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.
Working Through Grief: How to Build a Supportive Workplace
Borrowing from her own experience of losing her husband from cancer, the author presents five strategies to help employees work through grief.
Ask Rita: I’ve Never Fired Anyone Before — and Now I Have To!
How to handle termination of employment at their nonprofit properly and with due regard for all concerned.
Using the Sensory Funnel to Improve Nonprofit Efficacy and Productivity
How understanding the sensory funnel can help nonprofits better take care of their employees and volunteers.
Ask Rita: What to Do When the FMLA Replacement Is A Better Performer
What happens if an employee who is filling in for another employee out on FMLA turns out to be better in the position? What are our options?
7 Ideas for Pushing Your Board Forward in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Practical ideas on how to get on board with DEIB for your nonprofit and stay committed to ongoing honest assessments and effective action.
Ten Ways to Improve Equity & Increase the Effectiveness of Your Hiring Process
How resource-strapped nonprofits can set themselves apart from countless other companies trying to hire from the same applicant pool.
7 Guiding Principles for a JDEI Policy That Isn’t Just Hot Air. Plus, a Free Sample Policy!
Guiding principles for organizations that want to create a binding, board-approved JDEI policy with values, action plans, and accountability.
Ask Rita: An Employee Isn’t Holding Up Their End of the ADA Interactive Process—What Do I Do?
The ADA interactive process is a two-way street. What should employers do when employees aren’t interacting in good faith?
Ask Rita: When Do I Initiate the ADA Interactive Process with a (Possibly) Disabled Employee?
When to engage in an interactive process with employees to determine if a disability limits their ability to perform essential job functions.
Ask Rita: Religious Exemptions from Regular Work Duties—What Am I to Do?
How to evaluate an employee’s request for a religious accommodation and when to appropriately provide such accommodations.