- Nonprofit Pay Increase Budgets Fall to 1.7 Percent in 2010
Report on Salary Surveys, 10 (11), pp.11-13. November 2010.
The article discusses the business condition of the nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in the U.S. It states that they have been affected by the economic downturn while other industries start to offer pay increases for 2011. It adds that the budgets of NPOs have declined due to the reduction in government funding and donations. It mentions the "2010 Compensation Data Not-for-Profit" study which cites the decrease by 1.7 percent of pay increase budgets for 2010. - Charity Navigator 2010 CEO Compensation Study (free download)
In the process of evaluating thousands of charities, Charity Navigator has collected a wealth of data on CEO salaries. Our analysts have examined tens of thousands of nonprofit financial documents, giving us insight into the real-world financial practices of America’s largest charities. We know how CEO salaries vary by the charity’s location, size and type of work. Since 2005 we have published our findings in an annual CEO Compensation Study in an effort to help donors, nonprofit leaders and regulators make educated decisions about the appropriateness of a nonprofit executive’s pay. - GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report ($349)
The GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report remains the only large-scale nonprofit compensation analysis based entirely on IRS data. This authoritative report gives nonprofits the information they need to establish appropriate compensation and demonstrate to grantmakers, oversight agencies, and individual donors that the salaries and benefits they offer are justified.
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