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Sierra Rogers is a senior content writer at Capterra, covering human resources, eLearning, and nonprofits with expertise in recruiting and learning and development strategies. With a background in the tech and fashion industries, she has extensive experience keeping her finger on the pulse of the latest trends and reporting on how they impact our world. Sierra enjoys cooking and dining out, collecting vintage designer goods, and spending time with her pets at home in Austin, Texas.

The Nonprofit Program Development Process in 5 Steps

Published July 3, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

In 2021, The Center for Effective Philanthropy[1] reported that 88% of nonprofits they surveyed altered their program offerings recently. With only 12% of existing nonprofits not needing to make any significant changes to their program lineup,... Continue Reading

Don’t Conflate Diversity and Inclusion

Published May 29, 2019 by Sierra Rogers; Updated on June 13, 2022

Both in practice and in conversations about diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, the “inclusion” part of the equation is often overlooked and misunderstood. Take for example that in 2021, Gartner reported that although 90% of organizations... Continue Reading

The 6 Stages of Career Development, and How To Guide Employees Through Them

Published June 9, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

In Capterra’s Toxic Culture Survey* from early 2022, we asked over 950 HR professionals to rank 14 factors that influence their employees’ job satisfaction from most important to least important. Compensation and work-life balance were seen... Continue Reading

Looking For a Career Pathing Template? The Search Ends Here

Published June 9, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

Most of us wouldn’t attempt to put a piece of furniture together without consulting the instructions, so why should kicking off a new human resources initiative be any different? For HR professionals who want to improve... Continue Reading

Retain Talent and Reduce Turnover With Career Pathing

Published June 8, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

Let’s start with the hard facts: In the United States alone, over 4.5 million employees left their jobs in March of 2022. At the same time, the number of open jobs in the U.S. hit a... Continue Reading

5 Useful Applications for Data Analytics in HR

Published May 26, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

Is your business’s data analysis and collection strategy all over the place? Is there even a formal strategy in place? If you’re an HR professional who is operating within an organization where data is inefficiently gathered... Continue Reading

Here’s What To Include in Your Nonprofit’s Case for Support

Published May 6, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

As a part of your nonprofit’s fundraising committee, you know that securing donations or funding is no walk in the park. Unless your organization has years and years of credibility as an honest nonprofit to lean... Continue Reading

3 HR Benchmarking Examples From a Real HR Pro

Published April 12, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

Are you getting the full value out of your HR data? You may think you are, but if you aren’t benchmarking, you probably aren’t. HR Benchmarking is a strategy that contextualizes your organization’s HR metrics by... Continue Reading

Human Resources Benchmarking: A Beginner’s Guide

Published April 8, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

In 2022, it’s no secret that data is power. Today’s most successful HR leaders use data to inform every decision they make, from deciding who to hire and how much to pay them to what benefits... Continue Reading

8 HR Benchmarks You Should Be Tracking and How to Calculate Them

Published April 4, 2022 by Sierra Rogers

Information is at its most valuable when there’s context around it. For example, I could tell you that the weather is perfect today, but without specifying that I’m talking about the weather here in Austin, Texas,... Continue Reading

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