HR and Employment Issues
Navigate the complexities of nonprofit HR with valuable insights, practical advice, and expert guidance on a wide range of HR and employment issues.
From recruiting and onboarding to performance management and compliance, find the resources you need to build a high-performing and engaged nonprofit team.
Board Support Position: Sample Job Description
A sample job description you may consider using or modifying to fit your nonprofit’s open board support positions.
The Automatic Nonprofit Salary Calculator
A tongue-in-cheek version of the familiar Salary Calculator model to comment trenchantly on the indiscriminate — and not so indiscriminate — differences in how nonprofit staff get paid.
Firing Someone for Slamming a Nonprofit Employer on Social Media
Can nonprofit employees get fired for posting negative comments about their employer on their private social media accounts?
Are Social Workers Exempt or Nonexempt? Help!
Should social workers be classified as exempt or nonexempt employees when it comes to overtime considerations?
When Kids Volunteer: Liability Basics
If kids are among your clients or constituents, then getting them involved is a natural. But you’ll want to be sure you’ve got basic protections in place first.
How to Get a Job at a Foundation
How foundations say they hire is often different from how they approach the hiring process. We asked foundation staffers how they got hired.
Nonprofit Personnel Files — A Guide from Ask Rita
An overview of how to manage your organization’s personnel files and a checklist of documents to include in a personnel file.
Can We Fire Someone Who Comes to Work Drunk?
What to do about an employee that appears to be under the influence, but isn’t drinking on the job and it doesn’t seem to affect performance?
Nonprofit Job Sites Reviewed and Rated
Where are the best nonprofit job sites, both to post and look for nonprofit jobs? A review and rating of 31 sites across several criteria.
Can I Be Held Personally Liable for Misclassifying an Employee as Exempt?
Individuals can be personally liable for unpaid wages and other remedies under the FLSA and possibly also under state law.