Human Resources (HR) Toolkit for Small and Medium Nonprofit Actors
A 32-page toolkit for small and medium nonprofit, humanitarian and development organisations that want a formal system for managing people. It offers guidance, tips and checklists for writing or strengthening HR policies, plus a set of questions to review an existing HR framework, find gaps and set priority actions. It is written for HR staff, programme and operations teams, and finance and admin managers who handle basic HR.
Keywords
How to cite
CHS Alliance (2023). Human Resources (HR) Toolkit for Small and Medium Nonprofit Actors. https://www.chsalliance.org/get-support/resource/human-resources-hr-toolkit-for-small-and-medium-nonprofit-actors/
Related in the library
- 5.1C061
Core Humanitarian Competency Framework
The sector competency framework for humanitarian staff, published by CHS Alliance. The package includes a printable framework, a full guide for HR staff and managers on adopting a competency-based approach, a shortened guide, guidance on combining it with other frameworks, 4 PowerPoint training modules with handouts, and a short animated video. Organisations use it for job descriptions, recruitment, performance appraisal and staff development.
ClassicTool or templateFree - 5.1C062
Equitable Compensation Playbook
A playbook for HR and reward professionals in international NGOs who want to rethink pay policy. It aims to help organisations reduce pay inequality, including gaps between national and international staff, and make reward more transparent. It comes with a companion Excel worksheet, a video on how to use it and a podcast discussion. Organisations use it to review their current approach and plan changes to compensation policy and practice.
CurrentKey manual or guideFree - 5.1C063
HR Toolkit for Racial Equity
A toolkit in which the W.K. Kellogg Foundation shares the HR practices it uses to advance racial equity. Its 10 sections give samples for equity standards and principles, an employee value proposition, employee resource groups, learning opportunities, recruitment partner talking points, interview questions, recruitment tracking, performance indicators, recognition programmes and a 17-item climate survey. HR teams adapt the samples for their own hiring, pay and promotion practice.
CurrentTool or templateFree - 7.4C097
Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability
The 2024 revision of the Core Humanitarian Standard, launched in March 2024 after a 2-year consultation with more than 4,000 contributors in over 90 countries. It sets out 9 commitments to people and communities affected by crises and can be used by any person or organisation that supports them. Organisations use it to check their own practice and as the basis for verification. The booklet comes in 17 languages.
CurrentKey manual or guideFree - 11.2C149
PSEAH Implementation Quick Reference Handbook
A quick reference handbook on putting protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (PSEAH) in place in an organisation or project. It is meant for organisations starting this work and for those checking their practice against current good practice. Each chapter includes a case study on how a specific organisation tackled the topic. The full text downloads from CHS Alliance via the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub page.
CurrentKey manual or guideFree
Related project ideas
Get expert help with people and culture
Consulting and coaching projects built from 600+ real projects. Pick one, add your needs and hear from vetted consultants.
Compensation & pay review
“Pay feels arbitrary — there are unexplained discrepancies between people doing similar work, and you are losing good people because of it.”See project
HR policies & procedures development
“You have no formal HR policies — or what exists is a patchwork of outdated documents that staff and managers can't rely on when things get difficult.”See project
All 11 HR, people & culture project ideas
Work with a consultant or coach
Nonprofit Builder members can browse vetted consultants and coaches who work on people and culture, and invite them to a project.
Suggestion box
Something to fix or add here?
Know a better resource on this subject, found a broken link, or spotted a mistake in this record? Tell us.
About C064 Human Resources (HR) Toolkit for Small and Medium Nonprofit Actors
A person reads every message. A title, a link or a few words is enough.