Workforce Panel by Prosperity Initiative

2025-11-07 20:23:17 UTC

I notice that HSA/cps was noticeably absent from this conversation.

Full Cost Funding

2025-11-07 21:15:40 UTC

This will help all nonprofits get out of the scarcity mindset, help our staff avoid burnout, and build prosperity and equity (not just equality) into what we do. Let’s talk about money! No more lowest bidders and competitiom between nonprofits.

Non-Profit Pay Gaps

2025-11-07 21:17:38 UTC

Is there a framework for non-profits where executive directors/CEOs make 3-4 times as much as the lowest paid employee? These pay gaps are huge indicators of non-profit inequity. What is being done to ensure executives aren’t making significantly more than direct service staff?

Who is the audience for this panel?

2025-11-07 21:22:49 UTC

I spent the last week crunching the budget numbers to raise our minimum salary to $60K.

Other than “we need more money so we can hire good people and pay them well”, is there another takeaway?

How can we be brave when you have all the power?

2025-11-07 21:33:08 UTC

Gap-filling funding

2025-11-07 21:33:59 UTC

While I understand the “add another 0” call to action, the challenge from the funders side is often having to choose between multiple amazing orgs, many of which focus on different subsets of the population. How do you propose we prioritize one program over another, in order to “add the 0” and support non-profit efforts to fairly and equitably pay staff, without leaving behind marginalized demographics?

Public private partnerships

2025-11-07 21:35:39 UTC

We need to make this easier to achieve formal agreements to do the work together.

2025-11-07 21:36:01 UTC

This was a very helpful panel from funders naming the challenges

2025-11-07 21:36:49 UTC

Can we support the people who want to get into the non profit for children and family field with education and scholarships please especially since most of us were/ are ece educators

Strategy that works

2025-11-07 21:37:09 UTC

Valuable conversation but I found it so baffling when we’re talking about this when there is a strategy that works. Unionizing the workforce. Unionized workforces show that salaries, benefits and working conditions are significantly better than the workforces that aren’t.

If any workers are interested, please email ask-uesf@uesf.org

Mapping the back office

2025-11-07 21:38:05 UTC

Overly complex back end systems perpetuate inequity. Hard to be transparent - hard for people to learn - creates a power dynamic. How to simplify in the government and nonprofit context?

2025-11-07 21:38:56 UTC

I think it would be great to hear from a funder and their grantee to get a whole picture of what full cost funding looks like.

2025-11-07 21:40:29 UTC

Thank you for voicing your support for our workforce. Grant applications and certain funding opportunities from private foundations can feel high-barrier, especially for organizations that don’t have a dedicated development team. Are there any resources or recommendations for nonprofit leaders around this?

Strategy that works

2025-11-07 21:41:35 UTC

There is a strategy out there that works. Unionized work forces have significantly higher salaries, benefits and working conditions. And to have a collective voice.

If we want to have courageous conversations, let’s do that.

Email ask-uesf@uesf.org if you are interested in workers getting dignity in the work place.

Appreciate the panel

2025-11-07 21:41:37 UTC

Very helpful to discuss the funding gaps and realities of the nonprofits who are asked to do $1.00 worth of work with .50 cents and blamed for workforce pay and working conditions. As mentioned on the panel, adjust the rates so nonprofits can recruit and retain our workforce and offer a living wage.

I am a chair for a community advisory board for a non profit what has been beneficial recently is presenting to the board of directors of the needs in the community

2025-11-07 21:42:01 UTC

Hope about the future of non profit ?

2025-11-07 21:44:28 UTC

I am hopeful for the sustainability of nonprofits because there will always be people with the heart to serve and build stronger communities. However, I’m less hopeful about the sustainability of the systems that fund and support these organizations. The ecosystem is failing to provide job quality and stability; many people working for the city, for instance, can’t even afford to live in it. Cost of living isn’t just about money; it’s about access to childcare, affordable housing, healthcare, quality education, and food security. Without addressing these systemic gaps ( which I acknowledge has been mentioned here today in one way or the other) we are already burning out the very people sacrificing to build a better society.

What I can do?

2025-11-07 21:47:08 UTC

In my role, I can strengthen nonprofit job quality by advocating for fair and equitable compensation, creating transparent career pathways, and fostering a culture that values staff well-being, equity, and professional growth.