Employment Trends and Strategies for Improving Employee Retention Within the Nonprofit Sector
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Each month, the Wyoming
Nonprofit Network highlights a specific topic impacting the nonprofit sector in
its What We Are Learning email series. In May 2025, WNN is focusing on
employment trends within the sector and factors that impact employee retention.
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Start Thinking About Employee Retention
Employee retention ensures
that an organization can retain skilled employees and reduce the costs
associated with turnover. Consider the pre-learning questions below related to
your organization’s approach to employee retention:
- In the last five years,
has the organization experienced any notable changes in its employee retention
efforts?
- Does
organizational leadership understand the primary reasons employees choose to
leave their roles at the organization?
- How frequently
does the organization evaluate salary and benefits, including non-monetary
incentives? Within the organization, who is responsible for this evaluation,
and what actions are taken with the collected information?
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2024 - 2025 Wyoming Nonprofit Compensation and Benefit Report
Utilizing responses from 138
nonprofit organizations, the 2024-2025 Wyoming Nonprofit Compensation and
Benefits Report is a comprehensive resource that offers valuable insights to
support nonprofit compensation and benefits planning. Key data highlights
include pay, benefits, and organizational practices across the sector, along
with benchmarks to guide salary ranges and benefit design.
The report is provided free
of charge to organizations that completed the initial survey and is available
for purchase to all other organizations for $75 for WNN members and $150 for
non-members. Members must be logged in to the WNN website to access the member
pricing.
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Resources - Launched in 2024, the Social Impact Staff Retention
project collects data on nonprofit worker engagement. Respondents are asked
whether they are seeking new jobs, whether they are not, and the reasons for
their decision. Additionally, respondents are asked about their tenure, scope
of work, and whether job seekers plan to stay in the nonprofit sector or look
to other fields. Review the findings and insights from the 2025 report online.
- According to research conducted by the Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM),
five significant contributors to job satisfaction include respectful treatment
of all employees, compensation, trust between employees and management, job
security, and opportunities to use their skills at work. Read “Improving Employee Retention and Reducing Turnover” to understand the drivers of employee retention and determine
which retention strategies may be most effective at your organization.
- Employee turnover can not only impact mission fulfillment, but also come with a cost. Research conducted by SHRM concluded
“that on average it costs a company 6 to 9 months of an employee’s salary to
replace him or her when all costs — recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training,
reduced productivity, et cetera, were considered.” Read “Employee Retention: What Employee Turnover Really
Costs Your Company” from MGR
Workforce to learn more.
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What You Want to Learn Matters
Email Director of Learning and Development Tess Mittelstadt
at tmittelstadt@wynonprofit.org
with your feedback on the What We Are Learning email and suggestions on
future topics.
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Are You a Member of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network? If you are not currently a member of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network, explore our member directory and learn more about the benefits of membership online.
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Wyoming Nonprofit Network 822 West 23rd St., Unit A, Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-772-9050 wynonprofit.org
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