Compliance Toolkits

Curated Resources Specific to Your Role

What is Your Role Within Your Nonprofit?

Board Chair

• How to be a Conscientious Board Chair

• Whose Job is it Anyway? Navigating Board-Staff Relationships at a Nonprofit

• How to Prepare and Run a Board Meeting

• Top 10 Questions Nonprofit Board Members Should Ask – Part I

• Top 10 Questions Nonprofit Board Members Should Ask – Part II

• Three Habits of Highly Effective Board Members

• Conflict of Interest Policies: Disclosure, Monitoring, and Enforcement

Board Members

• Board Basics: Understanding the Legal Duties and Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members

• Building a Better Board: Strong Boards Have Strong Policies

• Top 10 Questions Nonprofit Board Members Should Ask – Part I

• Top 10 Questions Nonprofit Board Members Should Ask – Part II

• Three Habits of Highly Effective Board Members

• Conflict of Interest Policies: Disclosure, Monitoring, and Enforcement

• Board Special Committees: How and Why Your Nonprofit Could Use Them

Communications Team

• Content Considerations 101: Webcast: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls of Using Photos

• Content Considerations 102: Guidelines for Posting and Publishing Images

• Using Intellectual Property with Social Media

• Pause Before You Post: Nonprofits and Social Media Legal Considerations

Development Team

• Acknowledgements: What To Include in a “Thank You” to Donors

• Fundraising Consultants & Grant Writers: Legal Considerations for Working with Third-Party Fundraisers

• Galas & Tournaments & Festivals, Oh My! Part 1: Galas and Silent Auctions

• Galas & Tournaments & Festivals, Oh My! Part II: Road Races, Golf Tournaments & Other Sporting Activities

• Galas & Tournaments & Festivals, Oh My! Part III: Festivals, Carnivals and “Taste Of…” Events

• Do’s and Don’ts of Corporate Sponsorship

• How to Hold a Legal Raffle in Georgia

Executive Director

• You Got Your 501(c)(3) Status, Now What?

• Things to Consider Before Hiring Your First Employee

• Whose Job is it Anyway? Navigating Board-Staff Relationships at a Nonprofit

• Key Policies Every Nonprofit Should Consider

• Avoiding Payroll Pitfalls: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know about Payroll Taxes

• Filing Your Form 990: Avoiding Penalties, Interest and Loss of Exemption

• Avoiding Fraud And Cyber Risk From Inside and Outside Your Nonprofit
• Proper Worker Classification in the Nonprofit Workplace: Avoiding Misclassification Issues

• Background Checks

HR Team

• Employment Laws and Best Practices for Small Georgia Nonprofits

• Employee Handbooks for Nonprofit Organizations

• Employment Law Table: Which Employment Protections Apply to Which Employers

• Employees, Independent Contractors and Interns: Correctly Classifying Your Workers

• Investigating Employee Complaints

• Best Practices: Maintaining Personnel Files and Employment Documentation

• Handling Problem Employees: The Importance of a “Paper Trail”

• Creating and Administering Effective Performance Improvement Plans

• The Departure Lounge: Offboarding Nonprofit Employees

• So You Need To Let An Employee Go

Volunteer Manager

• Legal Issues of Working with Volunteers

• Handling Problem Volunteers:  Tips to Minimize the Risks of a Difficult Do-gooder

• Do Volunteers Really Need to Sign a Waiver?

• Steer Clear of Stipends: Why Nonprofits Should Consider Alternate Ways to Show Appreciation