Nonprofit Succession Planning Made Easy
GRF and nonprofit leadership transition expert Don Tebbe explore how any organization, no matter the size, can begin the process of succession planning. Participants are introduced to the three approaches to executive succession planning and how they can create impact for the organization. The presenters discuss how nonprofits can put in place a board-adopted succession…
Profit From an Energy Audit
Organizations routinely evaluate opportunities to reduce expenses. However, many organizations are unaware of the savings that can result from an energy audit. Not only are many of the savings from an energy audit sustainable, they are typically well received by employees and customers. Even better, your organization may qualify for tax breaks for making energy-saving…
Keep Your Organization Running Smoothly With a Smart Strategy
In any company, making employees familiar with more than one job is critical to developing the organization and dealing with the unexpected. A sure-fire strategy for coping with unforeseen circumstances is a cross training program. Learning more than one job gives team members a look at the whole operation and keeps them motivated. It also…
Coping with Crisis in the Nonprofit World
Is your organization prepared for a crisis that could threaten its survival? It could be anything from a devastating economic downturn, to a domestic abuse or sexual harassment scandal involving a high-ranking official, to a natural disaster that destroys your main offices. Regardless of the nature and extent of the crisis, prompt action is required….
Why Associations Are Implementing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
By Melissa Musser, CPA, CITP, CISA | Principal, Risk & Advisory Services For years, associations have taken a siloed approach to risk management, focusing on areas like cybersecurity. More are now widening their nets, using ERM to ensure unexpected dangers don’t derail their association. When it comes to risk management, some may think of areas…
What States are Saying About Gender Pay Discrimination in Hiring
According to the American Bar Association (ABA) Gender-based wage discrimination remains a pernicious problem in the workplace despite enactment over 50 years ago of the Equal Pay Act (EPA), which made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women in the same workplace who perform substantially equal work. Common explanations for…
Want to Boost Smaller Donations? Go Online
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has had a dampening effect on charitable contributions, especially from low-to-moderate income donors. Under the TCJA, it’s more advantageous for many taxpayers to take the standard deduction than itemizing deductions as they might have in the past. Claiming the standard deduction means they receive no tax benefit for…
Disaster Recovery: Ask ‘What If?’
Disasters never happen at a good time. But the timing is irrelevant. What counts is that your nonprofit can recover quickly with minimal long-term effects. And that means having a disaster recovery program in place so that your nonprofit is well-positioned to respond to — and rebound from — a wide range of calamities. The…
Getting Employees Back in the Loop
Employees returning to their jobs after a long absence can face a series of challenges that require good management. The Problem During a temporary transfer, maternity leave or sabbatical, employees lose touch with changes in the office and in fellow employees’ lives. New relationships and work dynamics have been formed. The successful manager needs to…