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Ask Rita: Is it Legal to Require Nonprofit Employees to Donate Gifts?

Ask Rita: Is it Legal to Require Nonprofit Employees to Donate Gifts?

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Nonprofits are always looking for creative ways to raise funds, but requiring employees to make financial donations is unlawful.

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If your nonprofit’s employee count is anywhere near 50, you’re going to want get familiar with enforcement agency regulations.

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Adding It All Up: Nonprofit CFO Study

October 22, 2013December 13, 2023 Jan Masaoka  and  Steve Zimmerman

A survey of 906 nonprofit finance professionals reveals some surprises about these crucial-but-often-overlooked staff.

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High Pay for Nonprofit Execs? Analysis of 100,000 Salaries

June 5, 2012December 13, 2023 Linda Lampkin

Everybody has an opinion about nonprofit executives’ salaries, but almost nobody has any real data outside their own experiences.

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November 21, 2011December 1, 2023 Jon Pratt

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.

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Can I Be Held Personally Liable for Misclassifying an Employee as Exempt?

April 15, 2011December 13, 2023 Pamela Fyfe

Individuals can be personally liable for unpaid wages and other remedies under the FLSA and possibly also under state law.

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How Much to Pay the Executive Director?

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