Tag Archives: Recommended Reading

Nonprofit News Roundup: Laws and Money

Posted on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

roundupSmart things from other parts of the web.  More good blog posts will be found at the end of this month when the Nonprofit Congress Blog hosts the Nonprofit Blog Carnival.  Click through for more details.

Human Resources News For California Nonprofits

Two pieces from What’s New in Employment Law from earlier this year that detail the differences and similarities between California and Federal rules in charts provided by The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission: The comparison between the Federal ADA rules (both new and old) and the California rules and the FMLA and CA’s Family Rights Act and Pregnancy Disability Leave law.

Another post from them details the updates to to CA’s Alternative Work Week law.  I like the changes.

Meal and rest period information for employers as a result of a recent court case.

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Improving Performance and Other News

Posted on April 17, 2009 | Leave a comment

readingAfter a week of vacation and several days catching up on work from said vacation, I have a nice list of things nonprofit financial folks might want to look at.  I’d also like to welcome all the new readers that came to this website while I was gone.  I hope you find this space useful and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

For nonprofit employees and the organizations who employ them

Anybody looking for a finance person for your nonprofit?  Or are you the fiance person at your nonprofit and looking for some guidance? Bridgestar has a nice section on Chief Financial Officers and their roles in nonprofit organizations.  Worth a look, and you can also search for jobs there.

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More News for Nonprofits

Posted on April 3, 2009 | Leave a comment

News StandOnce again I find myself playing catch up on all that I want to read about nonprofit management and once again I list some of the more interesting items.

Human Resources

Because nonprofit fiance and accounting topics are not enough for me, here are some tidbits on HR issues you should know about.

  • There is a new I-9 form.  After April 3rd you must get your new employees to fill this version out.
  • Nonprofit employees are paid too much.  At least some people think they are.  In case you missed it, here is a piece from the Wall Street Journal about nonprofit compensation.

Managing in Tough Times

  • Looking for low cost ways to reward employees?  Maybe if you do the opposite of everything in this post you will make someone feel a bit better.
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