Human Resources

Contributors: Jeanne C. Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits; and an Interim Executive Director currently serving at a nonprofit in North Carolina

Nonprofit IT Staff Training is a free 2021 webinar by the consulting group, Community IT Innovators, which gives tips on how to develop an IT training program specific to your nonprofit’s staff needs, whether that's better on-boarding, improving on-going training efforts, or re-training staff for a major system change. 

The presenters note ways to make this task approachable, such as:

Socioeconomic status is not a protected legal class or group under anti-discrimination laws that govern U.S. workplaces. Moreover, it could likely prove difficult to define class discrimination (which manifests as obvious or subtle expressions of speech, education level, personal wealth, or other indicators of status), but it remains a cultural issue in workplaces and in the hiring process. Below are resources to help define the problem and articles laying out steps to counteract the effect of this bias.

Defining Classism

Contributors: Khamiah Alderman, Student and Intern; Caroline McDowell, Marketing & Communications Manager; April Turner, Student and Intern, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

Jeanne C. Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

The Switch podcast "offers access to Nonprofit HR’s talent management knowledge presented by our expert consultants, media partners, and guests from across the social impact sector. For over 20 years, Nonprofit HR has produced content that illuminates critical, timely and insightful knowledge for leaders of social impact organizations. Insights from this podcast shine light on the full talent management lifecycle, from employee attraction to organizational culture, engagement, performance management and retention."

Organizations can adapt this sample vaccination policy from the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits for their own personnel policies. Additionally, you may wish to reference the National Council of Nonprofits' COVID-19 Vaccination and Mitigation Policy.

A volunteer handbook, like employee handbooks and training manuals in businesses, seeks to inform, educate, and support volunteers. They can also help protect your volunteers, clients, and organization from unintended harm by establishing rules for appropriate conduct.

Flexibility of hours and location is one of the most important determinants of employee satisfaction and retention. Below are resources for shifting your staff to a fully remote or hybrid model.

Nonprofit Succession Planning Checklist in 5 Simple Steps by Aly Sterling Philanthropy, 2017 relates that the succession planning process comprises the following key steps: