Here's how you can negotiate a higher salary in the nonprofit field.

Negotiating a higher salary in the nonprofit field involves demonstrating your unique value and aligning your contributions with the organization's mission. Start by researching salary benchmarks for similar roles to support your request with data. Highlight your achievements, skills, and commitment to the cause during the discussion. Emphasize the impact of your work and be clear about your financial needs while also being open to alternative forms of compensation, such as professional development or flexible work arrangements, if a higher salary isn't possible.

Las organizaciones sociales necesitan personas con verdadera vocación de servicio, que los mueva en el hacer la causa social. En el aspecto salarial, lamentablemente el sector social, en su inmensa mayoría, se compone de entidades con limitaciones de orden financiero, lo que incide en la oferta de salarios bajos. Así las cosas, los profesionales inmersos en el Tercer Sector, nos mueve más la causa social que el salario en si mismo.

Absolutely know your worth when approaching salary negotiations. Market research, trends, cost of living are all things that should guide the conversation. Also this salary will be what you are locked into for at least 18 months (unless also negotiated) and the likelihood of significant salary jump more than 3% is fairly slim.

Precious gifts of time, talent and treasure are the result of building trust with donor prospects. While development team members are expected to play pivotal roles other non-profit team members can and should play crucial roles in nurturing relationships (better yet, friendships). They also can play huge roles in communicating the non-profit’s mission and story that sets the stage for getting the non-profit visibility and credibility. It takes an entire non-profit village for the organization to succeed, move forward and magnify its impact. All members of the non-profit team should be recognized and rewarded for their contributions in telling the story and developing and sustaining friendships that culminate in greater gift income.

Know your worth to the nonprofit. We bring all of our expertise but the organization may not need all of your expertise. So be able to share how you will transform the organization to help meet the mission.

El valor agregado que le des al programa social o a la entidad social, fruto de tu conocimiento, experiencia y compromiso, es lo que te da un valor diferencial en cualquier proceso de selección. El aspecto de captación de recursos y de generación de alianzas estratégicas significa mucho para cualquier entidad social.

Before entering salary negotiations, I gathered data on average salaries for development professionals and organizations specific to the positions I am targeting within my area of expertise. I then compared these benchmarks with my own achievements. Notably, I highlighted that I had increased our annual fund by 30% over three years and successfully implemented multiple projects. This thorough preparation gave me the confidence to request a salary that accurately reflects my contributions.

Be on the look out for internal openings with greater renumeration that you can apply for. Most non-profits like to grow and keep talents but you must keep developing yourself, perform well and be 'in the know'; so when the opportunity comes, you are ready to put yourself out there.