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Hourly Wages by Occupation
A compilation of wage data from the National Compensation Survey to help determine the value of specialized skills when assessing salary levels for a position at your organization.
Getting Ready for Interns: A Checklist for Success
A checklist to help you prepare for incoming interns and how to set expectations for them to seamlessly integrate into your workplace and office culture.
Confidentiality Agreement for Board and Staff Members
Confidentiality Agreement for Board and Staff Members (The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits)
Can Nonprofit Board Members Receive Compensation?
Nonprofit board members are usually volunteers. Even though compensating board members is standard in the business world, only a small percentage of nonprofits compensate board members.
Background Checks, Screening, and Your Nonprofit
Criminal history background checks are a single tool in a toolbox of screening tools that nonprofit leaders should consider.
Dissolving a Nonprofit
Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors outlines the steps and tasks involved in dissolving a nonprofit with honor and integrity.
Sample Conflict of Interest Policy
Use this sample conflict of interests policy from the National Council of Nonprofits to create and adapt your organization's own policy.
Guide to Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Step By Step: A Guide to Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (TSNE MissionWorks) provides a seven-phase, step-by-step approach to achieving diversity and inclusiveness in the nonprofit workplace.
5 Things Volunteers Need to Hear You Say
Dedicated, trustworthy volunteers are incredible assets for nonprofits. Paying closer attention to how and what you communicate might be just the catalyst you need to grow your volunteer team. Be sure they hear these messages directly from you!
Sample Policy and Process for CEO Evaluation
Organizations can adapt this sample policy and process for the board of director's evaluation of the executive director/CEO.
Empower Your Employees to be Mini-Marketers
Your employees are walking billboards for your organization 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The key to harnessing the positive press is to empower your employees so they’re minimarketers for your organization, whether they realize it or not.
How to Conduct a Chief Executive Performance Assessment in 10 Steps
BoardSource has outlined 10 steps to guide boards and chief executives through the chief executive assessment in a thoughtful, planned, and constructive way.
Executive Evaluation and Compensation
BoardSource has compiled its Recommended Governance Practices for boards to ensure they are setting clear expectations for executive performance and doing their due diligence on executive compensation.
Sample Request for Proposal
Sample request for proposal for property and liability risk management and insurance consulting services
Core Competencies of Nonprofit Chief Executives
BoardSource's Core Competencies of Nonprofit Chief Executives ensures both the board and CEO understand expectations and the chief executive is properly executing his/her core roles.