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I am in a Human Resources (HR) role for a small, membership based, nonprofit organization. Currently, I am dedicating resources to find out how we can exceed the current levels of employee comradery. There are two main trends that I am focusing on implementing in our office. The first one is the influence that millennials have in the work force, and the second is team building engagement. These two trends overlap in many areas, and affect one another. Since we are a nonprofit, membership based organization, we are constantly facing challenges with our revenue stream. It is important that we are able to keep staff satisfied and engaged, even if the benefits are not financial. “Barriers to securing key nonprofit leaders include work-life balance …show more content…

From member users to staff, there is an expectation of transparency. If this is not made readily available, people lack trust in an organization. Trust applies to almost every aspect of an origination. Companies must prove their members and staff are legitimate, current accounting and auditing practices are up to code, and technology is safe from security breaches. Organizations are taking additional steps to build trustworthy relationships with their members and customers. “More nonprofits aim to build public trust by drawing up stiff codes of conduct and appointing ethics officers. Others are creating donors' bills of rights that assure contributors access to information about their finances. “Nonprofits are being encouraged to conduct annual ethics audits and are beginning to require CEOs to certify their organizations' annual financial statements” (Hoover’s, Inc., 2017, Nonprofit Institutions, Business Trends section). All of these are examples of the pressure the nonprofit sector is currently facing. The trend of trust and legitimacy is so substantial it is affecting the standards organizations are expected to meet. In addition, society is seeing an increase of online scams, which speaks to the need and importance of cyber security. The FBI, Consumer Reports, and Federal Trade Commission have all released reports or warnings regarding online scams to avoid. As technology advances, there are more opportunities for scam artists to manipulate individuals. This is a negative aspect of the trend, but unavoidable. It is unfortunate that that cyber-attacks and data breaches are relevant, and of real danger. With this heightened awareness, organizations must take an extra step in proving their validity. “Last year’s data hacks at extra-marital matchmaker Ashley Madison and toymaker VTech proved that scammers are after more than your credit card number. Instead, they glean personal information to build

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