Untangling Turnover: Why Development Directors Leave and What Nonprofit Organizations Can Do About It

This research paper explores why development directors voluntarily depart charitable organizations and what strategies nonprofits can institute to better retain development talent. A literature review and analysis are the primary research methods used in this paper. Findings from the review and analysis show that development directors voluntarily depart their positions due to job and organization fit issues that impact overall job satisfaction. These job and organization fit issues include unrealistic performance expectations; difficult relationships with leadership; unclear roles; a lack of staff support; limited decision-making power; and limited access to advancement opportunities. Voluntary development director turnover often creates position vacancy at nonprofit organizations of all sizes and can result in both direct and indirect costs for the organization, including lower organizational performance and morale; decreases in donations; loss of institutional knowledge and stakeholder connections; service delivery disruption; increased recruitment expenses; and heavier staff workloads. To retain development directors, research recommends that nonprofits update their human resource management practices; create a welcoming, supportive, and values-driven work environment; and change perceptions about fundraising and philanthropy across an organization. Implications for nonprofit leadership and the sector include the need to attract and advance development talent and to champion fundraising so that development directors and the sector as a whole are well-supported. While the available literature provides opportunity for analysis, a research gap remains as most studies examine general circumstances and practices or focus on specific nonprofit subsectors, making it difficult to generalize findings across the sector. Additional research focused specifically on development director turnover measures and retention tactics is needed

Communication and stereotypical behaviour of adolescents

Obilježja verbalne i neverbalne komunikacije te pragmatike pod značajnim su jezičnim i kulturalnim utjecajem. Procjena komunikacijskih obilježja, kao i stereotipnih ponašanja važna je u dijagnostici različitih poremećaja, posebice poremećaja iz spektra autizma. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je opisati obilježja komunikacije te utvrditi stereotipna ponašanja i ograničene interese hrvatskih adolescenata urednog razvoja i sagledati ih prema kriterijima četvrtog modula Opservacijskog protokola za dijagnostiku autizma (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ADOS-2). U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 30 adolescenata u dobi od 16 do 18 godina izjednačenih po spolu. Rezultati su pokazali kako u području verbalne komunikacije te stereotipnih ponašanja i ograničenih interesa sudionici ostvaruju uredna postignuća. Međutim, određena odstupajuća ponašanja uočena su u području neverbalne komunikacije i pragmatike. U neverbalnoj komunikaciji najviše odstupanja od očekivanog postoji u spontanoj upotrebi gesta, a u pragmatici u traženju informacija. Rezultati dobiveni ovim istraživanjem upućuju na potrebu za prilagodbom dijagnostičkih instrumenata kriterijima određene kulture.The characteristics of verbal communication, nonverbal communication and pragmatics are largely influenced by individual characteristics of a person as well as his language and culture. The evaluation of communication characteristics and stereotypical behaviour is important in diagnostics of numerous disorders, especially autism spectrum disorder. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of communication skills and to determine stereotypical behaviour and restricted interests in typically developing Croatian adolescents and to code them according to the fourth module of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2). The sample consists of 30 adolescents matched by gender, aged between 16 and 18. The results showed that Croatian adolescents have typical verbal communication skills and show no stereotypical behaviour or restricted interests. However, atypical features were shown in nonverbal communication skills and pragmatics. In the area of nonverbal communication the biggest deviations from expected results were found in spontaneus use of gestures, while in the area of pragmatics most differences were shown in spontaneity of asking for information. The results of this study indicate the need to adjust diagnostic instruments according to the characteristics of a certain culture

AN EXAMPLE OF MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM DOCUMENTATION

Because of the current museological tendencies to adjust museum institutions so that they can make use of the new digital media, the application of multimedia for the transfer, storage and distribution of data is taking on a new dimension in the rapid exchange of information between users and the museum documentation system. One such multimedia aid is the compact disc, which enables all kinds of information to be brought together onto a single medium. In the example of a multimedia art monograph Ivan Lovrenčić (2004), it was possible to present all textual information as well as photographic and audio-visual material that had been collected for the exhibition project. On this CD ROM, the entire documentation of an exhibition has been preserved, and in this manner has produced interactive storage of the museum activity. Because of its ability to store a large number of data, with all the textual and photographic material about the life and work of the artist, AV Þ les are stored on the CD which enable the reconstruction of the exhibition display and the events accompanying the vernissage, as well as archival and documentary Þ les.It has been proved that multimedia publications are taking on increasingly great documentary value, for this new medium, digital, interactive and dynamic as it is, gives undreamed-of opportunities for storing various kinds of information about a project, thereby facilitating the increasingly uptodate functioning of the museum

Bioethical aspects of climate change - research on high school population

Globalno zagrijavanje je pojava koja se pojavljuje prvom industrijskom revolucijom, a iz godine u godinu promjene su sve vidljivije i ozbiljnije. Klimatske promjene odnose se na bilo koje dugoročne promjene u Zemljinoj klimi, klimi regije ili klimi grada. Te promjene uključuju zagrijavanje, hlađenje i promjene koje nisu vezane za temperaturu. Ljudi utječu na klimu na razne načine kao što su deforestacija i povećavanje obradivih površina, potrošnja fosilnih goriva u proizvodnji energije, prometu, poljoprivredi i tako dalje. Dokazano je da je ljudska aktivnost glavni uzročnik globalnog zagrijavanja. Cilj diplomskoga rada je ispitati znanja i stavove učenika srednjih škola o utjecaju klimatskih promjena. Učenici koji su sudjelovali u anketi polaznici su 4. razreda Opće gimnazije „Ivan Švear“ u Ivanić-Gradu te Gimnazije „Matija Mesić“ u Slavonskome Brodu. Anketni upitnik je anoniman i proveden je među 190 ispitanika. U uvodnome dijelu diplomskoga rada prikazat će se kratak osvrt što su to vrijeme i klima, klimatske promjene, efekt staklenika, zašto su klimatske promjene jedan od problema kojim se bavi bioetika te neki od načina borbe protiv klimatskih promjena. U središnjem dijelu rada interpretirat će se rezultati ankete. Osim prikaza rezultata ankete svako je pitanje dodatno potkrijepljeno dosadašnjim spoznajama o određenom problemu. Sami rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da su učenici svjesni da se promjene u klimi događaju i kako je potrebno nešto napraviti, ali nisu dovoljno upućeni u sam problem klimatskih promjena. Također navode dobre načine kako smanjiti emisije stakleničkih plinova.Global warming is a phenomenon that emerges with the first industrial revolution, and year after year the changes are becoming more visible and serious. Climate change refers to any long-term changes in the Earth's climate, the region's climate, or the city's climate. These changes include heating, cooling and temperature-related changes. Humans affect the climate in various ways such as deforestation and increasing arable land, consumption of fossil fuels in energy production, transport, agriculture and so on. Human activity has been shown to be a major cause of global warming. The aim of this thesis is to examine the knowledge and attitudes of high school students on the impact of climate change. The students who participated in the survey are 4th grade students of Ivan Švear General High School in Ivanic-Grad and Matija Mesić High School in Slavonski Brod. The questionnaire was anonymous and was conducted among 190 respondents. The introductory part of the thesis will give a brief overview of weather and climate, climate change, the greenhouse effect, why climate change is one of the problems addressed by bioethics, and some ways to combat climate change. The central part of the paper will interpret the results of the survey. In addition to presenting the results of the survey, each question is further substantiated by past knowledge of a particular problem. The results of the research themselves show that students are aware that climate change is happening and that something needs to be done, but they are not sufficiently aware of the climate change problem itself. They also list good ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Suvremena školska knjižnica i nove pismenosti 21. stoljeća

Cilj rada je potaknuti na razmišljanje o sve većem utjecaju informacijskih tehnologija na proces formalnog obrazovanja mladih generacija 21. stoljeća. Razvoj informacijske pismenosti mladih uvelike ovisi o tehničkoj opremljenosti školskih prostora kao i mogućnostima školskih knjižnica te volji, znanju i vještinama koje posjeduje školski knjižničar. Zadaća suvremene školske knjižnice u formalnom obrazovanju, između ostalog, je poticanje na usvajanje znanja i vještina, kako informacijske pismenosti, tako i novih pismenosti 21. stoljeća: knjižnične, računalne, medijske, digitalne i vizualne pismenosti

Scientific Opinion on Exploring options for providing advice about possible human health risks based on the concept of Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC)

<p>Synthetic and naturally occurring substances present in food and feed, together with their possible breakdown or reaction products, represent a large number of substances, many of which require risk assessment. EFSA’s Scientific Committee was requested to evaluate the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) approach as a tool for providing scientific advice about possible human health risks from low level exposures, its applicability to EFSA’s work, and to advise on any additional data that might be needed to strengthen the underlying basis of the TTC approach. The Scientific Committee examined the published literature on the TTC approach, undertook its own analyses and commissioned an <em>in silico </em>investigation of the databases underpinning the TTC approach. The Scientific Committee concluded that the TTC approach can be recommended as a useful screening tool either for priority setting or for deciding whether exposure to a substance is so low that the probability of adverse health effects is low and that no further data are necessary. The following human exposure threshold values are sufficiently conservative to be used in EFSA’s work; 0.15 μg/person per day for substances with a structural alert for genotoxicity, 18 μg/person per day for organophosphate and carbamate substances with anti-cholinesterase activity, 90 μg/person per day for Cramer Class III and Cramer Class II substances, and 1800 μg/person per day for Cramer Class I substances, but for application to all groups in the population, these values should be expressed in terms of body weight, i.e. 0.0025, 0.3, 1.5 and 30 μg/kg body weight per day, respectively. Use of the TTC approach for infants under the age of 6 months, with immature metabolic and excretory systems, should be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Committee defined a number of exclusion categories of substances for which the TTC approach would not be used.</p&gt