Useful Things

Thank you for sharing! On this page you’ll find links to resources that we and our grant partners around the Western Slope have found to be especially useful. These helpful tools include articles, handbooks, guides, websites, consultant recommendations, and more. If you have a great resource you’d like to share please let us know and we’ll post it here.

Newest resources:

Scenario Planning

"The only two things certain in life are death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin

Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence by building scenario plans that can help you continue to pursue your mission.

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The Devil's In the Details.

New wage compliance details you should pay attention to!

In this 2025 State Legislative Update, HR attorney Michael Santo shares important details about wage hour laws that employers should heed to avoid compliance violations. Yikes.

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Layoffs suck.

And sometimes they are necessary.

If you find yourself in this position, there is a way to lay people off that aligns with your values.

Here are some new resources from The Management Center to help.

All shared resources, grouped by type:

Behavioral Health

The Colorado Providers Association (COPA) - a professional trade association representing clinical and non-clinical prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery service providers.

Human Resources

2025 State Legislative Update: wage hour laws

Human Resources Law for NPs - Part 1

Human Resources Law for NPs - Part 2

Interns and FLSA

Recruitment and Retention Handbook: Colorado Rural Health Center's guide for healthcare providers

The Magic of Performance Reviews

Essential Operations - human resources consulting and support

Employers Council - human resources consulting and support

Full Cost: a framework for naming and claiming all the financial resources it takes to run an effective organization for the long haul

Western Colorado Human Resource Association - the local forum of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

QuickBooks Payroll - also offers HR services

WorkLife Partnership - provides employer sponsored resource navigation program

Layoff Resources

Nonprofit Management Essentials

Nonprofit Resource Guide - The Honnold Foundation

Outcome Measurement

Demystifying Outcomes Measurement & Reporting

Scenario Planning

Making Sense of Uncertainty: Nonprofit Scenario Planning

Navigating Uncertainty: Scenario Planning Workshop (packet)

Staff Care

How to Recover From Work Stress, According to Science

Useful Things

Newest resources:

Scenario Planning

Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence by building scenario plans that can help you continue to pursue your mission.

The Devil's In the Details.

In this 2025 State Legislative Update, HR attorney Michael Santo shares important details about wage hour laws that employers should heed to avoid compliance violations. Yikes.

Layoffs suck.

If you find yourself in this position, there is a way to lay people off that aligns with your values.

All shared resources, grouped by type:

Behavioral Health

Human Resources

Nonprofit Management Essentials

Outcome Measurement

Scenario Planning

Staff Care

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