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2021 Compensation and Roles for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
October 2021
United Philanthropy Forum’s 2021 Compensation & Roles for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the compensation practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) and other employment practice information.
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PSO Staff Diversity
- People of Color Hold a Majority of PSO Staff Positions. For the first time, according to the 2021 Forum survey, a majority (54 percent) of permanent PSO staff positions are being held by people of color.
- The Racial and Ethnic Diversity of CEOs Continues to Grow at PSOs. For the chief executives of PSOs, 47 percent are people of color, which is up from 39 percent in 2020 and 22 percent in 2017.
PSO Staff Retention and Recruitment
- A Majority of PSOs Anticipate Growth in 2021. Three out of five PSOs (61 percent) anticipate adding staff positions this year, surpassing the shares reported by PSOs going back to 2017.
- Over Half of PSO Staff Are Relatively New to Their Roles. Three out of five PSOs (61 percent) anticipate adding staff positions this year, surpassing the shares reported by PSOs going back to 2017.
PSO Staff Working Location
- Few PSO Staff Work Exclusively Onsite. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of PSO staff worked onsite exclusively. Based on the 2021 survey, the share of PSO staff working only onsite is now down to 10 percent for the 476 permanent staff positions for which respondents indicated a working location.
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