Senior HR on a nonprofit budget

A regional nonprofit · 26 employees

The challenge

Where they started

A grant-funded nonprofit had misclassified several stipended and volunteer roles, lacked HR practices aligned to funder requirements, and couldn't justify a full-time HR salary.

What we did

The work

Corrected classification of employees, volunteers, and stipended roles
Aligned HR practices and documentation to grant and funder requirements
Built a compliant handbook with the right state policies
Set up a defensible, transparent compensation framework including ED comp

The results

What changed

Audit-ready

grant-funded role documentation

$1,800/mo

vs. a full-time HR salary they couldn't afford

Clean

classification across all role types

“

We finally have real HR without taking money away from the mission. That balance is exactly what we needed.

Executive Director

A regional nonprofit

Illustrative composite engagement. Details and quote are representative; client identity withheld for confidentiality.

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