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PNP’s NONPROFIT SALARIES & STAFFING TRENDS for 2021 reports that competitive salaries remain key to retaining talented staff who have stepped-up during the pandemic and who are enabling organizations to persevere through uncertainty and change. The Human and Social Service sector represents the majority of nonprofits planning to hire staff in 2021 given the urgent demand for their programs and services,” said Dr. Robert Duvall, PNP’s Director of Education Services. Increases in philanthropic support during the pandemic are coming primarily from grants, individual donors, and foundations,” said Gayle A. Brandel, CEO, PNP Staffing Group. PNP’s NONPROFIT SALARIES AND STAFFING TRENDS REPORT provides salary ranges for 43 key positions across five budget-size categories.

The details of each nonprofit employer’s plan to return will look different, but there are 10 key issues most will need to understand and starting preparing for now. Creating a plan for employees in high-risk categories for infection to return to work: Consider allowing employees to work from home or remain n leave until they feel comfortable to return. Group health insurance Eligibility—re-determine waiting-period issues due to leave or reinstatement; review any revised eligibility requirements during the layoff or furlough and determine if those changes will be revoked and when. Determine if there will be organization PTO policy changes, including increasing or decreasing paid leave benefits, or additional restrictions in using paid leave.

Nonprofit Staffing During the Pandemic reported that in July 2020, most nonprofit organizations had at least 75% of staff working from home, and 61% reported in September that 100% of their staff were working remotely. This helps maintain productivity during a time when many employees are not only working from home, but juggling remote schooling and remote schedules for multiple household members. Consider flexible work arrangements for all employees Be mindful of the fact that during this pandemic many are adjusting to not only working from home full-time, but many are also tasked with caring for their children, managing virtual learning schedules, and juggling the virtual schedules of multiple household members. Actively manage the security of your organization’s data Install tracking software Geo-locating software can be helpful in locating and keeping your data safer if lost or stolen.

To examine how nonprofits are dealing with staffing issues as they head into late 2020, PNP Staffing Group conducted a survey of a wide range of organizations to ask about action steps nonprofits are taking at this time. Because the good work of nonprofits is performed by people, PNP’s focus in the survey was on staff changes and challenges brought about by the pandemic. The survey reflects the ways in which organizations are acting on new and innovative uses of technology, developing different kinds of training programs for staff, and creatively re-writing policies, practices and procedures for talent management. For mission-driven organizations, the pandemic has caused, and is continuing to drive, significantly different approaches to staff management.