Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) are special. They are not the private sector or the public sector. They are a unique blend of the best and worst of both. There are 160,000 NPOs in Canada, employing 11% of the workforce. They range from very small to very large and cover a diverse group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), para-public agencies, professional associations, lobby groups, foundations, institutes, and charities. This book addresses the multiple Human Resources and Organizational dilemmas facing NPO's. It covers both the theory behind a wide range of HR disciplines as well as the front- line experiences (war stories) of the McConnell HR Consulting firm in resolving NPO issues. Tim McConnell, BA, MPA, SPHR 613-836-4648 [email protected] www.McConnellHRC.com Tim McConnell is Managing Partner of McConnell HR Consulting Inc., with over 30 years' experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a Senior HR Strategist.

"Someone said, 'Find where God is at work, and join in.' That work may seem small as time-bound humans see it. But if God is in it, its future is as large as the promises of God." Dennis Kenlaw,"This Day with the Master." Tim McConnell is a third generation Methodist pastor having a father and grandfather who served in the South Georgia Conference. He is a second career pastor receiving degrees from the University of North Carolina at Asheville (BA), Western Carolina University (MA Ed) and (EdS), and finished the Course of Study at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. After a thirty-one year career in the public school system as teacher and administrator, Tim answered the call to pastoral ministry. He has served four different churches in the past eleven years in the Smoky Mountain District of the Western North Carolina Conference. He has just begun the second year of his appointment to Long's Chapel United Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska, NC as associate pastor. Tim lives at Lake Junaluska with Debbie, his wife of twenty-one years. They have Leo, the cat, Marley and Patch, both "rescued-from-the animal shelter" dogs. Tim and Debbie have two children, Michael and Leah. They have three grandchildren, Sawyer, Lily Scout, and John Howard who is known as "Huck." Tim's mother, Sarah, lives in nearby Waynesville, NC.

Finally - a book that is specific to human resources and organizational management in the non-profit sector. There are hundreds of books that have been written about managing human resources in the private sector and some that address HR management in both the public and the non-profit sectors, but we are indeed "different." This book is a true reflection of the author and how his firm works with nonprofits. They are experienced HR professionals who understand the context in which we work because so much of their business has focused on nonprofits over the last ten years. "The content of this book is great; highly readable. I seriously wish I had a reference like this twenty years ago. Even the most seasoned manager will likely learn something new by reading this book." Lynne Toupin, Former Executive Director, HR Council for the Non-Profit Sector, Ottawa, Canada.