As an elected member of a not-for-profit board, one of the most important responsibilities you have is hiring and overseeing the work of a talented CEO/executive director.

Leading a not-for-profit can be incredibly challenging, especially through times of crisis. 

Five years ago, I wrote “When you don’t disclose salary range on a job posting, a unicorn loses its wings.” This has contributed to some contentious arguments in our sector, namely about whether unicorns have wings. Since then, however, I have been glad to see so much progress being made. 

Many states now have laws requiring the disclosure of salary information, as well as to make it illegal to ask for candidates’ salary history. 

​An increasing number of organizations in our sector, such as Momentum Nonprofit Partners and NTEN, have started requiring salary to be disclosed on their job boards.