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ByPamela Fyfe
January 19, 2009
HR and Employment Issues,Leadership and Management,Sample Policies & Templates
A convenient sample letter for use in nonprofit layoff situations when/if they become necessary.
Can the “Obama movement” – with its community organizing and its newly empowered warriors for change – revitalize nonprofits?
Carol Stone applauds President George W. Bush for bringing the visibility, recognition, and importance of volunteering to new heights.
Did you know that hundreds of nonprofit organizations helped make Dr. King who he was? And do you know what they’re up to today?
Heroes don’t act alone: Nonprofits support heroes, and heroes understand nonprofits are impactful platforms for evolving social movements.
A model document retention policy designed to help nonprofits adapt to changing laws around statutes of limitation.
Although Sarbanes-Oxley wasn’t aimed at nonprofits, some saw the law’s passage as a wake-up call for nonprofits.
The 360-Degree Look helps compensate for the board’s limited view of how well the organization is functioning by seeking other viewpoints.
Three easy ways to accelerate the nonprofit board recruitment process by pre-qualifying prospective candidates.
A vibrant, rough-and-tumble ecosystem of nonprofits serves our society best — rather than bemoan its complexity, we should treasure it.
Jeanne Bell shares six things that nonprofit organizations should know about the IRS’ new revised 990 nonprofit tax return.
Catholic schools are having to go to the laity more , and that raises their expenses — hurting inner-city schools.
This executive director assessment form combines results, activities, and attributes. Boards can focus on areas most important to the organization.
There are only four things people look at in a nonprofit’s annual report. Focus on what people actually read.
A governance committee can be an effective way to help define the board’s work, the work of individual members, and strengthen that work.
Blue Avocado provides suggestions for which written documents a nonprofit organization’s board should have.
Nonprofits face increasing pressure to show that their programs are evidence-based. How to “tweak” these practices to your own populations.
Advice for a nonprofit supervisor with a bookkeeper that has missed deadlines and may be coming to work drunk.
Blue Avocado readers share their ways of signing off on nonprofit emails. The consensus is quick, and in keeping with the tone of the email.
Embezzlement is especially painful for community nonprofits. Here are the most common types of nonprofit embezzlement and how you can deal with them.
Standard elements of a drug and alcohol free workplace program for nonprofits. Includes a sample drug- and alcohol-free workplace policy.
Sadly, fun at work sounds like an oxymoron to lots of people. Blue Avocado contributor Janice Clark offers some ideas to lighten things up.
Immigration rights groups are prepping the way for legislative reform, which they say is critical to addressing the issue over the long-term.
Perhaps the single most important attribute of an effective board is also its most intangible: An independent sense of itself.