Blue Avocado
Posts by Blue Avocado:
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.
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.