Putting People at the Center: The First National Nonprofit Human Resources Conference

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Putting People at the CenterThe First National
Nonprofit Human Resources Conference

• 12 June 2003

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• Panelists
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• Janet Graber, The Ford Foundation
• International Recruitment
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• Laura Khatcheressian, Reed Smith
• Immigration Law
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• Felicia Smith, The Pew Charitable Trust
• International Relocations
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• Moderator
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• Joyce Munn, Global Nonprofit Network
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International Recruitment Janet Graber

• Overview of International Recruiting at Ford   
• Outreach Recruitment
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• The Screening Process
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• Interviewing
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• References
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• Extending the Offer, Compensation
• What to expect Differences in international
  recruiting
• Preparing the Hire
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International Advertising

• Publications
• Economist
• Guardian, Le Monde, Herald Tribune
• New York Times Washington Post
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• International Career Employment
• Newspaper, Em Blast to 10,000 candidates, 3 Week
  Web Posting
• InterActiongt Newspaper online

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Website Postings

• idealist.org Action Without Borders
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• reliefweb.int Serving the Humanitarian
  Relief Community
  
• jha.ac Journal of Humanitarian
  Assistance
  
• hri.ca Human Rights Internet
  
  
• devnetjobs.org International Development
  Environment Jobs
  
• pnnonline.org Nonprofit News Information
  Resource
  
• fdncenter.org The Foundation Center

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Monster TRAK

• Thunderbird American Graduate School of
  International Management
• Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Yale Center for International Area Studies
• Johns Hopkins University Grad School of
  International Affairs
• John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University
• MIT Sloan School of Management
• Tufts University The Fletcher School
• Univ of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy
• Columbia Univ School of International Public
  Affairs
• Cornell Univ, Johnson Graduate School of
  Management
• NYU Stern School of Business
• Univ of Pittsburgh Grad School of Public
  International Affairs
• Wharton School Graduate Division

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Directors of Professional Development

• Association of Professional Schools of
  International Affairs
• apsia.org

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Immigration Law Laura Khatcheressian

• Whether / how to sponsor a foreign worker for
  work in the United States
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• Process if the individual is in the United States
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• Process if the individual is outside the
• United States
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• Keeping the foreign worker on permanently
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• American workers going abroad
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• Pre post 9/11

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TYPES OF VISAS

• H-1Bs gtfor professionals
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• L-1s gt for transfers of managerial or
  specialized knowledge employees from the
  organization's foreign office
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• R-1s gt for certain religious workers
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• J-1sgt student visas 
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• The Green Card

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International Relocations Felicia Smith

• Facts to Know
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• Useful tools to improve the relocation process
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• Expatriate/Inpatriate selections
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• Cross-cultural issues
• how to prepare in advance for any cultural shifts
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• Framework for your International Mobility
  Policies and Practices
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• Benefit Information
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• Global Crisis Relocation Management Plan 
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Relocation Facts to Know

• Average cost of a typical 3-year assignment
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• 1 million dollars.
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• 20 of American expats return prematurely.
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•    Half of U.S. executives working abroad are
  considered ineffective performers.
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•    Losing a key employee typically results in
  replacement costs of 50,000 to 150,000.
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•   Hidden costs of failure damaged reputation
• lost revenue.
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•   Technical organizational planning do not
  ensure a successful relocation.

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International Relocation Websites

• shrmglobal.org SHRM Global Forum
• gmac-relocation.com GMAC Global
  Relocation Services
• monstermoving.com/international
• Monsters Essentials of International
  Relocation
• Easyexpat.com Newsletters, advice
  message boards
• homefair.com International relo checklist w/
  salary moving calculators, free city reports
  including crime reports