Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Job Board
Since 2020, the landscape of hiring and the work force has changed dramatically. Before 2020, work from home and high-flexibility office jobs were uncommon. Nowadays, companies and employees alike are making and seeking changes to the way we work. Work from home, hybrid work weeks, and even shortened work weeks are more common. Many people are left their jobs or industries, searching for new opportunities, and some are unwilling to reenter the workforce. Others made big changes to where and how they work. In light of this, a key tool to add to your nonprofit strategy is a job board. When most people begin a job search these days, they turn to the internet. A job board can help those looking for jobs and those hiring new employees. So why should a nonprofit have a job board on its website? It turns out there are some added benefits for you too.
Because of the labor shortages and general turmoil in the area of employment, employers and employees are both looking for new ways to approach hiring and finding jobs. A job board can stand out by providing access to a niche industry. The major job board companies cannot often reach into these niche areas and nonprofits and their employees can both benefit from a more localized and focused job board.
How will your organization benefit?
Job boards create a community and support networking. By providing the board to the nonprofit community, you can connect with new people and organizations by delivering value to them. By delivering value and creating these connections, a few benefits are possible.
Community
A job board will cause nonprofit professionals to engage when seeking jobs and nonprofits to engage when seeking new hires. A nonprofit job board will allow your organization to network and to provide value to those new connections.
Website Engagement
Traffic is a key metric when it comes to boosting your website’s search engine ratings. Creating a job board is a great way to increase your page’s traffic. Optimize your job board for SEO and let job searchers improve your traffic.
New Revenue
A successful job board that provides value to organizations seeking new hires can be a great way to boost revenue. As a nonprofit, every little bit helps. Offer posting space for a cost and leverage the success of your board to help with development.
Build your job board today in order to create an interesting feature on your website that can grow your network, website traffic, and revenue. Many website providers such as Squarespace or WordPress offer templates for job posting boards, so getting started is easy. Once you get started, don’t forget to promote, update, and engage with your job board in order to maximize its effectiveness.
At NMBL, we have decades of experience leading nonprofit organizations. We have transitioned personally and overseen transitions. We apply these experienced-based insights when helping nonprofits craft leadership transition plans and leadership development. Learn more about how we can help develop all aspects of your nonprofit’s leadership today.
