For nonprofits

More mission. Less drama.

Compliance your auditors and funders can check, HR your board can trust, and someone to handle the people issues — so your team's hours go to the mission.

Find out where you stand or book a 30-minute call

Free self-assessment · about three minutes · plus the first three chapters of the book by email

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Sound familiar?

We remove the bottleneck in your business: your ability to attract and retain talented people.

  • 1

    The board asks about HR compliance and nobody has a clean answer.

  • 2

    The director spends Tuesday mediating a staff dispute.

  • 3

    Grant reporting needs time split by program, and the timesheets can't do it.

What we do

Built for nonprofits.

  • Compliance: the handbook, filings and grant time tracking
  • Board support: HR reports, and documented executive pay the board can approve
  • Employee relations and investigations

From the org chart to termination

Your HR department, fully staffed. Enterprise tools included.

Our experts run all seven pillars of People Processes for you, from the first org chart to an employee's last day. You get the team, the system and the software together.

Everyone knows who does what, and who they report to.

What our experts do

  • Organization design audit
  • Your org chart

Behind every pillar

How we work with you

Three ways to work with us.

Pick the one that fits today. Many clients move to a bigger option as they grow.

Strategic

Owners who keep HR in-house

We find what's wrong, then give your team the plan and an advisor.

From $1,000/month

  • HR Strategic Plan and a 12-month roadmap
  • A senior HR advisor for your internal team
  • Gold Standard audit included
  • PPCL manager training: $900 per manager
More about Strategic

Foundation

Owners who want the essentials handled

We run payroll, benefits, onboarding, offboarding, leave, the handbook and filings, and keep them right.

From $1,650/month

  • A named HR business partner
  • A Monday Brief on everything open
  • Gold Standard audit included
  • PPCL manager training: $900 per manager
More about Foundation

Complete

Owners who want HR run and improved

Everything in Foundation, plus performance, pay, culture and manager training.

From $3,500/month

  • Performance reviews and pay ranges
  • Manager training: the People Processes Certified Leader (PPCL) program
  • Gold Standard audit included
  • PPCL manager training included
More about Complete
Nonprofit volunteers packing food donationsA 60-year-old Tennessee nonprofit

From the book

36 hours a week of admin, down to 4–5.

A 60-year-old Tennessee nonprofit cut management's routine admin from 36 hours a week to 4–5. In six months, revenue rose 15% and overhead fell 10%.

hours of weekly admin
36 → 4–5
revenue
+15%
overhead
−10%
People Processes Gold Standard Employer badge, Gold level

The Gold Standard

What a Gold Standard employer looks like.

  • Their people stay.
  • Pay is fair and written down.
  • Benefits are a reason to join.
  • Managers people want to work for.
  • No compliance surprises.
  • Everyone knows where the company is going.
Read the full standard
Illustration: the careers page of a company that earned the seal.

FAQ

Questions owners ask.

Can you support our board and audit?
Yes. We prepare HR reports for your board, document executive pay so the board can approve it, and keep the handbook, filings and records your auditors and funders check.
Do you handle grant time allocation?
Yes. We set up timekeeping that splits hours by program, so your grant reporting comes straight from the timesheets.
Can we afford you on a nonprofit budget?
Most nonprofits find it costs less than one HR hire. Strategic starts from $1,000/month, and Foundation from $1,650/month. One 60-year-old Tennessee nonprofit cut management's routine admin from 36 hours a week to 4–5.

The Gold Standard self-assessment

Find out where you stand.

Rate your company in ten practice areas. It takes about three minutes, and your full report comes by email with the first three chapters of the book.

Gold Standard self-assessment

See where your company stands against the Gold Standard.

Ten areas, about three minutes.

  • Your level in each of the ten practice areas
  • Your biggest gap, and what good looks like there
  • The first three chapters of the book, free

Your full report and the first three chapters of the book are emailed to you at the end.