Blue Avocado
Posts by Blue Avocado:
What Information Should Board Members Get?
Blue Avocado provides suggestions for which written documents a nonprofit organization’s board should have.
An Alcohol Problem Holds the Bookkeeping Hostage
Advice for a nonprofit supervisor with a bookkeeper that has missed deadlines and may be coming to work drunk.
Fun at Work
Sadly, fun at work sounds like an oxymoron to lots of people. Blue Avocado contributor Janice Clark offers some ideas to lighten things up.
Ask Rita: What Happens When the Office Coffee Comes With Politics?
With the elections coming up, a nonprofit’s staff is buzzing with political talk. Ask Rita shares how to avoid this creating a minefield.
What Nonprofits are Saying About the Bailout: A Fast Roundup
A quick roundup of just a few of the most compelling and informative nonprofit commentaries around recent financial developments.
Ask Rita: Zero Cell Phone Use While Driving Policy
Ask Rita provides policies nonprofit organizations should consider when adding a policy forbidding cell phone use while driving.
A Family and Medical Leave Act Checklist
A quick checklist for Family and Medical Leave Act requests as a way of making sure you’ve remembered all the key points.
Three-Step Immigration (IRCA) Compliance for Employers
The best protection for employers seeking to comply with immigration laws is to keep accurate records showing your efforts at compliance.
Unicorns Found: Meet Two Grantwriters
Grantwriters are elusive, seldom-seen miraculous creatures, possibly mythical. Here you have a chance to meet two of them.
Word on the Street from the Council on Foundations Conference
A long-time grant seeker and nonprofit staff person offers his impressions of a Council on Foundations conference.