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Classifying Employees Correctly
National Council of Nonprofits resource summarizing proper employee classification to avoid costly legal situations.
Employee Classification Conundrum
Offers a step-by-step assessment to help determine whether an employee should be classified as exempt versus non-exempt.
What Nonprofits Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act
The number of staff at a nonprofit determines which provisions of the ACA it must follow. The National Council of Nonprofits offers this helpful guide to get started.
Selecting an Equity Consultant
A sample selection process and scoring matrix that nonprofits can adapt to identify and select an equity consultant for their organizations.
Four Myths about Attorney-Client Privilege
Answers to common issues when communicating with your organization's legal counsel.
Red Folders: A Simple Risk Management Tool
“Red folders” are a simple risk management tool that can go a long way. Call a red folder day for everyone on staff – including the CEO. The assignment is for everyone to use no more than two pages to sum up their key activities. It may include a list sorted by daily, monthly, or quarterly tasks or it may make more sense to organize the list by type of duty. It depends on the role, so let people have some flexibility.
The Legal, Ethical and Practical Pitfalls of Incentive Compensation for Fundraising Professionals
The legal, ethical, and practical reasons why individuals soliciting charitable contributions for nonprofit organizations should not be compensated based on fundraising results
Sample Board Member Agreement
Use this sample Board Member agreement to make it clear what is expected from a board member.
Sabbaticals Help Keep Good Executives
Sabbaticals can be a win-win for your organization and everyone in it.
Sample Personnel Policies and Employee Handbooks
Sample personnel policies that you may adjust to suite your organization.
How to Give and Receive Feedback: A Proven Model That Works
(August 14, 2018 webinar) Giving and receiving feedback, especially when constructive, can be an intimidating experience. Good news: they are skills that can be learned and improved.
Hiring and Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director
A guide for boards of directors who are in the process of hiring a new executive director and/or providing the executive director with a performance appraisal.
Firing the Executive Director
This article addresses the tough decision of having to fire an Exective Director.
Executive Director Job Descriptions
A small collection of sample job descriptions for defining the Executive Director position.
Sample Development Director Job Description
Some samples and ideas for writing the job description for your Development Director position.