffing Solutions has successfully placed Delavago Scruggs as business manager/vice president of operations for Gospel Rescue Ministries (GRM).

“We selected Delavago Scruggs because we believe that he will bring strong leadership to GRM for capacity building in the areas of financial management and oversight, jobs, social businesses, and recovery services for our clients,” said Pastor Ellis Hodges, director of development & community outreach for GRM. “He represents a key link for our leadership group as GRM expands to the international level.”

A dedicated and tenacious manager, Scruggs brings to GRM more than ten years of nonprofit organizational, technical, administrative and leadership expertise.

“After an extensive month-long search we were delighted to recommend Mr. Scruggs to Gospel Rescue Ministries as the leading candidate for this dynamic opportunity. We strongly believe Mr. Scruggs shares the same desires to provide life transforming services to those suffering from addiction and homelessness that are at the heart of Gospel Rescue Ministries’ mission,” stated Patty Hampton, managing director, staffing services/executive search consultant of Nonprofit Staffing Solutions.

Scruggs holds a Masters in Public Administration from Oral Roberts University and a B.A. in Public Communications from American University. In the past he has worked for organizations such as the Center of Hope Community Development Center in Washington, D.C. and Associated Black Charities in Baltimore, MD.

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About Nonprofit Staffing Solutions

Nonprofit Staffing Solutions (NPSS) focuses exclusively on matching passionate, mission-driven professionals with nonprofit organizations across the nation. From administrative assistants to executive directors, NPSS provides smart staffing solutions for nonprofit temporary, contract and direct hiring needs. With more than 25 years of combined experience in nonprofit HR management, NPSS understands the unique challenges associated with staffing in the nonprofit sector.

For more information on Nonprofit Staffing Solutions’ services, please contact (202) 785.2060 or visit www.nonprofitstaffingsolutions.com.

About Gospel Rescue Ministries

Gospel Rescue Ministries strives to be a shelter in the storm of substance abuse, hunger, and homelessness. As a non-denominational Christian social service agency, GRM exposes hurting men and women to God’s healing love through programs that focus on transforming lives from the inside out. GRM has provided hope, help, and healing to men and women in a variety of ways, from sheltering the homeless and feeding the hungry, to educating men and women, healing them from addictions, and providing them with the vocational skills and spiritual strength to change their lives.

For more information on Gospel Rescue Ministries, please contact (202) 842.1731 or visit www.grm.org.

By Patty Hampton, CSP, Managing Director

Over the years, my colleagues and I have run into a few interview blunders. Here are the most memorable that made our top 20 list. Enjoy, we all need to laugh sometime.   

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   1. The applicant’s email address was, “sexymama2000.”
   2. The applicant’s voice mail message played a song for you and you actually listened!”
   3. The candidate said he would tattoo the company logo on his arm if hired.
   4. The candidate interrupted his interview to call his therapist.
   5. The candidate made a typo in the spelling of his own name and then insisted it was spelled that way.
   6. The candidate brought her mother to the interview and asked if her mom could fill out a job application too.
   7. The candidate brought a bag lunch and ate during the interview.
   8. The candidate took three cell phone calls during the interview.
   9. The candidate chewed and popped gum during the interview and wore an iPod, clearly demonstrating their multi-tasking skills.
   10. The candidate said, “I am so well qualified, if I don’t get this job it proves your management is incompetent.”
   11. The candidate arrives five minutes late to the interview and asks “Is my hair okay?”
   12. After the interview, the candidate implies I should consider him for the position because we are of the same race, and states, “Help a brotha’ out” as his closing statement.
   13. The candidate takes off her suit jacket, exposes her bare arms, and immediately begins to use her resume to fan her underarms as she responds to the first question.
   14. The candidate arrives 20 minutes late to the interview; she claimed she just left her babysitting job and proceeded to apologize for her unprofessional attire of flip flops and a beach dress.
   15. The applicant disclosed that he’s been living in his mother’s basement for 35 years.
   16. The candidate wowed me with her tears and won an Oscar for her performance.
   17. The candidate responded to an interview question by giving me a history lesson on Black History Month.
   18. The candidate asked for a moment of silence during his interview.
   19. The candidate asked for grooming techniques for the interview – it was clear that she was dressed for Happy Hour.
   20. The candidate stated, “I hope you’re impressed with my resume, I got all of my highlights from e Harmony.”

Washington, D.C. – March 2, 2010 – Nonprofit HR Solutions, a firm specializing in human resources consulting and staffing for the nonprofit sector, announced today they have formed a strategic partnership with ReviewSNAP™, a leading Web-based performance management systems provider. This alliance was formed to enhance the delivery and support of performance management solutions to nonprofit organizations across the nation. The exclusive arrangement provides both parties the opportunity to be able to offer robust, affordable employee performance tools to nonprofit organizations of all sizes.

“Our services are uniquely focused on the nonprofit sector and we are fully committed to providing our clients with the very best human resource solutions available,” said Lisa Brown Morton, President of Nonprofit HR Solutions “We examined a number of potential performance management systems and found ReviewSNAP to best meet the needs of our nonprofit clients both in terms of system functionality and pricing.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Nonprofit HR Solutions which is such a natural fit for us,” said David Arringdale, President of Applied Training Systems, Inc., the parent company to ReviewSNAP. “They have a strong pulse on what nonprofit organizations need in terms of performance management solutions. We are looking forward to helping their clients enhance their employee performance review process through our solutions, focus on customer service and consulting.”

“As part of our consulting services, Nonprofit HR Solutions assists nonprofit organizations with designing performance review systems,” explains Morton. “Partnering with ReviewSNAP will enable us to bring the systems we help to create to an online platform, which will increase the effectiveness of the performance management process and increase the efficiency of the administration of performance reviews. The flexibility provided through the ReviewSNAP system will enable us to ensure that the systems we help meet the specific needs of the organization we create them for.”

“Nonprofit HR Solutions built its business on integrity and service excellence and this partnership only serves to reinforce to our clients, potential clients and other nonprofit organizations that we both care very much about their success,” said Arringdale.

The partnership became effective February 1, 2010 and both companies will work closely together to assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing their performance management processes. ReviewSNAP has bundled performance appraisal and 360 degree feedback modules under one Web-based system and have both available to nonprofit organizations at an annual subscription rate they can afford.

About Nonprofit HR Solutions
Nonprofit HR Solutions is the nation’s only full-service consulting firm dedicated exclusively to meeting the human resources needs of nonprofit organizations. Since 2000, Nonprofit HR Solutions has worked exclusively with the nonprofit sector, generating results for organizations supporting advocacy, health and human services, arts and culture, education, the environment, faith-based missions and more. For more information call Nonprofit HR Solutions at 202-785-2060.

About ReviewSNAP™
Headquartered in Johnston, IA, ReviewSNAP, www.reviewsnap.com, is a division of Applied Training Systems, Inc., a leader in business consulting, training, publishing and on-demand software solutions since 1995. ReviewSNAP offers a fully automated Web-based performance management system that includes both performance reviews and 360 degree feedback applications. The system offers organizations the ability to customize templates, automatically notify reviewers, capture ongoing feedback about performance, track statistics by employee, department and organization, manage goals, and a host of other automated features. For more information call ReviewSNAP at 1-800-516-5849.

By Patty Hampton, CSP, Managing Director

The weather outside is frightful and the snow is so delightful, but another 16 inches of white power has many Washingtonians, Marylanders, and Virginians working from home. Being snowed in this week has me thinking about why so many of us still do not telework or have some sort of work-from-home program instituted in our workplace.

According to Wikipedia, more than 50 million U.S. workers could work from home at least part of the time. The snow storm that has crippled the Washington, DC Metro Area since last Friday certainly indicates that many more of us could possibly work from home. So, why aren’t we? What is holding back your employer from implementing some form of telework or work-from-home program? Could it be that the “eyes in the sky” don’t trust us? Could it be that there is a certain amount of comfort knowing that we are down the hall, around the corner, or sitting in a cubicle?

All these questions deserve to be explored, but let’s start by examining the pros and cons of a telework or work-from-home arrangement. By working from home we can:

• Improve our health (e.g. reduce stress)
• Maximize performance
• Control our time for maximum efficiency
• Put the finishing touches on a project and come in ahead of a deadline
• Help reduce traffic congestion
• Save money on transportation costs, parking, etc.
• Boost morale
• Experience a true work/life balance

All these benefits do not mean that every workplace, position or individual is capable of working from home and teleworking. A work from home arrangement may not be for you if:

• You lack the ability to concentrate.
• You are not good at policing your own progress and require constant supervision.
• You need office camaraderie.
• You are unable to separate work time from personal time.
• You lack a disciplined attitude and cannot exceed your employer’s expectations.
• Your home environment is not conducive for work.
• Your home office lacks the technological advances/devices to communicate effectively with management.
• You are naturally lazy.

Working from home is a no-brainer, especially when faced with unforeseen situations like a snow storm!  But teleworking or a work-from-home arrangement can only be effective if both the employee and employer have the right attitude. I challenge everyone to approach and implement a strategy that will not only benefit the organization, but one that will continue to serve and embrace your customers and constituents.

Nonprofit Staffing Solutions is proud to announce the launch of our new website.  Since our sole focus is in the not-for-profit community, our site is designed as a resource for mission-driven talent and organizations alike.