Perspectives & Insights: The Blog of TNPA

Top 5 Reasons to Host an Intern through Leading EDGE

TNPA’s Leading EDGE Internship Program is now open for employers to enroll to host an intern next summer 2023. After a successful pilot program over the summer 2022 in Washington, DC, we are excited to expand. Is this program right for you or your organization? How could it fit it into your current employee recruitment plans? To help answer these questions and more, read on for the top 5 reasons to host an intern through TNPA’s Leading EDGE Internship Program....
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Legislative Round-Up | October 2022

Congress Will Return Mid-November for a Lame Duck Session | Congress is currently in adjournment allowing members of Congress to go home to campaign for the November elections. When Congress returns in mid-November for its post-election lame duck session, it has the immediate task of passing a funding resolution to keep the government running. The current funding authority expires December 16....
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Why Care About Cybersecurity?

October is Cybersecurity Month. This is the first in a series of posts about the importance of cybersecurity for nonprofits. To learn more, and to find more information about a CEO Roadmap and Considerations for Partnership Agreements, visit our page on Cybersecurity....
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Legislative Round-Up | September 2022

Congress to Adjourn for Upcoming Election: Post-Election Lame Duck Session Likely | At the moment, Congress is in the midst of an impasse to enact a funding resolution to provide monies to keep the federal government running - and avoid a government shutdown - after the current funding expires at the end of the fiscal year, which is this coming Friday, September 30. Initially, it appeared that Congress would pass a "clean" short-term funding bill to fund the government until mid-December, however now it appears there is a logjam with an attempt to add a number of other provisions to this short-term funding measure....
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Shifting Culture and Systems for Organizational Change

In examining where culture and systems intersect within your organization, it is important to start by ensuring a strong understanding of each and of their relationship to each other. Organizational culture is the collection of values, expectations and practices that guide and inform the actions of all team members. These defined attributes work in collaboration with each other and provide a barometer of what your organization looks like, feels like and sounds like. When created with intentionality, a positive organizational culture produces performance results that further your mission and can increase your bottom line....
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