Payroll and HR Services for Nonprofits & Associations

Your members and your mission should always come first, not the administrative burden of payroll, benefits, and labor compliance. Instead of spending valuable time and resources hiring and managing costly in-house HR staff, let the experts at Strategic Association Solutions (SAS) handle your people operations. We’ll streamline your behind-the-scenes processes so you can get back to what matters most: driving impact for your mission.

Explore Our Payroll and HR Services for Membership-Based Associations

We empower nonprofits, trade associations, and professional societies to better manage their teams via the following HR services:

Payroll Processing

Benefits Administration

We provide timely and accurate payroll services uniquely tailored for the staffing structures of nonprofits, trade associations, and professional societies. Let us handle the administrative complexities of employee compensation, tax withholdings, and reporting. By outsourcing your payroll to SAS, you can prevent costly errors and give your team valuable time back to focus on mission-critical programs and member engagement.

Offering competitive compensation and benefits is essential to attracting and retaining top talent for your association. We’ll help you structure and manage a compelling benefits program, ensuring your employees fully understand the perks they can unlock and how to participate. From selecting the right plans to updating your offerings over time, we take the administrative burden of benefits enrollment completely off your hands.

HR Compliance

Navigating complex, ever-changing labor laws shouldn’t distract your leadership from serving your members. We proactively manage your HR policies to ensure your organization remains strictly compliant with local, state, and federal regulations. Our team minimizes your compliance risks by staying current on relevant legislation, updating your practices, and ensuring your back-office operations run securely and by the book.

Why Choose Strategic Association Solutions?

Specialized Expertise

For decades, we’ve worked with membership-based organizations under Kellen, a leading global association management company. Our team knows the ins and outs of associations and nonprofits, so you can be confident you’re working with professionals who understand your pain points and the unique challenges of running a membership-based organization.

Tailored Solutions

We tailor our back-office solutions to fit your membership-based nonprofit’s needs. Our services include nonprofit accounting, association strategy and consulting, technology support and systems implementation, payroll and HR support, and creative design services. By bundling these services into comprehensive, customized solutions, we free up valuable resources for you to re-allocate to key programs.

Committed Partnership

Your success is our success. We work alongside your team to create and implement solutions that meet your needs, and we adjust our approach accordingly.

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Back Office Support Services: FAQs

What are the benefits of outsourcing HR and payroll instead of keeping them in-house?

Outsourcing HR and payroll can significantly reduce the overhead costs associated with recruiting, training, and managing an internal HR team. By handing off these behind-the-scenes administrative responsibilities, your organization can reduce inefficiencies and give its team valuable time back to focus on more mission-critical tasks.

Can SAS integrate payroll with our existing accounting or AMS platforms?

SAS employs a tech-forward approach and custom systems integration capabilities, ensuring that payroll and benefits data flow seamlessly into your organization’s nonprofit accounting systems for clean, accurate financial reporting.

How can SAS help us manage our employee benefits?

We manage your entire benefits program to ensure it remains competitive and easy for your team to use. We can help you select the best benefits to offer, update your offerings over time, and actively educate your employees so they understand exactly what perks they can unlock and how to participate.

How does SAS help mitigate HR compliance risks?

Navigating labor laws can be a major distraction for association leadership. Our team stays current on all relevant regulations to ensure your organization’s HR policies remain strictly compliant with local, state, and federal labor laws. We proactively update your practices as legislation changes so you can operate securely and confidently.