On October 6, the North County Philanthropy Council (NCPC) hosted an in-person nonprofit job fair and recruitment presentation by Blair Search Partners.
The sector is still dealing with the “Great Resignation.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that approximately 4.5 million Americans left their jobs in November 2021—an all-time high.
While this may be cause for concern for nonprofits hiring, this time of change presents a unique opportunity for positive organizational growth as job seekers look to bring their whole self to the workplace.
Blair Search Partners CEO Trevor Blair shared that while human resource representatives are responsible for promoting and cultivating a healthy workplace culture from a strategic and operational level, there are many new ways to implement benefits and incentives, attracting job seekers to open positions. Organizations should consider a hybrid work schedule, carve out social time for employees to get to know one another, provide concrete examples of ways employees can make a difference (in the community and within the organization), and imbue Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies into the workplace. The adoption of “people and culture” can be viewed as more inviting than “human resources,” providing a win-win for job seekers and organizations looking to hire.
In Part I of NCPC’s HR Series, Mission Edge reported that when workplaces embraces diversity and inclusion, members feel like they are valued members and are more likely going to contribute to the success of the company verses viewing positions simply as “just another job.” In fact, when organizations work towards a more inclusive workplace, they achieve 3x the revenue growth compared to less-inclusive organizations (Bush et al., 2018).
As we navigate this exciting time of change together, the Leichtag Foundation is proud to highlight the nonprofit organizations who participated in the NCPC job fair. If you are on the hunt for a new job, please consider open positions at these organizations. All are making an incredible impact in the San Diego community!
Participating Nonprofit Organizations at the October 6 Job Fair
Black, Jewish and Queer. These three identities weave the fabric of who I am, but it took a long time to believe that they could exist together.
Lee and Toni Leichtag established the Leichtag Foundation in 1991 following the sale of their business. Lee and Toni were lifelong entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and for supporting talent. They believed that only with big risk comes big reward. Both born to families in poverty, Toni to a single mother, they strongly believed in helping those most in need and most vulnerable in our community. While they supported many causes, their strongest support was for young children and the elderly, two demographics who particularly lack voice in our society.
Lifelong Baltimoreans, Rabbi George and Alison Wielechowski and their sons, 11-year-old Lennon and 9-year-old Gideon, are more than pursuing the good life in Southern California. Having moved to San Diego more than three years ago, they are fulfilling a lifelong dream.
You would think that as the executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride, Fernando Zweifach López Jr., who uses the pronoun they, has done all the coming out they possibly can. A queer, non-binary individual who has worked for many years on civil rights issues, López also speaks openly and often about their father’s family, Mexican-American migrant workers who tilled the fields of rural California.
Stacie and Jeff Cook understand commitment. They live it.
