Posts by Blue Avocado:
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.
Don’t Drive, Chew Gum and Use the Phone at the Same Time
Some nonprofit employees are expected to be available for mobile calls. Can they refuse to take work-related calls while driving?
Nonprofits and the Media
Examining the intertwined relationship between nonprofits and the media.
Pay Off My Student Loan or Pay Into a 401K?
At student working for a nonprofit has $2,000 saved up and wonders if she should pay off her student loan, or pay into a 401K at work.
What Should We Do About an Employee’s Outrageous Blog?
An employee posts unflattering comments about your nonprofit workplace. What can you do? Here are some ideas.
Why is it called Blue Avocado?
It’s an unusual title! Where did it come from? Find out here where this well-known nonprofit publication got its name.
Can We Require An Employee To Take Her Meds?
Can a nonprofit require an employee/former client to take her psychiatric medications as a condition of continued employment?
Five Ways to Let Government Money Run You Over
Strategic ways nonprofits can benefit from government funding but not become overly reliant on it.