Content Library - UST
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Welcome to UST's Content Library
Designed to Educate 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Leaders and Strengthen the Sector
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Employer Onboarding Toolkit
This free toolkit will provide you with helpful onboarding checklists, a survey template, and a 30-60-90 day plan. Plus, you'll get access to our on-demand webinar, offering strategies for streamlining onboarding processes, & engaging new employees.
UST's Webinar Channel
Watch UST's most popular on-demand webinars. This channel consists of panel discussions with nonprofit leaders, helpful tips to prepare for re-entry into the workplace, employee wellness strategies, and much more.
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Employer Onboarding Toolkit
This free toolkit will provide you with helpful onboarding checklists, a survey template, and a 30-60-90 day plan. Plus, you'll get access to our on-demand webinar, which provides strategies for streamlining your onboarding processes, engaging new employees, and crafting an employee experience that reflects and supports your company culture.
Employer Risk Management Toolkit
When you download the Employer Risk Management Toolkit, you'll get access to a helpful state-specific unemployment insurance guide, a UI Integrity infographic, unemployment fraud prevention tips and more—all designed to help nonprofit organizations address (and avoid) future UI risks.
Employee Engagement Toolkit
When you download the Employee Engagement Toolkit, you'll get access to a helpful employer checklist, a survey template and best practice tips—all designed to help nonprofit leaders develop engagement strategies that support their dedicated staff during times of uncertainty.
Workforce Re-Entry Toolkit
When you download the Workforce Re-Entry Toolkit, you'll get access to helpful checklists, letter templates, sample policies and response plans—designed to help nonprofit leaders prepare to re-enter the workplace.
Telecommuting Toolkit
When you download the Telecommuting Toolkit, you'll get valuable insight on how to create and implement a sustainable telecommuting policy within your organization, as well as helpful checklists, sample policies and virtual meeting best practice tips.
2020 UST Nonprofit HR Toolkit
When you download the HR Toolkit, you'll get updated 2020 state and local minimum wage data and recordkeeping requirements, as well as a variety of checklists to ensure compliance. Plus, learn about the facts surrounding COVID-19 laws and the latest workplace protocol.
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2020 eBook: Strategies to Secure Nonprofit Endurance
Download UST's eBook to explore 5 key strategies that can help strengthen your organization's culture through inclusivity, innovation and trust.
COVID-19 Employer Guide
When you download the 3 Critical Steps to Maintain a Resilient Nonprofit, you'll discover helpful tips on maintaining your nonprofit operations during the current pandemic and beyond.
2019 eBook: Innovative Nonprofit Retentions Strategies
Download UST's eBook to discover the top 5 strategies to employee engagement practices that help to foster a desirable workplace.
2018 eBook: Competitive Hiring Practices That Empower Nonprofits
Download UST's eBook to uncover the top six strategies to develop and maintain a thriving workplace—based on recent survey data and employment trends.
2017 eBook: Nonprofit Talent Sustainability Strategies
Download this eBook from UST, which reveals the top five ways to combat hiring and succession planning obstacles—based on recent survey data and employment trends.
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Employee Engagement Strategies for 2021 (and Beyond)
Watch the on-demand recording to hear how your nonprofit peers are keeping staff engaged (and productive), while emphasizing work-life balance and creating employee development opportunities.
Virtual Onboarding Strategies for Nonprofit Employers
The logistics of virtual onboarding may seem daunting but how you welcome a new hire is crucial to the success of both the organization and the employee. This webinar will provide strategies for streamlining your onboarding processes, engaging new employees, and crafting a remote employee experience that reflects and supports your company culture.
Recruiting During a Pandemic
This interactive hour-long webinar will address the latest innovative strategies for interviewing and hiring best-fit job candidates, while showcasing brand and culture, throughout these difficult times. You'll also learn about the latest recruiting tools that your HR peers have leveraged during the pandemic.
Developing a Sustainable Strategy for 2021
With a panel of 3 reputable nonprofit executives—who have expertise in strategic thinking and organizational sustainability best practices—you can get YOUR questions answered first-hand during this virtual discussion.
Employee Management Strategies
This interactive hour-long webinar will address the latest innovative strategies related to nonprofit onboarding, training, employee development and employee engagement during these difficult times. With a panel of 3 reputable nonprofit leaders—who have expertise in HR best practices and employee relations management—you can get YOUR questions answered first-hand during this virtual discussion.
Beyond the Curve: Preparing for Re-Entry to the Workplace Recording
Nonprofit employers have faced unimaginable challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This informative webinar provides helpful tips for preparing to welcome employees back to the office while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations related to the Coronavirus.
Employee Engagement & Mental Wellness Strategies During COVID-19
While we continue to adjust to this new "normal" of working remotely—with little to no face-to-face interaction—the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on nonprofit employees and their mental health. This informative webinar will provide helpful tips on how nonprofit leaders can help employees productive and engaged in day-to-day work activities.
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2020 Nonprofit Workforce Trends Infographic
Last year, UST surveyed more than 165 nonprofit employers across the U.S. to uncover the latest sector trends. UST compiled these critical survey takeaways to create the Nonprofit Workforce Trends Infographic. Learn what your nonprofit peers had to say about prominent turnover reasons, workforce issues and more.
COVID-19 Workforce Trends Report
With nearly 800 survey respondents—representing a wide variety of nonprofits from across the U.S.—this report highlights critical COVID-19 information. This report will provide valuable insight on how nonprofit organizations are coping with the unprecedented challenges during this pandemic.
2015 UST Nonprofit Employee Engagement & Retention Report
This survey utilized multiple choice and open-ended comments to gather data from nonprofit employees across the United States, representing diverse job titles and sub-sectors. Conducted over three and a half weeks beginning June 23, 2015, 1,270 nonprofit employees completed all questions in the survey out of 1,515 respondents who began the survey.