Nonprofit HR

Nonprofit HR | June 23, 2016

Speaker Tim King, president and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, shared an inspiring story of hope and change. He discussed how Urban Prep has seen 100 percent of its graduates accepted into four-year colleges for several straight years. This would be a remarkable achievement for any high school, but Urban Prep Academies isn’t an average high school. It’s the nation’s first charter high school for African American boys, and 85 percent of its students come from low-income families o...

Nonprofit HR | June 08, 2016

This year’s Nonprofit Talent & Culture Summit drew nonprofit leaders and human resources professionals from around the country to discuss the critical talent and culture issues the nonprofit sector faces, and when they came together, something extraordinary happened. New ideas began to spring forward from speakers and attendees alike, important relationships were built, and inspiration bloomed. We’ve heard from many attendees since the conference concluded, and we’re humble...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...