Need to fill a vacancy in your agency? Leadership Council offers the opportunity exclusively to its members to post any/all job postings - FREE - on our website. Simply go to the Members Only Section, sign in, and post as many jobs as you'd like. They will remain up for 30 days. Attachments can be added as well.  

Postings are public, and you can see them on the JOB BOARD portion of the website.

If you have any questions, contact administration@leadershipcouncil.us

Start Saving Today! 

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Leadership Council members are eligible for a waiver of certain plan-related administrative charges attributable to 401(k), 403(b) and Tax-Deferred Annuity plans. The waivers apply to both existing and new Mutual of America clients.  Savings from these waivers allow more of the funds you have budgeted for your retirement plan to be applied to other business objectives. 

The Leadership Council for Nonprofits is happy to present an option for your retirement plan products and services through Mutual of America because of its extensive experience with nonprofits and its history of quality customer service.  Mutual of America has been dedicated to making quality retirement products and services available to nonprofit organizations since 1945.

If your organization is considering starting a retirement plan for its employees, or if you are interested in changing your current plan provider,  Mutual of America’s representatives can be of assistance to you. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

To request additional information, please contact:

Brad DeHaven

Associate Account Representative 

Cincinnati Region

w: 859-739-5060

brad.dehaven@mutualofamerica.com

ADP & Leadership Council have partnered to offer our member organizations an opportunity to access leading workforce management services and consultation.  It's not just "doing payroll" anymore - we all need to have the of a comprehensive resource provider like ADP.

You can take advantage of great cost savings for your organization.  To learn more, CLICK HERE, and contact our ADP partners, Maria & Jeff. 

Dawn Kaylor, Comp & Benefits Manager, and Teri Compton, Director of HR, at Beech Acres share their experiences with ADP:

"Maria has been wonderful to work with. Her attention to our needs has been exceptional, from her ability to assist us in removing any major issues that arise with the system to sharing new and upcoming services with us. Below are some highlights of the produces we are using ADP for to enhance employees experience and reduce cost and time.

• Online benefit enrollment
• Online Onboarding process
• Paperless Employee files
• Streamlined Talent Management
• Set up to track with Licenses are due
• Payroll apps, convenient for our staff in the field
• Compatible with our allocation system for billing
• Concur- mileage, employee expense, and credit card expense
• They have helped us benchmark- turnover and benefit solutions

Save Significantly on Your Workers’ Compensation Premium

Did you know that many alternative discounts are available to help reduce your annual Ohio workers’ compensation costs? Through the Leadership Council for Nonprofits workers’ compensation program, your organization can significantly reduce your workers’ compensation costs through a variety of alternative rating programs. Our program, administered by Sedgwick, offers you quality service and stability through the complex workers’ compensation environment.

LC members can access this benefit in the Members section of our website

Providing Medicare Peace of Mind through Leadership Council’s Partnership with RetireMed

Simplify Medicare for your team.

Save your company money.

It’s that simple.

Medicare is complicated. We’re here to take it off your plate. RetireMed is your local no-cost resource for Medicare and individual health insurance plans. RetireMed supports and guides individuals in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky who are:

• Considering early retirement and need health coverage but are not yet eligible for Medicare.
• 65 or older and retiring, who want to transition to Medicare.
• Over 65 and continuing to work, who want to compare their employer coverage to Medicare.

RetireMed provides personalized, one-on-one guidance to help your employees and their families explore their healthcare options and select the right plan for their unique needs. Our services are available at no cost to you, the employee, or your team.

A Win-Win Partnership, once an employee becomes eligible for Medicare and switches from their employer coverage to a Medicare plan, your organization can save an average of $6,584* per employee. Our team is available to them year-round to answer questions, troubleshoot billing or claim issues, and help them to get the most out of their plan for life. Join the more than 50,000 individuals and 1,500 organizations throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana have trusted RetireMed to deliver Medicare peace of mind.

Do you have employees age 60+ nearing retirement? Encourage them to sign up for the RetireMed newsletter at www.retiremed.com/lc or call us now at 513-964-1338.

*Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey, 2022

Instrumentl is the most loved all-in-one grants platform. Say goodbye to your endless grant sleuthing and updating of manual spreadsheets. Get organized and get results with your grant process: use Instrumentl for end-to-end grant management.

With Instrumentl, you can:

• Discover funders and new grant opportunities
• Research and identify best-fit funders in seconds
• Track and manage pre-award & post-award grant opportunities

Over 3,000 nonprofits, grant consultants, and institutions use Instrumentl as their single source of truth for grants. You, too, can enjoy easier grant collaboration & improved visibility across all phases of the grants lifecycle.

As a Leadership Council member, there are several discounts available to you (valid for new customers only):

• 14-day free trial
• $50 off first month
• 2 months off any annual plan

To take advantage of these discounts and begin using Instrumentl today, please visit our Members Only section.

Learn how Leadership Council member organizations can get connected to trained board candidates!

Member Resources

In addition to our core programming, Leadership Council for Nonprofits offers many cost-saving opportunities exclusive to members. If your company would like to partner with Leadership Council to offer discounted services to our members, please contact Beth Benson, Executive Director, at bbenson @ leadershipcouncil.us.

Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Study

Leadership Council is delighted to welcome back VonLehman CPA & Advisory Firm - now Dean Dorton as Presenting Sponsor of our 2024 Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Study. They have sponsored this biennial study since 2018.

We are working with Assured Partners to offer an affinity health plan option to nonprofits. This is a self-funded plan with added stop-loss coverage. As a self-funded plan, it is not bound by Affordable Care Act rules and so health histories may be required and not all agencies may qualify. We are working with Assured Partners to provide coverage for agencies with 5 or more participating staff members. A backup option is an ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) which is an agency-funded health benefit. With an ICHRA, agencies determine a set budget to reimburse their employees for health insurance (pre-tax), and employees buy the plan that works best for them.  

We have worked diligently to respond to requests for help in this area. OneSource Center and Leadership Council are working together to offer this affordable health care option to our members. Health insurance is a complicated area which our partners at Assured Partners can more fully explain. Learn more about the Fortress Plans Program Overview or contact Nick Beatty, Vice President of Employee Benefits, for more information.

Discover 3 Essential People-Centric Approaches to Cultivate Nonprofit Success

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing societal needs and advancing social causes—tackling critical issues, improving the lives of the people they serve, and strengthening communities across the country. Without the right people supporting your cause, nonprofits risk being able to fulfill their mission-driven goals.

Don’t miss your chance to download a free copy of UST’s latest eBook, People First: Strategies for Retaining and Supporting Nonprofit Employees, to discover 3 essential people-centric approaches that can help cultivate nonprofit success and enhance longevity. In this eBook, you’ll discover strategies for:

• Improving Recruitment & Retention: Attract passionate talent and create clear career pathways to boost job satisfaction.
• Enhancing Employee Well-being: Combat burnout and provide mental health resources for emotionally demanding roles. ​​​​​​
• Embedding DEIB Practices: Build a more inclusive workplace with our tips for strengthening Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).

This eBook explores the critical human aspect of running a nonprofit, providing practical strategies and insightful best practices for navigating the complexities of workforce management. This is a must-read for nonprofit leaders looking to strengthen their workforce and maximize their impact. 

Elevate Your Nonprofit's Success with UST’s Innovative Workforce Solutions

Discover an Exclusive UST Workforce Solutions Member Benefit Offering!

UST Workforce Solutions has partnered with leading nonprofit associations across the country for over 40 years to provide members a wide variety of cost-saving HR, unemployment and workforce solutions designed to meet the unique needs of nonprofit organizations.

UST will be hosting a short webinar—offered on several dates—highlighting the exclusive benefits available to our members through our longtime partnership. Register today to learn more about a little-known tax exemption available exclusively to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and discover how you can streamline HR processes, ensure compliance, and create operational efficiencies—all while mitigating risk and unnecessary expenses.

Register to learn how you can:

• Save money on unemployment expenses
• Effectively manage unemployment claims, protests, and hearings
• Access HR resources that help to improve efficiencies and productivity
• Partner with UST to address your nonprofit's unique needs

Whether your primary focus is to ensure compliance, keep your employees engaged, better manage unemployment claims, or have more control over your unemployment costs, this webinar will provide expert insights and invaluable resources for addressing your current needs. 

Dates:

May 15, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

Most nonprofits don’t know how to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time. Firespring is a full-service marketing company specializing in websites, printing, and strategic guidance specifically for nonprofits. When you work with Firespring, you have the confidence to know you’re investing in marketing that works, and you can direct time and energy to your mission.

As a valued Leadership Council member, you save 20% on Firespring services, including:

• Appeal Mailings
• Marketing Strategy Plans
• Creative and Branding Packages
•  Nonprofit Websites

To take advantage of these discounts and begin using Firespring today, please visit our Members Only section.

Download your free copy today!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE 2024 SURVEY

This comprehensive survey is a bit more extensive than others as it provides regional data points -- very important and useful for benchmarking.

1. It includes both compensation AND benefits.
2. It has a comprehensive list of job descriptions (80+ of them) -- other surveys have general categories.
3. It’s only $150 for Members of Leadership Council and Dean Dorton clients and $300 for all others. Other less comprehensive surveys are sold for much more. 

Here are a few points of interest:

• Responding organizations cover a wide range of missions and services, from social service, health, arts & culture, community development, elder care, and more.
• 68% of agencies participating in this survey had 50 employees or less
• 75% of agencies are located in Hamilton County, 15% in Northern Kentucky, and 10% in other Ohio counties or Southeast Indiana counties
• 43% of respondents have budgets under $1 million

Workforce Solutions for Nonprofits: A Program Designed to Safeguard Nonprofits

You want your funding to go to your mission, but you may be losing dollars to your operations in surprising ways. With over 40 years serving nonprofits—and uniquely formed under a nonprofit model—UST Workforce Solutions has the expertise and tools to help you uncover hidden savings and prioritize your mission.

Leadership Council for Nonprofits has partnered with UST since 2007 to provide our members with access to essential Workforce, HR and Unemployment solutions that meet the unique needs of nonprofit employers.

The Leadership Council of Nonprofits has partnered with UST Workforce Solutions since 2007 to provide essential HR, workforce, and unemployment funding and administration solutions that meet the unique needs of Leadership Council of Nonprofit members. UST has helped nonprofits just like yours improve cash flow, mitigate risk, and ensure HR compliance all while adding operational efficiencies that allow these organizations to do more for their local communities. 

Learn more about the member benefits available to you through our partnership with UST, including:

• Complimentary 2-Year Unemployment Savings Projection
• Free 60-Day Trial of UST HR Workplace
• $240 annual member savings off the standard rate for the UST HR Workplace platform, now offered as a stand-alone product. *Note: for those interested in unemployment solutions, HR Workplace is offered as part of UST’s Trust and Secure products at no additional cost.
• Exclusive Nonprofit Content and State-Specific News 

REGISTER HERE

"We’ve experienced two claims in the past 10 years and in both cases, UST representatives provided excellent communication and support resulting in the denial of both claims.  We do not employee a human resource staff member so UST’s customer support is crucial.  Also, UST allows us to accrue our payments over time resulting in an experience refund on three separate occasions in the past ten years." 

-Kathy List, CEO, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of GC

"Being part of UST has kept the claims process very easy for us since they manage it all.  We only fill out a questionnaire when someone makes a claim and they handle the rest.  The rate we pay has been very, very low as well, and we have gotten these refunds twice now that have helped us with funding needs since they are unrestricted dollars for us."

-Shari Patrick, CFO Santa Maria Community Services

Don't miss this opportunity to join us for a fresh look at the benefits UST offers our members. Can't attend any of the dates offered? Register anyway, and you'll receive a recording of the session to watch at your convenience. 

UST offers cost-saving programs designed to improve cash flow, mitigate risk, ensure HR compliance, and add operational efficiencies so you can do more to impact your local communities. 

• UST Trust can help direct reimbursing employers save up to 60% on unemployment costs and prepare for future costs via a self-funded reserve, while also providing access to expert HR tools, claims management services, hearings representation, e-Filing, and outplacement services.

• UST Support provides access to our most popular unemployment and HR management tools, while allowing direct reimbursing participants to maintain full control of their funding. UST Support also provides several key features specifically designed for tax-rated employers—this includes rate forecasting, which is an aid used to help with budgeting and cash flow management.

• UST Secure is a fully insured program that provides full coverage for all claims within the year, as well as access to claims management tools, certified HR guidance and award-winning outplacement services.

• UST HR Workplace is an essential tool for staying compliant with state/federal regulations. This cloud-based platform of HR tools, templates and online training helps nonprofits create a safe, compliant, and productive workplace.

Whether your primary focus is to protect your assets, ensure compliance, reduce unemployment costs, or to build a thriving work culture to keep your employees engaged, UST has a solution for you.

Request your FREE Program Evaluation to find out which UST program can equip you and your staff with the tools you nonprofit needs to thrive (in the good times and the bad) and use Priority Code 2021LCN to expedite.

To learn more, visit UST online or visit the members-only section of our website.