Lynda Gerty, Director of Engagement at Vantage Point, explores how a People Lens culture allows you to attract, meaningfully engage and integrate the abundance of talent available in the community into your own organization. This webinar will challenge scarcity thinking in our sector and illustrate how you can engage people in management-level, high-accountability volunteer roles; increase human resources exponentially, within your current budget; build a high-performing, integrated workforce of salaried employees, board members and volunteers; and create an abundant not-for-profit organization. To view the full one-hour webinar, including audio, visit: https://charityvillage.com/elearning/webinars/past-webinars/the-abundant-not-for-profit.aspx.

1. Facilitator:
Lynda Gerty, Director of Engagement
December 5, 2012
The Abundant Not-for-Profit
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2. “every community
mindfully engages passionate
citizens.”
- Our Vision

3. The Abundant Not-for-Profit
Today’s session:
• Abundant Talent
• Debunking the Myths
• People Lens Defined
• Checklists, Resources, Templates
• Taking Action
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7. Debunk the Myths
Volunteers are less accountable
Salaried employees do a better job
People are primarily motivated by money
Asking people to offer their skills is taking advantage
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8. People Lens Defined
People Lens is a way to attract,
meaningfully engage and integrate
the abundance of talent available.
It is a much overlooked path
to organizational sustainability.
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9. A People Lens
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10. Culture
Strong organizations have cultures
that value people first.
People Lens organizations also have a
culture that values:
• TALENT. ALL the talent available
• Treating salaried employees, board
members & volunteers as equal
contributors – one integrated team
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11. Culture Checklist
Do you have?
 A recruitment & onboarding process
for ALL people with culture, values &
beliefs clearly stated?
A culture of accountability for ALL
people?
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12. Planning
Strong organizations are constantly
planning strategically towards annual
goals & mission delivery.
People Lens organizations also:
• Create a People Plan
• Plan how to acquire all the people
and skills required to do the work
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13. Planning Checklist
Do you have?
 A people plan that is presented to
the board alongside the strategic
plan & budget each year?
 Succession plans for key salaried
employees and volunteers?
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14. Governance
Strong organizations have boards that
understand and are striving for great
governance.
Boards of People Lens organizations
also:
• Demonstrate that people are their
#1 resource (before money)
• Know how to wear 2 separate hats:
1. Governance
2. Operational
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15. Governance Checklist
Do you have?
 Board & organization key
performance indicators related to
talent engagement?
 Separate role descriptions for
board members’ governance and
operational roles?
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16. Processes
Strong organizations focus on solid
processes for employees and volunteers.
People Lens organizations create
processes whereby:
• Salaried employees and all
volunteers (including board
members) are working as an
integrated team
• ALL roles are created with equal
expectations of accountability

17. Processes Checklist
Do you have?
 Well defined recruitment process for
salaried employees & volunteers
focused on getting top talent?
 Role descriptions & letters of
agreement for all your active
volunteers?
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18. Leadership
Strong organizations have leaders who
focus on leading others , rather than
“doing” all the work.
In People Lens organizations, leaders
also excel at:
• Connecting
• Convening
• Delegating
…with highly skilled individuals
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19. Leadership Checklist
Do you have?
 Volunteer engagement stated as a
role requirement for all employees &
board members?
 Required competencies for
employees related to ability to
engage & lead highly skilled
volunteers?
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20. Putting it into action
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“Ultimately, this is about building civil society.
It’s a way to engage all those people who
want to be a meaningful part of building our
collective solutions.”
- Patti Morris, Executive Director, Wellspring Calgary

21. Resources & templates
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23. It is possible to create an abundant
organization by engaging passionate people in
a meaningful way to fast track your mission.
Try this: Consider one person you have met
that you would like to involve
Or create one role that you haven’t before
thought of as voluntary
Be open to the Possibility
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25. Thank you!
Lynda Gerty, Director of Engagement
Vantage Point
604.875.9144
1183 Melville Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2X5
lgerty@thevantagepoint.ca
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