Insights
What we’re thinking and learning about right now and the news and issues that matter to nonprofits.
Sep 09 2018 | Lyn Freundlich
Flu season is back. Flu activity most often peaks in February and can last into May. In New England and across the nation, employers are gearing up for the yearly problems that come with this time of year. The most recent weekly U.S. report from the CDC shows... → More Categories: Human Resources
Jul 21 2017 | Lyn Freundlich
There is no single right way to develop compensation practices. But clearly articulating organizational values related to compensation and benefits, and describing the ways in which they are reflected by practice, assures staff and stakeholders that... → More
Categories: Human Resources
Jan 05 2017 | Lyn Freundlich
We know one of the things that keeps nonprofit managers awake at night is concerns about personnel. In the social sector, employees are an organization’s greatest asset. → More Categories: Human Resources
Aug 27 2015 | By Lyn Freundlich, Senior Consultant, Human Resources
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule that would increase the number of workers eligible to receive overtime pay. The proposal would require a minimum annual salary of $50,400 ($970 a week) for a position to be classified as exempt... → More Categories: Human Resources
Aug 12 2014 | Lyn Freundlich
Our nonprofit workforce needs a raise. At TSNE MissionWorks, we have just completed a regional compensation study, Valuing Our Nonprofit Workforce — a snapshot of the salaries and benefits of 250 nonprofits from Massachusetts and our surrounding communities.... → More
Categories: Human Resources
Feb 13 2014 | by Lyn Freundlich, Senior Consultant on Human Resources
Lyn shares what to consider when you are hiring an independent contractor (consultant) vs. an employee. → More
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Mar 05 2011 | Lyn Freundlich
The climbing Dow Jones Indices and slow but steady fall in unemployment are signaling an improving economic outlook for the United States. → More
Categories: Human Resources