Employee Handbook Development

We are looking for a volunteer who can develop an employee handbook or make updates to our existing materials. We're hoping to find a partner with a background in HR and/or operations to improve transparency and accountability by clarifying our employees’ legal rights and our policies, benefits, and other expectations for performance and conduct in a new or revised employee handbook. This project will contain the following activities:

-Conducting an audit of our existing policies including reviewing our existing materials and asking any clarifying questions
-Identify policies that we should modify and any new policies or areas that should be addressed and included
-Present a detailed outline of a new handbook
-Finalize the handbook after receiving feedback from our team

As we prepare to welcome our first part-time Program Coordinator for our summer program, we need a dedicated volunteer to help craft our Employee Handbook—a foundational resource that will support our team’s success.

If you have experience in HR, policy writing, or organizational development, this is a great way to make a lasting impact on a nonprofit committed to empowering HBCU scholars through scholarships, financial literacy, and college/workforce readiness. Your expertise will help us establish clear policies and a strong foundation for our expanding team.

To prepare, we've designated a team member to oversee the project. We'll provide you with our existing Employee Handbook (if applicable), internal communications regarding employment policies, and any other employment policies that we have in place. The volunteer should expect to spend 15-20 hours over 4-5 weeks.