Comments on: Donor Boycott List Begins http://mynonprofitwebsite.com/blog/2009/09/28/donor-boycott-list-begins/ Wed, 23 May 2012 16:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Bob Guinto http://mynonprofitwebsite.com/blog/2009/09/28/donor-boycott-list-begins/#comment-13029 Bob Guinto Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:35:37 +0000 http://mynonprofitwebsite.com/blog/2009/09/28/donor-boycott-list-begins/#comment-13029 The point of the post was that charitable and government work comes with it a certain level of charitable commitment. If a person wants to make the big bucks they need to look elsewhere. If they have no intention of being employed at a reasonable salary when compared to most employed individuals then they should not be hired. Yes the mission is more important in the hiring decision process than the individual because your hiring the person make the mission successful. Any notion that it takes more money to get the most qualified person for a nonprofit or government job when your paying 6 figures is false. There are hundreds of examples of well qualified individuals taking on the responsibilities and accepting a pay that fits the charitable nature of the organization. There are just as many examples of high paid executives who did an awful job and created for a nonprofit a huge mess to clean up. Just conduct a web search for as many examples as you need. Incompetence is not created by the dollar value of a salary. Incompetence is caused by the hiring committee who placed to much value on credentials and an asking price. The bottom line is that nonprofits and government organizations were not created to pay high salaries and as charitable organizations are to keep their costs lower than the for-profit market. The point of the post was that charitable and government work comes with it a certain level of charitable commitment. If a person wants to make the big bucks they need to look elsewhere. If they have no intention of being employed at a reasonable salary when compared to most employed individuals then they should not be hired.

Yes the mission is more important in the hiring decision process than the individual because your hiring the person make the mission successful.
Any notion that it takes more money to get the most qualified person for a nonprofit or government job when your paying 6 figures is false.

There are hundreds of examples of well qualified individuals taking on the responsibilities and accepting a pay that fits the charitable nature of the organization. There are just as many examples of high paid executives who did an awful job and created for a nonprofit a huge mess to clean up. Just conduct a web search for as many examples as you need.

Incompetence is not created by the dollar value of a salary. Incompetence is caused by the hiring committee who placed to much value on credentials and an asking price.

The bottom line is that nonprofits and government organizations were not created to pay high salaries and as charitable organizations are to keep their costs lower than the for-profit market.

]]> By: Aaron http://mynonprofitwebsite.com/blog/2009/09/28/donor-boycott-list-begins/#comment-13026 Aaron Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:56:17 +0000 http://mynonprofitwebsite.com/blog/2009/09/28/donor-boycott-list-begins/#comment-13026 While it is ridiculous that the executives of charities make an obscene amount of money, it is completely ludicrous to compare them to the salary of the president. The president makes an extremely low salary for an executive office - most CEOs make over a million dollars as a standard - in fact, many partners in accounting firms outearn the president. Additionally, you mention that the mission of the organization is more important than the people in the organization. You need to remember that it is the people in the organization who create the mission and work towards it. If it takes more money to hire the person who is best for this job, then logic dictates you hire that person, rather than spend less money and hire an incompetent who cannot bring about the mission of the organization. While it is ridiculous that the executives of charities make an obscene amount of money, it is completely ludicrous to compare them to the salary of the president. The president makes an extremely low salary for an executive office - most CEOs make over a million dollars as a standard - in fact, many partners in accounting firms outearn the president.

Additionally, you mention that the mission of the organization is more important than the people in the organization. You need to remember that it is the people in the organization who create the mission and work towards it. If it takes more money to hire the person who is best for this job, then logic dictates you hire that person, rather than spend less money and hire an incompetent who cannot bring about the mission of the organization.

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