by Kari Anderson | Apr 17, 2019 | Organizational Planning, Policies, Staff topics, Volunteers
Volunteers can make it possible for your nonprofit organization to deliver programs and services to more people and at lower costs. An additional value, sometimes not considered, is the time itself. In-Kind Contribution If you calculate the value of volunteer time,...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 16, 2019 | Evaluations, News, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
How do we know the work of our nonprofit is making a difference? It’s a question that nonprofit executives have been contemplating since the creation of the 501(c)3 tax code. And we should know if we are making a difference. And we should share that information with...
by Kari Anderson | Aug 15, 2018 | Evaluations, legal, Policies, Recordkeeping, Staff topics
Managing employees is an important part of your nonprofit. The documents relating to employee management, thus, are another important set of documents for your nonprofit—much like the organizational documents we explored last week. These documents, however, are...
by Kari Anderson | Jun 6, 2018 | Evaluations, Staff topics
Staff performance evaluation is our topic this week, finishing our exploration of evaluation activities for nonprofits. We recommend approaching the staff performance review—from the employee and the evaluator point of view—with the same attitude as other nonprofit...
by Kari Anderson | Apr 25, 2018 | Policies, Staff topics
Continuing our exploration of nonprofit policies, this week we share information about the most-important Personnel Policy. A good personnel policy protects your nonprofit organization in many ways. It ensures compliance with employment laws and regulations. It...
by Kari Anderson | Mar 28, 2018 | Board Topics, Policies, Staff topics
Policies are a nonprofit organization’s operating guidelines and, as such, board and staff should be intimately familiar with policies. The work of policy development is not static; organizations should have a systematic process to review and refine, as necessary, all...
