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Opinions/Editorials Title: Is A One Million Dollar Nonprofit CEO Salary As Bad As It Sounds? Is A One Million Dollar Nonprofit CEO Salary As Bad As It Sounds?
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... American Cancer Society CEO John Seffrin Your hard-earned money may be going toward a CEO’s multi-million dollar pay package. If you donate to the American Cancer Society, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, or one of at least 18 others that the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported as having CEOs making one million dollars or more, then that’s exactly what you’re doing. It’s easy to argue that this is outrageous, but is it really? As you might imagine, there are two very different perspectives on this issue. That’s Too Much for a Nonprofit CEO It is not just a general sentiment. Lawmakers in numerous states including New York, New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts have tried to introduce legislation that would cap executive salaries at nonprofit organizations that receive public funding. Florida wanted a cap of $129,972, while Massachusetts sought to cap executive pay at $500,000. So far, all of these bills have failed to gain legislative approval, though the battle is not over. According to New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, “These regulations will allow the state government to identify and stop the few providers that pocket taxpayer dollars rather than use them to serve the public.” The opinions of these lawmakers echo those of many people. If you are going to work at a nonprofit, you should have as your primary motivation the public good. It is reasonable to think that you would accept less compensation in order to move more money into the hands of those who need it.According to Bloomberg, CEOs of the largest U.S. foundations and charities received $429,512 on average. That’s a median pay increase of 3.8% in 2011. Other, smaller nonprofits gave their executives a pay raise of 2.7% according to the article (based on 2010 required tax filings).It’s Time to Change Our Thinking Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest This is an old article but probably worse today than when it was published.
#2. To: U don't know me (#0) "Is A One Million Dollar Nonprofit CEO Salary As Bad As It Sounds?" You tell me. You can hire one CEO for $200,000 and he can bring in $2 million. Or you can hire another CEO for $1 million and he can bring in $20 million. Funny. The article doesn't mention how much these CEO's can raise.
#3. To: misterwhite, U don't know me (#2) Funny. The article doesn't mention how much these CEO's can raise. Socialists, commies, and unions do not believe in pay for performance. потому что Бог хочет это тот путь #4. To: SOSO (#3) "Socialists, commies, and unions do not believe in pay for performance." $15 minimum wage, for example.
#5. To: misterwhite (#2) This happens to be a charity and not General Motors. The whole thing involving cancer is nothing but a fraud. There are lots of people who walk all night thinking the money that they raise goes to find a cure for cancer WRONG. There will never be a cure as long as there are parasites tapping the donations.
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