logo
  • Nonprofit News
  • Management
    • Boards and Governance
    • Communication
      • Framing & Narratives
    • Ethics
    • Financial Management
    • Grassroots Fundraising Journal
    • Leadership
    • Technology
  • Philanthropy
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Donor-Advised Funds
    • Foundations
    • Impact Investing
    • Research
    • Workplace Giving
  • Policy
    • Education
    • Healthcare
    • Housing
    • Government
    • Taxes
  • Economic Justice
    • About
    • Economy Remix
    • Economy Webinars
    • Community Benefits
    • Economic Democracy
    • Environmental Justice
    • Fair Finance
    • Housing Rights
    • Land Justice
    • Poor People’s Rights
    • Tax Fairness
  • Racial Equity
  • Social Movements
    • Community Development
    • Community Organizing
    • Culture Change
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Gender Equality
    • Immigrant Rights
    • Indigenous Rights
    • Labor
    • LGBTQ+
    • Racial Justice
    • Youth Activism
  • About Us
  • Log in
  • CONTENT TYPES
  • Featured Articles
  • Webinars
    • Free Webinars
    • Premium On-Demand Webinars
  • Tiny Spark Podcast
  • Magazine
    • Magazine
    • Leading Edge Membership
Donate
Maine, Management

Nonprofit Salaries and Wages Not Keeping Up with Inflation and Its Consequences

Keenan Wellar
November 14, 2018
Share
Tweet
Email
Share
“Tax Calculator,” 401kcalculator.org

October 30, 2018; Bangor Daily News

According to the recently released 2018 Report on Nonprofit Wages + Benefits in Northern New England (Maine Edition), nonprofits expect to maintain or increase their staffing levels in the coming year, but those plans will be up against a high rate of employment and stagnant compensation rates.

Wages in the sector can be constrained by many things, including reimbursement rates on public contracts. This creates a serious capacity issue for human services organizations that rely on recruiting and retaining quality staff, who are f