Thursday, July 12, 2012

Sonoma Valley Sun | Sonoma nonprofit executive directors earn about $95,000 a year � Nonprofit Matters

Sonoma Valley Sun | Sonoma nonprofit executive directors earn about $95,000 a year � Nonprofit Matters: The results of the 2012 “Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits Compensation and Benefits Survey” are in and things are looking up for the employees of our local nonprofits. Nonprofit Compensation Associates has produced an annual survey among the 48 counties in Northern California for the past 33 years and was generous enough to provide a customized report summarizing the results regarding the 29 nonprofit organizations in Sonoma County that were included in the study. The study reports that salaries are up two to two-and-a-half percent over the prior year.

Donors trust charities, non-donors far less, says FRSB research | UK Fundraising

Donors trust charities, non-donors far less, says FRSB research | UK Fundraising: People who give to charity are much more likely to trust charities than those who do not give. This was confirmed by research commissioned by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

Monday, July 09, 2012

North Jersey non-profits still see giving suffering from recession - NorthJersey.com

North Jersey non-profits still see giving suffering from recession - NorthJersey.com: Economists tell us the recession has officially been over for three years.

They should try telling that to charity officials.

Or to the people who make donations.

A recent survey of more than 2,500 non-profits found contributions are down across the country so far this year. That comes on the heels of the nation’s largest study of charitable giving, which found that donations in 2011 were virtually unchanged from the recession-depressed levels of the year before, after adjusting for inflation.