Employee Handbook

Help New Jersey Future improve transparency and accountability with clarified rights, policies, and other expectations in a new or revised employee handbook.
New Jersey Future
Trenton, NJ, USA
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What we need
  • Audit of existing Employee Handbook, or internal communications regarding employment policies
  • Edit or creation of a new Employee Handbook, which may include any of the following: Standards of Conduct, Work Schedules, Leave Policies, Termination Policies, Safety and Security, Anti-Discrimination policies, Compensation and Benefits policies, any Non-Disclosure Agreements or Conflict of Interest statements that may apply, and any other pertinent information
What we have in place
  • We will provide you with a PDF of our current employee handbook (approximately 20 pages), as well as a one-page attachment describing our benefits.
How this will help
This project will save us $2,430 , allowing us to This project will help us make sure we are complying with current laws and standards in human resources management.

We are a small nonprofit organization in Trenton, New Jersey with 15 employees. We would like to have a human resources professional or lawyer review our existing employee handbook and provide feedback. If possible, we're hoping to find someone familiar with New Jersey employment/HR regulations.

Project plan

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Prep: Distribution of Prep Materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with existing Employee Handbook (if applicable), internal communications regarding employment policies and any other employment policies in place that may not be clearly communicated
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Milestone 1: Audit of Existing Policies
  • Professional reviews existing materials, and asks any clarifying questions
  • Professional identifies any existing policies that should be modified
  • Professional identifies any new policies or areas that should be addressed and included
  • Volunteer Manager provides feedback
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Milestone 2: Outline of Handbook
  • Professional drafts a detailed outline
  • Professional incorporates Volunteer Manager’s feedback
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Milestone 3: Writing & Delivery of Handbook
  • Professional drafts the Employee Handbook
  • Volunteer Manager provides any additional feedback
  • Volunteer Manager delivers final draft
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About the org

New Jersey Future
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Emily E.

Communications and Development Manager

Our mission

Founded in 1987, New Jersey Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible and equitable growth, redevelopment, and infrastructure investments to foster healthy, strong, resilient communities; protect natural lands and waterways; increase transportation choices beyond cars; provide access to safe, affordable, and aging-friendly neighborhoods; and fuel a strong economy for everyone. New Jersey Future does this through original research, innovative policy development, coalition-building, advocacy, and hands-on strategic assistance. Embracing differences and advancing fairness is central to New Jersey Future's mission and operations. New Jersey Future is firmly committed to pursuing greater justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion through its programs, internal operations, and external communications.

What we do

-Publish data-driven research reports that provide policy recommendations on transit, housing, climate resilience, water infrastructure, and more
-Organize the annual Redevelopment Forum, an event that attracts more than 500 professionals from a wide range of industries to learn about topics and best practices in redevelopment
-Co-host the NJ Planning & Redevelopment Conference, a virtual and in person event
-Promote green infrastructure as a sustainable stormwater management tool
-Collaborate with coastal municipalities to plan for sea level rise, incorporate climate change into decision-making, and improve resilience strategies
-Recognize the best NJ smart growth projects through the annual Smart Growth Awards
-Provide backbone administrative support to Jersey Water Works, a collaborative effort of diverse organizations working to improve NJ's water infrastructure
-Provide backbone administrative support to Lead-Free NJ, a collaborative effort to ensure children in NJ are free from lead poisoning and that our environment is lead-safe

Testimonials

Donna provided very helpful, specific, and timely advice on our handbook. We were so appreciative of her work!
Emily E.
Emily E.

Communications and Development Manager

Employee Handbook Project

(No testimonial has been submitted by Donna)