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Lab Notes: The Employee Loyalty Equation

In the nonprofit sector, we sometimes talk about "the mission" as our greatest retention tool. And yes, meaningful work is a differentiator for us as employers. But the data, and our own experience, tells a different story. In our July Leadership Lab, we looked at the actual math of loyalty, exploring why salary increases – for better or worse – are not the primary retention solution, and identified five drivers that actually determine whether your best people stay or go.

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Remote and Hybrid Employees: Navigating the Legal Challenges for Nonprofits

It’s been six years since a global pandemic transformed the employment landscape for nonprofit organizations by cementing remote and hybrid work arrangements as an industry norm. While remote work presents many benefits relative to reduced real estate footprints, more manageable overhead costs, recruitment and retention advantages, and the promise of a better work-life balance, it also grafts expansive compliance obligations onto employers, which must comply with dozens (even hundreds) of employment laws in the various jurisdictions in which their employees reside and work. This article addresses legal, compliance, and practical issues and challenges facing a multi-jurisdictional nonprofit workforce.

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