In the past, recruitment followed a somewhat generic formula: job description → advert → application → shortlist → interview → hire. While aspects of this formula still matter, in our experience at Maliasili and in the experiences of our partners, doing recruitment differently and more creatively garners much better results.
Read MoreMaliasili has new people joining our team, and so onboarding is very much on our minds. Whether it’s virtual or in-person, we’ve identified a number of useful strategies to make onboarding informative, useful, and fun. Here we share tips and advice from old and new Maliasili team members on how to effectively bring new colleagues on board.
Read MoreRecently a conservation leader’s WhatsApp group was pinging with messages around team communication, coordination, and connection. The group - made up of members from the African Conservation Leadership Network - was sharing their own experiences about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to managing teams and internal communications.
Read MoreAre you being too strategic? As we’ve shared recently, strategy is key to organizational success. But strategy alone will only get you so far. It’s the people who execute your strategy who are truly essential to your success. Learn how high performing, effective organizations strike a balance between intimate and strategic interactions.
Read MoreIt’s earth day and we have some great news... We know a key solution to saving our planet → strong, effective, and more impactful local conservation organizations.
Read MoreMaliasili has some new materials out to help guide organizations in developing strategic plans. Here we are sharing some higher level guidance on strategic planning dos and don'ts.
Read MoreIf you know Maliasili, you know we love strategic plans. But it’s more than just the plan itself that we love, it’s the entire process. We asked some of our partners and our team members to reflect on their strategic planning processes and experiences and to share some insights on what it was like and its value.
Read MoreThis week the world celebrated the International Day of Women. Maliasili took this opportunity to connect with Dr. Leela Hazzah, a founder and member of the leadership council of WE Africa (Women for the Environment) to get her views on how organizations can support the growth and development of female leaders - and why that matters.
Read MoreWork planning, especially at the organizational level, often falls low on a team’s priority list. But an organization-wide work plan can be transformational for teams, helping ensure their work is aligned to their strategic goals and helping everyone see how their efforts contribute to something greater (i.e. their impact!).
Read MoreAnnual reports are your opportunity to reflect on the past year, share your accomplishments, and give a glimpse into the great plans you have set for the year ahead. To put it simply, they’re a place where it’s okay - encouraged even - to brag a bit. And ultimately, "impact drives income", so make sure to show off the amazing work that you do.
Read MoreWe asked the Maliasili team to take a moment, reflect on our work, and answer this question: If you had one piece of advice to share with our partners that will help them do their work even better, what would it be?
Read MoreConsider stress management as another part of your job description, since it’s an essential piece to realizing your full potential and performing your best. Identify the things that help you reduce your stress and incorporate them into your daily routine (i.e. make time for them during your day, even put them in your calendar).
Read MoreIf you do just one more thing before the end of 2020, make it communications. Here’s why: December is a huge month for giving (the biggest actually: in America one-third of all giving happens in December).
Read MorePrioritize what really matters – Weekly goals force us to look beyond our long to-do lists and to identify the most critical pieces of work we need to accomplish right now. Our checklist still matters, but if it comes down to box checking vs. spending more time on accomplishing a key goal, our weekly goals help keep us on track and focused.
Read MoreYou can make your planning more effective and strategic by starting out with taking a big picture view of the year ahead. Here we explain why organizational annual work plans matter and how you can go about developing one.
Read MoreFrom team work planning sessions to stakeholder roundtables to board meetings, you too can facilitate effective meetings online. Here are some of our top tips from the past several months...we made many mistakes, failed, tried and tried again so you don’t have to!
Read MoreWe get asked a lot about what management actually looks like, so we thought we’d share a glimpse into our own management routine.
Read MoreThis week, the African Conservation Leadership Network convened an online session to share insights on fundraising strategy between several top conservation funders and a group of Africa’s conservation leaders.
Read MoreThere’s been an uptick of community conservation stories in the media recently. In fact, we’ve started compiling stories where our partners are featured and the list is growing. This new attention also brings questions around media engagement, and so we wanted to share some tips about how organizations can navigate this sometimes tricky space.
Read MoreWe recently asked African conservation leaders we work with what kind of help and support they need right now. We were moved by two comments, both of which remind us that these are exceptionally hard times. While we might be more comfortable with what has become the ‘new normal,’ we need to remember to step back and take time to support ourselves and our teams. Here are some nudges and reminders that might help you support your team and yourself during these hard times.
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