A Primer on Nonprofit Compensation Policy

Being intentional about your nonprofit’s compensation policy is key to attracting and retaining the right members on your team. Through this workshop we will provide a common understanding of the concrete factors to consider when designing your organization’s compensation policy.

Participants will learn how to design a compensation policy around:

• Recruitment
• Retention
• Fairness
• and Organizational Values

• Ability to recognize which policies are designed for recruitment vs. retention
• Understand the different approaches to fairness
• How to have transparent discussions among board and leadership about whether organizational values are reflected in the organization’s compensation policy.

• Nonprofit leaders seeking to review or design their organization’s compensation policies;
• Board members seeking to understand how to use compensation policy impacts the success of their organization;
• Nonprofit professionals with assigned HR responsibilities;
• Nonprofit leaders or volunteers wanting to learn more about establishing salary and compensation policies.