October 3, 2010
Nonprofit Executives’ Pay Stalls as Bad Economy Lingers
As need for talented leaders increases in tough times, boards could come under pressure to raise salaries.
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Salaries for nonprofit executives appear to have edged up only slightly in 2009 and may stay constrained for some time, even if a rebounding economy sends compensation in the business world flying again.
Compensation experts say the weak economy and increasing scrutiny of charity salaries by Congress, attorneys general, and the public is keeping a lid on salary increases.
“The nonprofit sector was the last to experience the pullback in compensation, and it may be the
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