Employee Engagement Drives Organizational Change

The ability for employers to motivate, inspire and engage employees is fundamental to the success of any nonprofit — that much is obvious. But how nonprofit employers go about engaging employees to drive organizational change or achieve their mission is far less clear.

For those who have worked in the nonprofit sector, the problems associated with a lack of employee engagement are all too familiar. Participants at the 2011 National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector identified a need to improve conditions to attract and retain employees. A recent US survey on nonprofit workforce engagement warned about high levels of staff burnout. And a report released last month by WorkforceConnect labelled the fallout from poor leadership and a lack of nonprofit employee engagement a “perfect storm”.

While recognizing that there are still many obstacles to overcome, nonprofit leaders are beginning to propose solutions to address how can nonprofit organizations can improve employee motivation, reduce staff fatigue, alleviate workforce turnover, and perhaps most importantly, engage their own employees as catalysts for organizational change and success.

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