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278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy
278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy
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Jan 4, 2022
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Nonprofit News summary.
Nonprofits Struggle To Compete With For-Profit Businesses For Staff
Amid rising inflation, rising wages, decreased unemployment, and the so-called “great resignation,” nonprofit organizations are struggling to maintain and hire staff, according to reporting from The New York Times. While for-profit businesses lost more jobs during the pandemic, the nonprofit sector has struggled more to rehire, according to recent data. Total nonprofit employment was 4.8% below pre-pandemic levels, compared with for-profit companies that see just a 1.5% gap. Amid higher costs of living and other external factors, nonprofits are often struggling to offer wages to maintain or rehire staff, due largely to fixed and limited financial resources.
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Summary
Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87 (NY Times)
How the merger of United Way and other organizations will impact Knoxville nonprofits in 2022
Russian Court Orders Liquidation of the Human Rights Group Memorial
Third Quarter Fundraising: Dollars Increased From Fewer Gifts (NP Times)
Oregon nonprofit that helps homeless families gets grant from Jeff Bezos' Day 1 Families Fund
Nonprofits Struggle To Compete With For-Profit Businesses For Staff
Amid rising inflation, rising wages, decreased unemployment, and the so-called “great resignation,” nonprofit organizations are struggling to maintain and hire staff, according to reporting from The New York Times. While for-profit businesses lost more jobs during the pandemic, the nonprofit sector has struggled more to rehire, according to recent data. Total nonprofit employment was 4.8% below pre-pandemic levels, compared with for-profit companies that see just a 1.5% gap. Amid higher costs of living and other external factors, nonprofits are often struggling to offer wages to maintain or rehire staff, due largely to fixed and limited financial resources.
Read more ➝
Summary
Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87 (NY Times)
How the merger of United Way and other organizations will impact Knoxville nonprofits in 2022
Russian Court Orders Liquidation of the Human Rights Group Memorial
Third Quarter Fundraising: Dollars Increased From Fewer Gifts (NP Times)
Oregon nonprofit that helps homeless families gets grant from Jeff Bezos' Day 1 Families Fund
Released:
Jan 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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