By Abraham Mahshie From ice cream socials to vacation savings plans, new low-cost and free benefits are one way that associations and nonprofits can trim expenses while continuing to show staff they are valued. “More and more HR professionals, if you look at conference agendas right now, are focused on what [they can do] to improve employee morale,” said Jack Kwicien, managing partner of Baltimore-based Daymark Advisors, LLC, a workforce benefits consulting firm. Kwicien said associations can also squeeze more value from the benefits they already have by finding out what programs and services are going unused or underused. “Why spend 13 percent of your operating budget on… Read More