Retention on a Budget – 5 Smart Ways to Keep Your Best People (Rachel Platt)

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How can you retain your best people when your nonprofit doesn’t have the budget for big raises or flashy perks? In episode 339 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, Rachel Platt, Founder of PLATTinum Consulting in Washington, DC, shares five smart, low-cost strategies any organization can use to strengthen staff engagement and reduce turnover. Drawing from her extensive background in HR, organizational culture, and nonprofit management, Rachel outlines simple yet powerful tools to boost morale, productivity, and connection. From her Teaching Tuesdays and Focus Fridays concepts to new approaches for recognition, communication, and workload balance, she demonstrates how creative leaders can build trust and loyalty - without spending a dime.

"You don’t need a big budget to keep great people—just a strong culture and intentional leadership.”

ABOUT RACHEL

Rachel Platt brings more than 20 years of experience helping organizations and individuals achieve enduring success through strategic human resources leadership. Before founding PLATTinum Consulting in 2018, she served as a Chief Human Resources Officer, Vice President, and Regional Director across diverse industries - building a reputation for creating pragmatic, people-centered solutions to complex organizational challenges. Through PLATTinum Consulting, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), Rachel helps small and medium-sized nonprofits and businesses nationwide strengthen their people strategy. Her work focuses on employee engagement, leadership development, culture assessment and improvement, performance management, staff training, communications, talent acquisition, inclusion, and coaching.

EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCES

• Strong Ground by Brené Brown
• Learn more about PLATTinum Consulting at plattinumconsulting.com
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• Learn more about the Mastermind Leadership Development Program – now accepting applications for all three 2026 cohorts at PMAnonprofit.com/mastermind
  
  

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