Category: Human Resources
How Nonprofit Managers Can Make Difficult Conversations More Effective
A few simple steps to help your nonprofit's managers navigate difficult conversations about employee performance, discipline, or termination.
Does Your Nonprofit Need a Human Resources Manager?
Resource-strapped nonprofits are often reluctant to add a position that does not generate revenue or interact with clients. But the right human resources manager can help your nonprofit reduce risk and increase productivity and satisfaction.
Volunteers: A Risk Worth Taking — If You Manage Them Properly
Nonprofits rely on volunteers. Here's some tools and resources your nonprofit can adopt to help you effectively and safely manage your volunteer programs.
Nonprofits Face Uncertainty with New CA Regulations for Background Checks
Recent changes to state privacy laws in California raise many questions and uncertainties for nonprofits' hiring and background check processes.
Status Update on Federal COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Mandates
Updates to court cases revolving around COVID-19 testing and vaccine mandates as of January 7, 2022, and steps to prepare.
Accommodating Job Candidates with Disabilities
A well-qualified applicant applies for a job at a nonprofit and lands an in-person interview. The applicant explains that their service dog will accompany them. The hiring manager is left with questions: Does the manager have to agree? Does this entail agreeing to permit the service dog in the workplace if the applicant is hired? […]
What’s Wrong with Hiring a Family Member to Work Under the Supervision of Another Family Member?
To answer that question, let’s take an example: A social service nonprofit has a very talented manager who has been with the nonprofit for several years. The manager supervises approximately 10 staff members, most of whom have at least three years of experience in this field and a master’s degree in social work. The number […]
An Inclusive Workplace is an Accessible Workplace
Getting familiar with the terminology used in federal workplace disability law can help nonprofits navigate these issues with more confidence when creating a more inclusive workplace.
Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment Through Leadership
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): “Harassment in the workplace will not stop on its own — it’s on all of us to be part of the fight to stop workplace harassment. We cannot be complacent bystanders and expect our workplace cultures to change themselves.” This truth cannot be overstated. For 30 years, […]
While all employers must proceed with caution when deciding to end their relationship with an employee, managers at nonprofits often feel they are subject to additional scrutiny than a for-profit business.
Granting Employees Time Off to Vote
Social distancing and COVID-19 will have an impact on the polls. What do nonprofit employers need to know about time off for voting?
Expanding the California Family Rights Act Effective January 2021
The signing of SB 1383 results in changes to the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) affecting nonprofit employees.