Resources
The Journey toWARDS a thriving Wage
A Guide for Social Justice Nonprofits
This resource offers a framework for understanding a thriving wage, a relatively new concept that advocates for pay beyond minimum and living wages. While a true thriving wage is challenging - if not impossible - for nonprofits to meet for every staff member, it is still worth striving towards. This guide shares a roadmap for how organizations can ground themselves in principles of equitable compensation and approach a thriving wage as part of its work to advance a more just world. Just like the many other inequities we are fighting that have a timeline beyond our tenure or lifespans, a thriving wage is a guiding star in a journey that’s worth taking, no matter how far away it might be.
Creating a Compensation Philosophy
A Toolkit for Social Justice Nonprofits
This toolkit offers some guidance on what a compensation philosophy is and what it includes, common tensions that arise in compensation structures (which may feel especially resonant!), and worksheets and checklists to help you develop your philosophy. The purpose of this toolkit is to help you feel less alone with the unique challenges that mission-driven, social justice nonprofits face in paying people well, sustainably, and in a way that reflects our external calls for change.
Equitable Compensation on a Budget
8 Totally Free Things You Can Do Right Now to Practice More Equitable Compensation
You might not be ready to overhaul your whole pay scale, but there are several immediate and practical steps you can take right now that cost absolutely nothing.
Equitable Hiring For Small Teams
A Checklist for Small Social Change Organizations
When you are strapped for time and have limited bandwidth, these key considerations that can make a meaningful difference in fostering an equitable, people-centered hiring process