Event Details
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
10:00AM – 2:00PM PT
South Puget Sound Community College – Lacey Campus
Lacey, WA
Whether you are a small shop, or a volunteer run organization, your nonprofit’s success depends on finding qualified, dedicated people and keeping them happy, engaged, and accountable. While small nonprofits face complex challenges in accessing and implementing strategic human resource management, leaders at all levels can still pursue impactful systems, even with limited time and resources.
Understanding the essentials is critical because nonprofit HR includes areas required for compliance with local, state, and federal law as well as great team development. In this workshop designed for small nonprofits with 1 – 5 employees, participants will explore regulations and practices that support an organization’s ability to pursue its mission in the most effective way possible through talent management, compliance, recruitment, and onboarding.
Cost
This workshop is free to attend.
Who Should Attend
For orgs with less than 50 employees. This work shop is for nonprofit professionals that supervise at least one person, as well as HR staff.
Accessibility
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision or blind a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.
About the Speaker
Colleen Malmassari
Colleen Malmassari is an experienced HR leader with over 15 years of expertise in Federal and Washington State employment law and practices, as well as employee-centered strategic initiatives. Recently, she founded Back40 Advisors LLC, a HR consulting practice dedicated to helping organizations optimize their people strategies and back-office operations. Prior to this, Colleen served as the Director of Human Resources at Larson Gross CPA & Consultants, as well as HR leadership roles for two of Central Washington’s largest fruit growing and packing operations.
Colleen holds bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Spanish, and she is certified as a Certified Professional (CP) of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), as well as holds a credential from the HR Certification Institute. The dual expertise in accounting and HR leadership allows her to approach organizational challenges with a holistic perspective, understanding both the human capital and financial implications of strategic decisions.
Throughout her career, Colleen has helped numerous nonprofits optimize their HR processes to better support their missions. She is passionate about sharing practical, cost-effective solutions that enable organizations to attract and retain top talent while navigating the unique challenges of the nonprofit world.
Through her consulting practice, Colleen offers workshops, one-on-one coaching, and customized solutions that bridge the gap between human resources and financial management for nonprofits of all sizes. To connect with Colleen and learn more about her work in HR, please visit her LinkedIn profile. She welcomes connections from fellow nonprofit professionals and is always eager to share insights and best practices.
Important Information about Safety and Health
To ensure the health and safety of attendees at our in-person events, NAWA will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities regarding infectious diseases such as COVID-19.Please do not attend an in-person event if you feel sick or are showing symptoms known to be associated with COVID-19 or another infectious disease. NAWA will provide masks at all in-person events and anyone attending should feel comfortable requesting or wearing one.
Thanks to Our Partner
Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with Community Foundation of South Puget Sound.
Questions? Check out the event FAQ page or contact Nonprofit Association of Washington
Phone: (855) 299-2922 x108
Email: [email protected]