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New York Nonprofit Expertise
Local Presence. Practical Nonprofit HR Expertise.
From our Midtown Manhattan office, JER HR Group supports mission-driven organizations with HR consulting, workforce policies, compensation expertise, and leadership development. Our roots date to 1991, and our published client experience includes foundations, membership associations, housing nonprofits, and other community organizations. Our work is built around clear scopes and useful deliverables.
35+Years of HR and compensation consulting experience
6Core nonprofit HR service pathways
USClients served across the United States
NYCNew York office
112 W. 34th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10120
112 W. 34th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10120
Client Relationships
Nonprofit and Association Experience That Informs Our Work
Our client portfolio spans foundations, nonprofit finance, housing, and membership organizations. We bring experience from distinct missions and operating models to HR assessments, workforce policies, organizational transitions, and manager support.
New York · Philanthropy
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
A New York-based philanthropic foundation whose former leadership praised JER's HR strategy guidance.
New York · Nonprofit Finance
Nonprofit Finance Fund
A New York-headquartered nonprofit financing and advisory organization included in JER's published client directory.
National · Affordable Housing
Habitat for Humanity, Greensboro
A housing nonprofit whose executive director described JER's responsive support during a hiring process.
National · Membership Association
American Pet Products Association
A membership organization whose published leadership testimonial commended JER's responsive HR support.
Client Perspectives
What Nonprofit and Association Clients Say About Working With JER
Different organizations have described the value of our HR strategy advice, recruiting support, and collaborative approach. The profiles below distinguish the clients' published feedback from common challenges faced by organizations in their sectors.
New York Foundation · HR Strategy
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
The foundation supported initiatives serving young people and communities. Its former leadership described JER as a knowledgeable HR strategy partner.
Organization Challenge
Foundation leaders need people decisions that align organizational priorities, management capacity, and evolving programs.
Documented JER Support
In JER's published testimonial, the foundation's former vice president and COO praised JER's HR knowledge, attention to detail, and strategic advice. The testimonial does not disclose a specific project deliverable.
Why This Experience Matters
Published client feedback supports JER's role as a thoughtful HR strategy partner to a New York philanthropic organization.
Read the Foundation Testimonial →National Nonprofit · Hiring Support
Habitat for Humanity, Greensboro
The local Habitat for Humanity affiliate serves its community through affordable housing initiatives and a mix of employees, volunteers, and partners.
Organization Challenge
Filling important positions while maintaining daily programs requires time, judgment, and a clear candidate selection process.
Documented JER Support
The affiliate's executive director described JER's flexibility and professionalism during a recruiting engagement and noted having multiple qualified candidates to consider.
Why This Experience Matters
This is a documented national nonprofit hiring example, included to demonstrate relevant nonprofit HR experience rather than an NYC project.
Read the Habitat Client Testimonial →National Association · HR Advisory
American Pet Products Association
This membership organization supports the pet products industry and has nationally distributed operations.
Organization Challenge
Association leaders must coordinate responsibilities, adapt HR arrangements, and keep employee practices responsive to changing working models.
Documented JER Support
In its published testimonial, a former association president and CEO commended JER's responsive help with structuring aspects of the organization's overall package.
Why This Experience Matters
The association's feedback illustrates collaborative HR advisory support. No specific handbook, compensation, or training deliverable is attributed without evidence.
Read the Association Testimonial →Nonprofit HR Challenges
When Your Mission Outgrows Your HR Capacity
New York nonprofits need dependable policies, confident managers, and consistent people processes even when resources are tight. Start with the HR issue affecting your mission today. Explore our HR audit and risk assessment services.
Nonprofit HR Services
Practical HR Consulting Services for NYC Nonprofits
Choose the expertise that fits your organization. Our consultants help you evaluate HR practices, improve employee guidance, manage sensitive issues, and deliver focused projects while keeping your mission and staff capacity in view.
Nonprofit Compensation Guidance
Use market comparisons and clear pay frameworks for staff and leadership decisions when compensation is in scope.
Explore Nonprofit Compensation →HR Audits and Assessments
Review HR policies, records, employment practices, responsibilities, and operational risks; prioritize what needs attention.
Explore HR Audits →Employee Handbooks and Policies
Create employee guidance that reflects how programs operate and addresses applicable state and local policies.
Explore Employee Handbooks →Manager and Leadership Development
Prepare supervisors to lead diverse teams, address performance issues, and support organizational change.
Explore Leadership Development →Workplace Investigations
Get experienced, impartial support for employee complaints and fact-finding when sensitive situations arise.
Explore Workplace Investigations →HR Project Management
Add project-based HR expertise for policy updates, reorganizations, workforce planning, or program transitions.
Explore HR Project Services →Engagement Options
Nonprofit HR Support That Fits Your Team
Get the right level of help without defaulting to an open-ended engagement. We can review a defined HR issue, support a larger project, or strengthen management capability.
Focused HR Assessment
Identify policy gaps, operational risks, ownership questions, and practical improvement priorities.
Explore HR Audits →Policy and Workforce Project
Update a handbook, coordinate an HR transition, or implement a defined workforce initiative.
Explore HR Project Management →Nonprofit Manager Development
Develop supervisors' communication, performance conversations, and leadership practices.
Explore Leadership Programs →Mission-Driven Sectors
Nonprofit HR Challenges Vary by Mission
The HR priorities of a grantmaking foundation differ from those of a youth-serving program, cultural institution, community service provider, or membership association. We tailor our recommendations to the actual workforce and service model.
Frontline Teams
Community Services
Support frontline and administrative teams with clear policies, consistent people processes, and manager guidance.
Explore HR Audits →Grantmaking Teams
Foundations and Philanthropy
Strengthen HR decision processes and leadership support in grantmaking and philanthropic organizations.
Explore HR Project Support →Education Workforces
Education Nonprofits
Address specialized roles, staff policies, governance considerations, and supervisor development.
Explore Leadership Development →Member Organizations
Membership Associations
Support small teams and changing responsibilities with organized HR projects and leadership guidance.
Explore Employee Handbooks →Housing Programs
Housing and Community Development
Policy consistency, manager support, and recruiting capacity help housing nonprofits manage staff and program responsibilities.
Explore HR Project Management →Youth Programs
Youth and Family Services
People processes and manager guidance should reflect complex service delivery and sensitive employee situations.
Explore Workplace Investigations →Cultural Teams
Arts and Cultural Nonprofits
Clarify staff and program responsibilities, keep employee guidance current, and develop managers across creative and administrative teams.
Explore Employee Handbooks →Nonprofit Finance
Nonprofit Finance and Advocacy
Balance specialized teams, funding changes, and operational accountability with practical HR project and leadership support.
Explore HR Audits →Our Consulting Approach
From Nonprofit HR Challenge to Practical Action
Understand
Clarify the workforce challenge, organizational mission, decision makers, and immediate priorities.
Define
Agree on the work, data, responsibilities, deliverables, and realistic project timeline.
Deliver
Complete the assessment, handbook, investigation, leadership support, or scoped HR initiative.
Put It to Work
Translate findings into manager guidance, clear process ownership, and an achievable action plan.
Practical Deliverables
What Your Nonprofit Receives From an HR Consulting Engagement
A useful consulting engagement should leave your team with clear next steps, not just a presentation. Deliverables depend on the project scope, but our work emphasizes documented findings, usable HR tools, and decisions leaders can act on.
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HR Assessment and Priorities
A documented review of selected employee policies, records, workplace processes, and practical opportunities for improvement.
02
Employee Policies and Guidance
Updated handbook or policy recommendations, clearer employee communications, and guidance for supervisors.
03
Defined Project Deliverables
An agreed scope, timetable, stakeholder responsibilities, and materials for a handbook, investigation, or HR initiative.
04
Implementation and Follow-Through
A prioritized action plan with HR ownership, leadership decisions, and recommended review practices.
New York Workforce Context
Nonprofit HR Practices Built for New York Workplaces
Nonprofit employers must balance limited capacity with applicable New York State and City workplace requirements. Depending on workforce size and location, this can include harassment-prevention policies and training, paid sick leave, employee notices, and clear complaint procedures. We help review operational processes and define implementation priorities; legal advice belongs with qualified counsel.
✓Review harassment-prevention policies and training documentation
✓Assess paid-leave policies and employee notices
✓Clarify manager responsibilities and escalation paths
✓Document HR records, processes, and review cycles
✓Create an organized approach to employee complaints
✓Plan changes your team can implement and maintain
From HR Review to Reliable Practices
Review
Identify policy, documentation, and people-process gaps that affect daily operations.
Implement
Translate the findings into prioritized updates, manager guidance, and clear ownership.
Related Expertise
Review related resources on staff compensation, salary surveys, pay structures, and New York EO38.
Explore More Services
More Ways We Help New York Organizations
Your mission may call for support beyond a single HR project. Explore our New York services for workforce operations, compensation decisions, and stronger nonprofit leadership.
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People Operations
New York HR Consulting
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Pay Strategy
New York Compensation Consulting
Benchmark salaries, evaluate job levels, and design practical pay structures to support better compensation decisions.
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Leadership & Coaching
New York Leadership Development
Develop supervisors and executives through coaching, practical leadership programs, and team development.
Explore Leadership Development →New York Nonprofit HR Consulting FAQs
Answers for nonprofit executive directors, operations leaders, and HR teams considering outside HR support in NYC.
What nonprofit HR consulting services do you offer in NYC?+
JER HR Group supports HR audits, employee handbooks, workplace investigations, project-based HR initiatives, manager development, and related compensation services. The project scope depends on your organization's people needs and decision priorities.
Does JER work with nonprofits outside Manhattan?+
Yes. Our office is in Midtown Manhattan, and our services are available to organizations across New York and nationwide. Delivery arrangements are determined during project scoping.
Can we request only an employee handbook or HR audit?+
Yes. A nonprofit can commission a focused HR review, policy update, handbook project, or another specific initiative instead of a broad engagement.
Can JER help when an organization has no full-time HR director?+
Yes. JER can provide defined-project expertise to help assess priorities, develop HR policies, clarify responsibilities, and support implementation alongside your leadership team.
Can JER train newly promoted nonprofit managers?+
Yes. JER offers leadership and supervisor development. Program content and delivery format can be tailored to the leadership skills and operational challenges your team needs to address.
What information should we prepare for a nonprofit HR review?+
A useful starting set includes your current handbook, core HR policies, organization chart, workforce locations, key role descriptions, and a short list of concerns. Exact document needs depend on the agreed scope.
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Tell us about your staff, mission, and the HR issue you need to address. We'll help define a focused project or consulting approach and a practical next step.
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