Author: NPFM

March 25, 2021: Vaccine Nation: Return to Work and Employer Obligations

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Title: Vaccine Nation: Return to Work and Employer Obligations
Summary: As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, employers must be educated on how to re-open safely while also protecting everyone’s rights.  Employers must consider whether they can require employees to be vaccinated, and whether they should require employees to be vaccinated.  These decisions are based on a cross-section of laws addressing disability discrimination, medical leave, and workplace safety.
 
Speaker: Jeff Siegel, a partner at Morgan, Brown, & Joy (https://www.morganbrown.com/attorney/jeffrey-s-siegel/).  Jeff advises and represents employers of all sizes on all aspects of labor and employment law. Most recently his practice has focused on advising clients on the employment aspects of COVID-19 – including furloughs, employee pay issues, employee leaves of absence under new and existing laws, day-to-day human resources matters, and return to work obligations. 

February 25, 2021: Managing Workload

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Title: Managing Workload
Description:

The pandemic, move to remote work, and dependent care challenges bring issues of workload to the forefront.  We complain about having too much to do in too little time but rarely do we make a concerted effort to identify and address root causes.  It’s not just a case of staffing capacity.  Often, individual behaviors and organizational culture push folks to take on more and more with expectations of immediacy.  In this session, we will discuss strategies at the individual, supervisory, and organizational levels.  We’ll also model and talk about what that process for tackling workload might look like within your organization.

This session will be facilitated by Gordon Gottlieb, Human Resources Consultant at TDC, who’s work focuses on the evolving human resource and board development needs of small to medium sized nonprofit organizations throughout New England.  Gordon is an annual presenter at the NPFM.

January 28, 2021: Remote control

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Title: Remote control
Description:

Employers are asking, “What do I need to pay attention to in this world of increasingly remote work?” Saleha Walsh, VP of Insource’s HR practice group and DaQuall Graham, Insource’s Director of Talent Development will provide an overview of the key considerations as workforces become increasingly more remote, and may continue to do so, post-pandemic. They will review operational, compliance, security, and organizational culture challenges and opportunities currently facing small businesses as we adjust to this new reality.  Participants will:

o Identify workplace challenges and opportunities

o Examine suggested security considerations, training and policies

o Explore reimbursement trends

o Discuss practices and strategies for employee engagement, efficiencies, and automation

o Consider multi-state employment differences to pay attention to

o Review benefit considerations

2021-01-28 NPFM Managing Remote Workforce – Insource Presentation

December 3, 2020: Rethinking Hiring: How to Adapt Your Process for 2021

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How has 2020 changed your company’s hiring goals? Are you still trying to learn how to hire and onboard remote teams? Are you working to adapt your strategies to promote diversity and inclusion? In this session, you will learn about some general best practices and come away with a new understanding of what kinds of questions should be guiding your hiring process, as well as some tips on accommodating and improving your strategy to fit your organization’s goals.

Presenter

Caroline Sarris is a Division Manager at Hollister Staffing.  As a member of the Administrative & HR division, Caroline focuses on cultivating, developing, and maintaining meaningful relationships with both candidates and clients, consulting around strategy for streamlined hiring processes, ensuring the best talent is identified in alignment with both candidate and company goals.

Hollister Staffing is a boutique, woman-owned, full-service recruiting firm dedicated to connecting talent with opportunity.  Celebrating over 30 years in the community, we service our clients with temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct hire staffing requests in Technology, Accounting & Finance, and Administrative & HR practice areas.

NPFM – Rethinking Hiring, How to Adapt Your Process for 2021 – 12-2020

October 29, 2020: Office Real Estate Opportunities

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Many nonprofits spend a considerable portion of their budget on office occupancy costs. The current pandemic has created both challenges and opportunities in the real estate market. How can nonprofit organizations strategically manage real estate options during this time? Join Rick Lowe and Elizabeth Geary as they present an overview of the current Boston real estate market and anticipated trends over the next few years. Rick and Elizabeth will also discuss options for tenants with leases expiring in the next few years, those with excess space or who wish to terminate leases, and those who were forced out of the Boston market over the last several years but are looking to return.
Presenter:

Rick Lowe is a Principal at Cresa Boston. As a member of the urban advisory team, Rick focuses his efforts in the Financial District, Back Bay, Seaport and North Station markets. Rick is a skilled negotiator who’s able to leverage his experience and industry relationships for the benefit of his clients—which range from nonprofits to architecture firms to venture capital firms.

Elizabeth Geary is a Senior Advisor at Cresa. Since 2013, Elizabeth has advised a diverse array of Downtown Boston commercial tenants in transaction and account management services. Her specialties include new business development, market analysis, strategic planning, in-depth financial analysis, and lease acquisition and disposition negotiation.