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Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits
2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey published, available for purchase
As a Regional Partner of the survey, we are pleased to convey the following announcement from Nonprofit Compensation Associates.
Time to purchase the just-published “Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey” report – the best survey of its kind in the country.
With 434 participating agencies, reporting on over 20,000 jobs, the 2013 survey report is the largest and most robust in the survey’s 35-year history.
All About Human Resources and Talent Management
Free Management Library
Transitioning from a For Profit to Nonprofit Career
The Bridgespan Group offers these resources to those who wish to transition from a for-profit to a nonprofit career. You will find tools, resources, and helpful articles to help you through the transition.
Plan A: How Successful Nonprofits Develop Their Future Leaders
Independent Contractor or Employee
IRS publication 1779 can help you answer this question.
Good in Theory, Problems in Practice
Young professionals’ views on popular leadership development strategies
YNPN’s recent report Good in Theory, Problems in Practice looks at the five most common recommendations emerging from research on nonprofit sector leadership trends through the eyes of young nonprofit professionals.
Executive Transitions
Resources for staff and board
Succession Planning for Nonprofits of All Sizes A quick overview from Blue Avacado
Executive Transition Monographs. The set of 6 booklets described below covers all aspects of leadership change in a nonprofit organization. All can be found at the Annie E. Casey Foundation Knowledge Center
Making the Right Hire
Assessing a candidate’s fit with your nonprofit
Tips to Consider on a For-Profit to Nonprofit Job Transition
Hiring Toolkit: Navigating the Hiring Process
Developing and implementing a thoughtful hiring strategy, and having the right tools at your disposal to make the process run smoothly, will help you create the right match between your organization’s needs and the people potentially interested in the position. Based on Bridgespan’s executive search team’s collective years of experience in the recruiting field (both for-profit and nonprofit), they have compiled this eight step Hiring Toolkit to help you navigate this process.
Nonprofit Job Description Samples
Whether you’re seeking a senior position in a nonprofit, recruiting for new nonprofit leaders, or exploring the responsibilities of key nonprofit positions, the examples shared here can help inform your efforts and research.
What You Need to Know About Nonprofit Executive Compensation
IRS rules for nonprofit CEO salaries
This report outlines what the IRS permits in setting nonprofit executive compensation, the consequences of failing to comply with the regulations, how nonprofit board members can protect themselves and the organizations they serve, the kind of data compensation decisions should be based on, and the importance of reporting compensation accurately in annual IRS filing.
Executive Director Evaluation Survey Form
In this excellent article Blue Avacado’s, Jan Masaoka, draws on discussion and review of dozens of evaluation instruments to offer an evaluation process and an evaluation form that you can adapt to your organization’s needs.
Succession Planning
Nonprofits that proactively prepare for a leadership transition, especially for long tenured or founding executives, pave the way for new leadership to step in and succeed. Read Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits, a report by CompassPoint’s Tim Wolfred.
HR to Go Legal Snapshot 2012
New labor and employment laws
The 2011 legislative sessions in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C. have yielded significant developments for labor and employment law. Some of the new laws have created new duties for employers and may expose employers to liability for older claims. Additionally, there are bills still pending that show important policy-making trends in labor and employment law. Overall, the national employment law trends reflect the political changes in Washington, including the increase in legislative influence of labor unions.
Hiring a Consultant
Nonprofit managers must be cautious when hiring consultants. The first step is to determine whether the organization needs help from an outside expert. Next are decisions around carrying out the search process, consultant selection and relationship negotiation. Any organization can do this but it is helpful to get some guidance about this process. On this page you will find links to several useful resources to help you with this process.
The Nonprofit’s Guide to Human Resources: Managing Your Employees & Volunteers
by Jan Masaoka
This book is a practical, easy-to-use resource for anyone— experienced or not—who is in charge of human resources at a nonprofit. It focuses on HR issues unique to nonprofits and their employees, many of whom work with vulnerable populations.