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.
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.
Ask Rita: Can We Discriminate in Favor of People with Disabilities?
Ask Rita’s HR experts review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ADA rules.
Ask Rita: The HR of Nonprofit Romance
Many sample handbooks have policies which ban employees from dating with co-workers. Is it legally required to prohibit office relationships?
Six Easy, Nearly-Free Ways to Be More Disabled-Accessible
Disabilities activist Mary Lester says there are simple ways to make your office and program sites more accessible without busting the bank.
Ask Rita: Emma’s Disability is Hurting Performance: Can We Fire Her?
Consult a labor law professional to check federal and state laws before firing an employee for excessive absences or with a known disability.
How to Hire a Great Accountant for Your Nonprofit
FAQs on hiring accountants for nonprofits, including what to do if you’re having an impossible time of it.
On Being Male in the Female-Majority Nonprofit Sector
Men share their thoughts on being male in the majority-female nonprofit world.
Ask Rita: Protecting Staff from Co-worker’s Violent Boyfriend
A staff member faces a domestic violence situation and her boyfriend threatened to come to our office to harm her. What can our nonprofit do?
How Much to Pay the Executive Director?
Nonprofit board members are often puzzled when it comes to setting the salary of the executive director. Some legal and practical guidelines.