Workforce Solutions
MACC’s Workforce Solutions Initiative brings our network the best new thinking on workforce strategy, people development, and organizational resilience — through tools, peer learning, thought leadership, and practical resources you can put to work right away. Because a thriving workforce is the foundation everything else stands on. Without it, the programs don’t run, the relationships don’t hold, and the communities that depend on human services organizations don’t get what they need.
Built for Busy Nonprofit Leaders
MACC’s Workforce Solutions Initiative provides practical, accessible, tools in different formats — built for busy nonprofit professionals meeting them where they are with the right resource at the right time.
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Our Podcast
Our podcast explores the transformative power of human services teamwork and innovation. Each episode features inspiring stories and insightful conversations with human service leaders, community changemakers, and sector visionaries who embody the spirit of collaboration.
How Are You…Really?
Marlee James, licensed clinical counselor, trauma therapist, and founder of Reviving Roots, joins Laurel Hansen MACC’s Program Director, for a conversation on what it really takes to build psychologically safe, trauma-informed workplaces. From soul care groups to the power of asking “how are you” twice, Marlee offers practical tools any team can start using now — and a clear-eyed reminder that burnout is a structural problem, not an individual one. Whether you’re a frontline staff member or an executive director, this episode has something you can use today.
Curated Resources
A thriving workforce is essential to our community organizations’ ability to continue the work of serving and supporting their communities. We’ve curated articles, research, tools, and resources to support our members on the topics that matter most: from leading through change and building inclusive cultures to employee development and the operational fundamentals that keep organizations running well.
State of Nonprofits 2026: What Funders Need to Know
The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s 2026 ‘State of Nonprofits’ report, based on survey data from hundreds of nonprofit CEOs, documenting rising burnout, funding difficulty, and organizational strain, with guidance for funders.
The Four Elements of Strong Relationships
A Management Center resource brief outlining the four elements of strong manager-staff relationships: authenticity, trust, navigating power and difference, and shared purpose.
Give Better Feedback with CSAW
A Management Center resource introducing the CSAW framework (Connect, Share, Ask, Wrap up) for giving clearer, more effective positive, developmental, and corrective feedback.
What is “Radical Human Resources”?
A Vega Mala Consulting blog post defining ‘radical human resources’ as an approach that reframes HR through a social justice lens, centering trust, transparency, and liberatory practices over traditional compliance-driven HR.
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Find More on MACC’s Socials
You can find even more great Workforce Solutions content on MACC’s social media pages! We regularly highlight the best new thinking on workforce strategy, people development, and organizational resilience. On our socials you can find tools, peer learning, thought leadership, and practical resources you can put to work right away.