State Liability Laws for Volunteers and Charitable Organizations: An Overview covers the general legal liability environment in the U.S. and has a section dedicated to North Carolina statutes protecting different types of volunteers and those pertaining to other organizational liabilities. (Nonprofit Risk Management Center, 2010)
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The Essential Nonprofit Employee Handbook Template (Nonprofit HR, 2014) gives an outline of what sections to include in an employee handbook and the details of what would be included under the following topical sections:
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities: Helping People Succeed (CompassPoint, 2013) includes sample worksheets and covers the following learning objectives:
Nonprofit Cost Analysis Toolkit: Six Steps to Finding the True Costs of Programs asserts that an "effective true-cost analysis accurately allocates direct as well as indirect costs across focus areas such as programs, geographic sites or particular products, allowing nonprofit leaders to make more informed decisions about strategy and funding." The guide's steps are to first determine the scope of the analysis to be conducted, g
Board Development: Real-World Insights from the Haas Leadership Initiative reflects on case studies to demonstrate how "board development has to be about more than simply equipping boards with the skills and the systems to do their work more effectively. It has to be about answering this question: 'What does this organization need its board to be – and do – in order to succeed?' " (Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, 2014)
Although referencing state laws outside of North Carolina, Securing Waivers of Liability from Volunteers of Nonprofit Organizations gives a solid overview of why nonprofits should obtain signed legal documents from volunteers during the on-boarding process and features a sample "Release and Waiver of Liability" template.
More Than Numbers: A Guide toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Demographic Data Collection outlines best practices and provides recommendations for inclusive and respectful demographic data collection by organizations. "Collecting data is about more than just numbers: It is an opportunity to listen and understand the stories and experiences of the individuals we seek to serve." Appendices include links to further valuable resources.
State Taxation and Nonprofit Organizations "is designed to provide nonprofit organizations with guidance regarding their filing and reporting obligations to the North Carolina Department of Revenue ("Department') for tax purposes." It gives an overview of provisions and filing requirements for nonprofits dealing with franchise and corporate income tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, motor fuels tax, and withholding tax.
Microsoft's Disability Answer Desk offers archived recordings of their 12-part Accessibility Learning Webinar Series from 2019 and their 3-part mini series on working remotely from 2020. These presentations are intended to demonstrate how Microsoft's products are accessible to differently abled folks, as well as compatible with assistive technology, and how abled folks can use products like Teams or
In The Harvard 100's "How to Take Care and Feed Your Nonprofit's Donor/Investor Base," Matt Cronlund and Chuck ReCorr discuss donor networking ideas to sew the seeds for future fundraising, what major donors want to hear in appeals, and results donors/investors wish to see as an outcome of their charitable contributions.