I agree with Sam, it should be the organization's prerogative, not anyone else's, unless your by-laws say otherwise. I'd check those to see what they say about hiring.

As well, I have the same law background as Sam.

josh.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Sam Santos lalato@gmail.com wrote:

I don't see why not. Sure, you're a non-profit, but you're not a government agency or anything. You should be able to hire anyone you like without advertising the position first.

That said, I'm not a lawyer (nor do I play one on TV).

--sam

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE < urbanbikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:

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Hi All,

Thanks for the advice a ways back on hiring mechanics as contractors. I may just be paranoid worrying about things but I have another employment question.

Say a community bike shop wanted to hire a person for the summer to develop a board of directors as well as youth and free bike programming....Is this something we have to advertise publicly about or can we just make the decision as a collective and hire someone?

We know someone that is perfect for the job (experience and enthusiasm),

Thanks! Brian

Urban Bike Project of Wilmington -a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop- 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19802

Hours: Thursday 6:30-9:00 Saturday 1:00-4:00

Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org

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