Will purpose sustain the charity sector?
The DNA of Work
English - September 06, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingManagement Business hybrid working new ways of working activity-based working improving productivity culture change organisational change employee engagement workplace experience work from home strategy remote working Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Covid has prompted many of us to question what we’re doing with our lives – and what we’re doing at work. Many are asking whether they and their organisation have a clear purpose – and not getting a clear, satisfactory answer. Charities have potentially had the upper hand here – the desire to do good in the world has given them an advantage in recruiting employees who feel passionately about their cause, or who are drawn to the non profit sector in general.
But what now - when commercial organisations are catching up and getting clearer about their purpose, while at the same time, it’s becoming more ‘expensive’ to ally yourself with an organisation that doesn’t pay as well as the alternatives. Can charities still rely on purpose to sustain them in the new hybrid world?
Here's a quick overview of the discussion points in this episode:
Career paths in charitable organisations (06:40)Purpose vs what's right for individual circumstances (13:41)The purpose pay gap (19:19)Benefits beyond purpose (29:15)
Mentions:
AWA Host: Karen Plum
Guests:
Brad Taylor, Senior Associate, AWAFiona Condron, Audit Partner - Not for Profit, BDOLiz Cotter Schlax, President & CEO, United Way of Southern Maine
CONTACTS & WEBSITE details:
Advanced Workplace Associates contact: Andrew Mawson
Advanced Workplace Associates Institute contact: Brad Taylor
Music: courtesy of bensounds.com
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