Hiring, Growing, Retaining: Making 2026 a Strong Talent Year

Do you struggle to hire good people despite having a strong mission?

Does your organisation invest time in onboarding and training, only to see people leave within a year or two?

Do hiring decisions feel reactive, urgent, and dependent on limited networks?

Many small and mid-sized nonprofits face persistent talent challenges—not because they lack purpose, but because hiring, growth, and retention are not designed as systems. Limited budgets, lean HR capacity, and competing priorities often lead to short-term hiring and burnout. In this session, participants will learn practical, low-cost strategies to attract purpose-driven talent, build leadership pipelines, and create cultures where people want to stay and grow—without trying to compete on pay alone.

Key Takeaways

• Build a stronger talent pipeline: Learn hiring strategies that help you access better candidates consistently, beyond immediate vacancies.

• Hire and retain the right people: Understand practical practices that improve hiring quality, role clarity, feedback, and retention in resource-constrained organisations.

• Use low-cost recruitment channels effectively: Discover three recruitment channels that outperform expensive job boards for nonprofits.

Who Should Attend

This session is ideal for founders, NGO leaders, HR heads, and people managers from small to mid-sized nonprofits who want to strengthen their talent strategy and make 2026 a more stable, people-driven year for their organisation.

Additional Resources

Here are some additional resources you can go through if you would like to learn more about the topic.

1. Powering nonprofit growth through funding, talent & systems

2. Building next line leadership in your NGO