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4 Critical Things You Should Never Leave Out of Your Nonprofit Employee Handbook

Employee handbooks are useful for nonprofits because they provide both guidance for decision-making and grounds for policy enforcement, if necessary. Some courts have even ruled that handbooks can act as contracts between employers and employees – but only if they’re thoughtfully and properly compiled.

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Six Simple Tricks For Running A More Effective Nonprofit Meeting

Have you ever looked on your calendar and seen nothing but a wall of meetings stretched before you, seemingly keeping you from getting your "real work done"? Staff meetings can be one of the most or least valuable tools nonprofits have to get everyone moving in the same direction; below are some simple tricks to...

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How To Successfully Welcome Back Your Volunteers After COVID-19

After a year of social distancing, many nonprofit organizations are beginning to welcome back volunteers after COVID-19 and resume pre-pandemic activities. But after a year of challenges and changes, what do we need to consider before opening our doors to our volunteers once again? Even with larger numbers of people...

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Pro Tips for Creating a Rock-Solid Social Media Policy for Your Nonprofit

Social media can be a great way to stay connected to program participants, donors, and supporters of our organizations – or it can be a minefield of potential disaster. From embarrassing typos and factual errors to bad judgment calls and problematic commenters, the specter of trouble can overwhelm even the most...

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How Much Do Nonprofit Employees Make? What To Pay Your First Hire

If you’re thinking about making your first nonprofit hire – congratulations! This is a HUGE milestone for you and your fledgling organization. There are a number of common stumbling blocks when you’re first staffing up. One of them is nonprofit pay – how do you decide what you need to offer for any given position? How

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How To Plan a Virtual Staff Retreat That Doesn’t Add to Zoom Fatigue

COVID-19 has forced us to rethink in-person events for the better part of the last year, and we’ve learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to virtual gatherings. But a pandemic isn’t the only reason we might opt to meet and work remotely. In fact, many of the lessons we’ve learned will be appli...

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The Best Meeting Facilitation Tips for Nonprofits That You Can Use Today

Good meeting facilitation for nonprofits is more than just putting together an agenda and keeping an eye on the clock. The best techniques will help you get more from your discussions – whether it’s your weekly staff meeting or a community event. Good meeting facilitation for nonprofits is more than just putting...

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Here’s How To Plan a Nonprofit Staff Retreat Your Team Will Love

Gallup estimates that only as little as 39 percent of Americans actually feel engaged at work – and that’s an increase over 2019’s numbers! To combat employee disengagement, both for-profit and nonprofit organizations look to group activities like team retreats to foster connection amongst team members and build shared

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