Wisconsin Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Report is now available!
February 3, 2022Bryce Lord
The Wisconsin Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Report provides nonprofits with valuable compensation and benefits data to inform critical decisions. In collaboration with the Candid 2021 Nonprofit Compensation Report, this Wisconsin-focused study includes executive salaries by job category, budget size, and more.
After purchase, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to download the PDF report. You will also receive an e-ticket that includes the download link and a receipt of purchase.
If you have any questions about this publication or the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management, please contact hbi-info@uwm.edu.
Join the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management for our Fall 2021 Virtual Research Colloquium. See below for more information.
Moving Beyond Transactions: A Qualitative Look at the Characteristics of Transformational Relationships Leveraged by Nonprofit Staff in Their Work in the Community
November 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Catherine (Draeger) Pederson, PhD
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of transformational relationships, in contrast to transactional encounters, and how nonprofit staff leverages them to improve nonprofit effectiveness. This research addresses the dissonance between transformational change needed in struggling communities and the transactional work required by nonprofits to serve those communities continuously. Throughout the Literature, there is a consensus that nonprofits should have a level of accountability to their beneficiaries and funding partners. Still, there is limited consensus about what evaluation method(s) offers the best measurement of nonprofit effectiveness and outcomes. Benjamin’s (2008) research observed a model that included tracking short- and long-term outcomes focused on external changes by participants and organizational capacity/building.
Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will be giving a WebEx Events presentation on “The Legacy and Lessons of Black Philanthropy” on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 4:00 pm. Dr. Ozalle Toms of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Office of Student Diversity, Engagement, & Success will moderate the question-and-answer session directly following the presentation. The presentation will be available online using this link.
You can find more information about Dr. Freeman’s work and the presentation online here.
The online event is open to the public, and we hope you will join us.
Researchers Study Resolutions That Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
October 7, 2021Bryce Lord
MILWAUKEE _ Milwaukee County became the first governing board in the nation to pass a resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis in 2019. Since then, more than 90 cities and town councils and 40 local health departments have followed suit.
Now, a team of researchers is embarking on a study to determine whether declaring such a resolution leads to governmental action that enables change in health policies and policies around other social inequities that directly impact health inequities.
Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.
“We want to learn if these declarations have led to policy change, helped to dismantle systemic racism or if they have helped to move the needle toward achieving health in all policies, across all sectors,” said Lorraine Lathen, president and founder of Jump at the Sun Consultants.
In Milwaukee County, the researchers will determine the enabling factors and barriers that staff in leadership positions have experienced in fulfilling the policy vision outlined in the resolution.
“Research and data play a key role in our shared vision of achieving racial equity and becoming the healthiest county in the state,” said Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. “More information, not less, is vital to tearing down the barriers that prevent effective investments in equity that help bridge gaps in health disparities and create better outcomes for residents.”
The group is looking at organizational changes because those open the door for more permanent policy action, said Laestadius.
“What we hope to see is that, once the county starts to make internal changes, you see racial equity more explicitly factored into government decision-making,” Laestadius said. “Between agency procedures and county ordinances, there’s a real opportunity to create a more just environment where everyone in Milwaukee County can thrive.”
According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, medical care accounts for only 20% of health outcomes, while other social factors drive the remaining 80%. Since structural racism cuts across government sectors, such as housing, education, the environment, and poverty, Laestadius said that ending inequities in health outcomes requires collaboration across these sectors and agencies.
The COVID-19 Effect on the Wisconsin Nonprofit Sector Report 2 Now Available
August 16, 2021Bryce Lord
The Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and affiliate faculty throughout the UW System are looking into how the current COVID-19 pandemic has changed Wisconsin nonprofits. The second report is now available with specific information on how these organizations are managing issues including:
Effect on Programs & Service Deliver
Human Resources, including staffing and payroll
Finance & Revenue, including access to stimulus funding
Follow this link to learn more about this multi-year-long project. Help spread the word!
The Helen Bader Institute (HBI) for Nonprofit Management is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2020-21 cohort of HBI’s Nonprofit Leadership Circle program. HBI’s Nonprofit Leadership Circle program focuses on the needs of nonprofit Executive Directors & HR Management, offering support to the top-level oversight of nonprofit organizations of various sizes and missions. Participants share challenges and strategies for personal and organizational success in a facilitated, informal, round-table format. Cohort members will have an opportunity to meet regularly to share their insights, gain practical solutions, and alleviate on-the-job isolation or stress.
Similar to other Leadership Circle programs, participants will meet monthly in groups of 6-10 facilitated by an experienced coach for 10 sessions throughout the year. Learn more about the program on our website.
Leadership Circle participants are asked to complete a brief registration form to help match individual leaders to a cohort with similar leadership responsibilities, as well as similar life and work experiences.
There is a required annual membership fee of $300/year per participant.
2021 Wisconsin Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Survey is LIVE!
May 3, 2021Bryce Lord
Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector plays a critical role in the health and vibrancy of Wisconsin communities. We know that many who work in the nonprofit sector do so for the love and passion of a specific cause. Along with the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies at UW-Whitewater, the Helen Bader Institute (HBI) for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee firmly believes that nonprofit employees should be appropriately compensated for the great work they do in making a positive difference in the lives of Wisconsin residents.
Information about employee compensation and benefits is one of the top requests we get at HBI. Based on these requests, we acknowledge that last year’s crises have made considerable impacts on nonprofits regarding compensation and benefits. In response to your needs, we are launching this survey to provide timely and relevant information – focused on nonprofits.
With that, our Wisconsin Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey will be distributed May 3 – June 25, 2021, to nonprofits throughout Wisconsin. The subsequent report will provide nonprofits with valuable compensation and benefits data to inform their organizations and employees’ critical decisions. Nonprofits that participate in the forthcoming survey will receive a free copy of the report.
Why is this survey critical?
Your organization’s employees are its greatest asset. How you compensate your most significant asset impacts your organization’s overall performance.
This survey is key to evaluating your organization’s compensation and benefits strategy to help attract and retain the best talent.
When will the report be published?
The Compensation & Benefits Survey Report is scheduled for release in Fall 2021.
Is this survey confidential?
We will anonymize all data for reporting purposes. Any organizational identifiers will be kept separate from sensitive information. We will only use data and to:
help screen for duplicates.
determine whether or not your organization will receive a free copy of the subsequent report.
General Instructions:
Please provide the most current employment, salary, and benefits data, unless otherwise directed.
Please ignore questions about positions your organization does not have.
For the appropriate questions, please use numbers only and omit any symbols (e.g., $, %, etc.)
This is an institutional survey. Each nonprofit organization should only respond ONCE. If you are NOT the organization’s executive director or a designated staff member (such as the CFO or HR director), please check with the executive director before entering any data to coordinate your nonprofit’s response.
It is recommended to complete this survey on a desktop computer.
Your responses are automatically saved to the computer you started working on. You can return later to complete the survey (if you use the same computer, same browser, and cookies are enabled).
Please budget 45 minutes to complete the survey, plus the time it takes for you to gather your organization’s salary and benefits data. You may choose to use the Compensation and benefit survey checklist to prepare your materials before beginning the survey. Additionally, we have provided the following resources for you to help during the survey.
Questions? Contact Bryce Lord, Associate Director, HBI, at balord@uwm.edu.
Any nonprofit organization that completes the survey by June 25, 2021, will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the final report published in fall 2021 (a $100 value).
States of COVID-19: Synthesis of State-level Nonprofit Reports on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21, 2021Bryce Lord
The impact of COVID-19 is hard to overstate as all facets of life and work seem to be touched by either the effects of the pandemic itself or precautions related to it. The nonprofit sector is not immune to these effects, and although the pandemic is still ongoing, evidence is compiling about the nature and magnitude of these impacts.
Starting in spring 2020, various nonprofit associations and entities initiated the documentation of the pandemic’s effects on state and local nonprofit sectors as well as individual organizations using survey research. A collection of researchers from around the US have identified 68 reports from these sources.
Each of these reports describes localized impacts, but as a team of researchers interested in how the pandemic is affecting the nonprofit’s workforce, they have looked to these reports for their descriptive richness. In the following summarization, you will find common themes and findings from the identified 68 reports.
Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector plays a critical role in the health and vibrancy of Wisconsin communities. We know that many who work in the nonprofit sector do so for the love and passion of a specific cause. Along with the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies at UW-Whitewater, the Helen Bader Institute (HBI) for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee firmly believes that nonprofit employees should be appropriately compensated for the great work they do in making a positive difference in the lives of Wisconsin residents.
Information about employee compensation and benefits is one of the top requests we get at HBI. Based on these requests, we acknowledge that last year’s crises have made considerable impacts on nonprofits regarding compensation and benefits. In response to your needs, we are launching this survey to provide timely and relevant information – focused on nonprofits.
With that, ourWisconsin Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey will be distributed May 3 – June 25, 2021, to nonprofits throughout Wisconsin. The subsequent report will provide nonprofits with valuable compensation and benefits data to inform their organizations and employees’ critical decisions. Nonprofits that participate in the forthcoming survey will receive a free copy of the report.
Why is this survey critical?
Your organization’s employees are its greatest asset. How you compensate your most significant asset impacts your organization’s overall performance.
This survey is key to evaluating your organization’s compensation and benefits strategy to help attract and retain the best talent.
The Compensation & Benefits Survey Report is scheduled for release in Fall 2021.
Is this survey confidential?
We will anonymize all data for reporting purposes. Any organizational identifiers will be kept separate from sensitive information. We will only use data and to:
help screen for duplicates.
determine whether or not your organization will receive a free copy of the subsequent report.
HBI Offers Free Access to Candid’s Foundation Directory Online
January 4, 2021Bryce Lord
In response to the ongoing COVID crisis, Candid and HBI are pleased to offer access to the Foundation Directory Online (FDO Essential) to the broader Wisconsin nonprofit community at no cost for the full calendar year of 2021. To register for access, please complete the FDO Access Application Form by following the link below.
Additionally, HBI offers a monthly online course, Introduction to the Foundation Directory Online, to guide nonprofit leaders in the search for grantmakers who have funded organizations working on causes and with communities similar to those you serve. Learn more and register for the session of your choice through HBI’s Nonprofit Skills Academy.
In response to the ongoing COVID crisis, Candid and HBI are pleased to offer access to the