Wage & Benefits Survey

2008 Report on Wage & Benefits
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Want an objective tool to justify your organization's compensation levels to the IRS and the general public?
Unsure how to set appropriate pay and benefits for staff and new hires?
Need objective salary and benefit info for your Board?

With your help, we will be able to provide these details. During the month of May, we are asking you to confidentially provide us with data about your organization's compensation packages. As a reward for your participation, your organization will receive a significant discount off the retail price of the full report. For nonprofit members who participate, the report is free.

Be sure to download the instructions above, gather your data, then...

Participate Online

Please contact Brenda Peluso for questions pertaining to any of these MANP publications.

Maine Association of Nonprofits | 565 Congress Street, Suite 301 | Portland, ME 04101
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2008 Questionnaire on Nonprofit Wages & Benefits in Northern New England

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can participate in the survey?
Any 501(c)(3), (4), (5), or (6) organization with paid staff doing business in the state of Maine.
When is the deadline for submitting the survey?
May 31, 2008.
Do I get a free copy of the report if I participate?
Yes, if you -
a. Are a member in good standing at the time of publication of either the Maine Association of Nonprofits or the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits;
b. Returned your completed questionnaire by the 2006 deadline
How do I know if my organization is a member of the Maine Association of Nonprofits?
Our online member list is updated weekly.
We are not members of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, but we are participating in the survey and are very interested in the results. Can and/or should we join MANP to get the report for free?
Yes, you can join MANP at anytime before the publication of this report and if you have met the participation requirements, you will receive the report free of charge.

The full retail price of this report is $300 for non-participating, non-members. This savings alone provides significant value for your MANP membership. For more information on membership and the additional benefits available to members, click here.
How will I know if you have received my survey in time?
Please be sure to include your e-mail address so we can send you a confirmation acknowledging the receipt of your completed survey.
I'm a techno-phobe. Do I have to fill out the survey online?
We prefer this method as we have found the data to generally be more complete and accurate when folks complete the questionnaire online, but we understand and sympathize! You may download a paper survey here as soon as the survey has opened.
How confidential is this data when we are asked to include our organization name and contact information?
Contact information will be kept separate from sensitive data.

We ask for your contact information to ensure your participation discount. The MANP Project Coordinator may also use this information to contact you should analysts need clarification on your responses.
Many of our staff fall into a category that does not fit any of the job descriptions. Although I understand that I should not complete information on these employees, I feel that my and other organizations would benefit greatly from the sharing of this information. What should we do?
In deciding which job descriptions to include, we were cognizant that not all job statistics would be collected. Part of the job of this questionnaire is not only to determine nonprofit remuneration, but also to determine where the jobs lie.

If you would like us to consider adding a job description, please forward a copy of that description, along with the corresponding wage statistics to Brenda Peluso. If we receive enough entries for a particular job category, we will include the data in this year's report and also add it to the questionnaire for the next report.
I am the only employee in our one-person shop. Since I wear many hats, how should I report my salary?
One person shops usually have an executive director, a coordinator, or an administrative assistant level employee. Please pick the job description and qualification level that best fits your situation. The organization's budget size will identify the one-person-shop multi-taskers.
I am having trouble navigating the Online Survey, how do I go back to a previous page?
Your browser's back & forward buttons won't work to navigate through the survey. You'll have to use the buttons at the bottom of each survey page.

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2006 Report on Nonprofit Wages & Benefits in Northern New England