HR and Employment Issues
Whether you’re looking to build your team, motivate and develop employees, or handle difficult situations, our in-depth HR articles will provide valuable insights and actionable steps to help strengthen your nonprofit through smart people management.
Top Ten Questions from Job Seekers… Answered!
Search consultant and volunteer leader Sally Carlson shares something different about how to find a nonprofit job right now.
Ask Rita: I Have a Bad Boss! Help!
Ask Rita responds to two reader questions about what nonprofit employees can do when a difficult boss is beginning to become a real problem.
A 7-Point Checklist for Responding to a Request for Family or Medical Leave
Here are the basics for how a nonprofit should handle an employee’s request to take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave.
Ask Rita: Wading through the New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
Administering the FMLA can be challenging. Ask Rita offers some guidance on the technicalities of recent changes to the law.
Health Insurance: A Bit of Good COBRA News
Personal finance guru Steve Zimmerman brings us some welcome good news that may help you keep health insurance if you’re laid off.
Ask Rita: Downsizing from Employees to Independent Contractors?
We are considering changing some of our employees into independent contractors as a cost-saving measure. What is the potential downside?
Advice for Servicemembers and Veterans Looking at Nonprofit Jobs
Keira Havens makes a case for nonprofits to servicemembers and veterans thinking about going to work in nonprofits.
From Air Force Captain to Nonprofit Fundraiser
Keira Havens reflects on her career change from the armed services to working in fundraising for the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Layoffs and Furloughs: Do Them Right
Advice for nonprofit HR departments that need to correctly perform layoffs, furloughs, and temporary shutdowns.
When You Lose Your Health Insurance Coverage
Health care is a society-wide crisis as well as a personal, individual one, and there aren’t ready solutions on either level.