Conner Wolfe
How Much Severance Should My Nonprofit Organization Give?
Employers are not obliged to give severance pay. The law only requires an employer to give severance if it has been promised in a contract, or stated in an employee handbook, or if there is an established pattern of giving severance to other employees in similar...
An Employee at My Nonprofit is Not Performing Well; What Do I Do?
All employers should expect their employees to meet established standards of attendance, performance, and conduct. If, after going through the performance appraisal process, employees cannot or will not improve their poor performance, the next resort for a manager is...
How Do I Orient My Nonprofit’s New Employees?
It is a good idea to have a formal orientation program so that all newly hired employees get the same treatment and information. This orientation period will probably last several weeks. You will want to be both welcoming to your new employee, and attentive to legal...
National Association of Social Workers – Maryland Partners With Maryland Nonprofits To Provide Nonprofit Management Professional Development Courses
A strategic partnership with Maryland Nonprofits beginning in July 2018 is expanding learning resources for National Association of Social Workers – Maryland (NASW-MD) members. A provider of high-quality nonprofit management courses and consulting for...
Should Our Nonprofit’s Executive Director be an Employee or an Independent Contractor?
1. The IRS will make its own assessment of whether a person is an employee or independent contractor of an organization based on the level of control the employer has over that hired person’s conduct and work. It is important for the organization to evaluate...
What is the Difference Between a Nonprofit Employee and a Nonprofit Independent Contractor?
Employee – Black’s Law Dictionary describes an employee as “A person in the service of another under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, where the employer has the power or right to control and direct the employee in the material details of how...
When Does My Nonprofit Organization Need an Audit?
An annual audit is an examination of an organization’s financial systems and transactions at the end of a year by an independent, certified, professional auditor. The audit assesses whether or not financial statements have been prepared in conformity with Generally...
What Financial Information Should My Nonprofit Provide to the Board?
Board members are responsible for understanding the financial condition of their organization in order to fulfill their fiduciary obligations. The IRS Life Cycle states that “Directors are stewards of a charity’s financial and other resources. The IRS encourages the...
Does Our Nonprofit Organization Need a Conflict of Interest Policy?
Nonprofits enjoy the public’s trust, and therefore must comply with a diverse array of legal and regulatory requirements. Organizations should conduct periodic reviews to address regulatory and fiduciary concerns. One of leadership’s fundamental responsibilities is to...
Nonprofit Advocacy Works! Success in Protecting or Expanding Important Protections and Services
Nonprofit advocates achieved major successes in the recently ended 2018 General Assembly Session. The Legislature restored planned budget cuts to providers of critical services, and to important programs. There was significant progress on numerous policy...