2008 Salary Survey

2008 Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey

of Greater Kansas City Area Nonprofit Organizations

Three organizations (Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership of the University of Missouri – Kansas City, Council on Philanthropy (COP), and the Executive Service Corps of Greater Kansas City (ESC)) in Kansas City have formed a collaborative partnership to conduct this survey – the only one of its kind in Kansas City. By including up-to-date, comprehensive data regarding salaries and benefits of Kansas City nonprofit professionals, this resource will prove invaluable in demonstrating how your agency’s compensation practices compare to those of similar agencies in Kansas City.

Here’s the important part. Your participation is essential. In order for the 2008 Salary and Benefits Survey to achieve the highest level of accuracy, all Kansas City agencies must participate in the survey. Please take the time to download, complete and submit the survey (instructions below). Your responses should reflect salary and benefit information as of your most recent payroll in June, 2008. We know you are busy, and time is a precious commodity to you. However, we also know that the success of the final report and, therefore, its ultimate utility as a reliable resource for Kansas City nonprofit professionals like you depends upon your agency’s active and timely involvement.

All completed surveys will go directly to the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC for processing and analysis. No other agencies will have access to your survey information. To encourage candor, all responses will be held in strictest confidence by the research team of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Your responses, and the responses of your colleagues, will be aggregated and reported in a non-identifying manner in the survey report, which will be available in the Fall (Ordering information is listed below).

Please complete your survey by September 10, 2008.

Instructions:

· Click on the following link to save the Survey Tool: (Note: this is a Microsoft Word form)

· Once you have saved the survey to your computer, open the document and fill out the survey. To navigate through the document you can use your tab button, arrow keys and/or mouse to select the area you wish to enter data. We suggest you save your work periodically as you fill out the survey.

· Once you have finished filling out the survey just save the document and then attach it to an email to the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at mcnl@umkc.edu (we will send you an email confirming we have received it).

· We also recommend you print off a copy of your completed survey for your records.

Thank you for your participation in this extremely worthwhile endeavor. If you have any questions about the survey or the process, please feel free to contact us at the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership by phone at (816) 235-5720, or by email at mcnl@umkc.edu.

If you would prefer to fill out the Survey Tool by hand you may print off the Adobe PDF file and send in your responses to the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, University of Missouri – Kansas City, 310 Bloch School, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City Missouri, 64110. Click here for the PDF file.

As a participating agency in this survey, you will have the opportunity to obtain your copy of the 2008 Kansas City Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Survey for $60.00 – a fifty percent reduction in price. For your convenience, you may preorder your copy by completing the order form and mailing or faxing it. You must submit a completed survey in order to take advantage of this discount. Click here for an Order Form.

Note: The Salary Survey report will also be available in the Nonprofit Resource Center (4747 Troost Avenue Suite 207 - (816) 235-5720) so you can view it for free - the 2004 and 2006 version are available now, Here is a sample of the 2006 Survey Report.