2010 Report on Nonprofit Wages & Benefits in Northern New England

• 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?

The survey is now closed. Thanks to the over 320 participating nonprofit organizations (an all time record), this 8th Annual Survey of nonprofit wages and benefits will produce the most statistically significant results to date.

The 2010 Report on Nonprofit Wages & Benefits in Northern New England, covering Maine and New Hampshire, providing Maine specific data as well as valuable regional comparisons, will be published in the early fall. 

Receiving the Report
All participating member organizations will receive the report for free as soon as it is published.  These organizations need to do nothing further to insure delivery.  All other organizations must order the report and the cost structure is as follows:

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2010 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. If you represent an all volunteer organization or you have no employees matching any of the 30 job categories (see listing in Survey Intructions), please do not attempt to complete this survey.
  
• When is the deadline for submitting the survey?
  Close of Business, Tuesday, June 15, 2010
  
• 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 2010 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 we join MANP to get the report for free?
  Yes, you can join MANP at anytime before the publication of this report, in the Fall of 2010, and if you have met the participation requirements, you will receive the report free of charge.
  
  The full retail price of this report is $198 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.
  
• What's new this year?
  • A new partner, University of New Hampshire Survey Center, has joined MANP, the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, and Executive Service Corps adding state of the art surveying software and analysis.
    
    
  • Two new job categories, Direct Care Worker (DSP/PSP) and Certified Nurses Aid.  This brings the number of categories surveyed up to 30.
    
    
  • Several new questions aimed at collecting more data on the Executive Director position including: education level, gender, additional compensation beyond wages.
    
    
• 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! Please contact Brenda Peluso at 871-1885 and request that a paper copy be sent to you.
  
• 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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2010 Report on Nonprofit Wages & Benefits in Northern New England

Frequently Asked Questions

• When will the report be published?
  The new report will be released in the fall of 2010 based on data collected during the late spring and early summer of 2010.
  
• Who participated in the survey?
  All nonprofits in the Maine and New Hampshire were invited to participate. 320 Maine and 260 New Hampshire nonprofits responded.
  
  
• Do I get a free copy of the report if I participate in the survey?
  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; and
    b. returned your completed questionnaire by the deadline.
  
• How do I know if my organization is a member of the Maine Association of Nonprofits?
  Our online member list is updated weekly. Look for your organization's name here.
  
• How much does the report cost?
  • $198 for non-participating, non-members
  • $99 for non-participating member organizations and Friends of MANP
  • $99 for participating non-members
    Free for participating member organizations
    
• We can't afford the price.  Are there other options?
  Yes, we donate copies to eleven public libraries around the state each time we publish a report.  They are:
  • Auburn Public Library, 782-3191
  • Bangor Public Library, 947-8336
  • Bath Patten Free Library, 443-5141
  • Belfast Free Library, 338-3884
  • Farmington Public Library, 778-4312
  • Lithgow Public Library, Augusta, 626-2415
  • Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, 764-2571
  • Portland Public Library, 871-1700
  • Rockland Public Library, 594-0310
  • Scarborough Public Library, 883-4723
  • Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta, 563-5513
  • University of Maine Machias, Merrill Library, 255-1200
  • York Public Library, 363-2818

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