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As of this point, I am single-handedly bringing in quite a bit more in grant proposals and fundraising to my non-profit organization than my yearly salary. This isn't my only job - I do a lot of different things and raising this money is only one small part. This amount also does not include the general donations and funding that our program receives regardless of whether I solicited or not. It also does not include any money raised by group efforts taken part in by more than one person of our team. This is just money that I went out of my way to research/raise/receive on my own.
Does this mean:
A.) I deserve a raise
B.) I'm doing an excellent job and my position with the nonprofit should certainly be cemented because of the cost-to-production ratio
or
C.) I shouldn't get too excited because most nonprofit employees are supposed to be bringing in massive amounts of money that should easily outgross their salary.
D. Most non-profit employees are not expected to raise "massive amounts" of money; most non-profit employees don't have anything to do with fund raising at all. A bonus or a better raise than everyone else would be nice way to recognize what you have done. While you may be a great employee, everyone can be replaced.
In the real world the minimum ratio of Sales:Salary is 3:1
Right - I was going to say 2.5 - 3 but we're on the same page.
There are a ton of other costs that the employer pays for each employee over and above your gross salary. You pay Fed OASD/EE, so does the employer, you pay Fed MED/EE, so does your employer.
Then there are benefits such as medical and 401k which your company pays too.
Then there are normal overheads such as office rent, stationary expenses, administrator expenses (secretaries, accountants etc etc) that the company has to cover.
The total cost varies by employer but the 2.5 - 3 range is a pretty good indicator.
So in short, no you shouldn't expect anything, sorry.
As of this point, I am single-handedly bringing in quite a bit more in grant proposals and fundraising to my non-profit organization than my yearly salary. This isn't my only job - I do a lot of different things and raising this money is only one small part. This amount also does not include the general donations and funding that our program receives regardless of whether I solicited or not. It also does not include any money raised by group efforts taken part in by more than one person of our team. This is just money that I went out of my way to research/raise/receive on my own.
Does this mean:
A.) I deserve a raise
B.) I'm doing an excellent job and my position with the nonprofit should certainly be cemented because of the cost-to-production ratio
or
C.) I shouldn't get too excited because most nonprofit employees are supposed to be bringing in massive amounts of money that should easily outgross their salary.
C, mostly. Unless you are bringing in 3, 4 times your salary or a lot more, then I really don't think you're going a great job. Who would want to give money to a nonprofit if half of it went to the salary of the fundraiser? Valuable fundraisers bring in hundreds of thousands, even millions. Are you that good? If so, then maybe you do deserve a raise.
C, mostly. Unless you are bringing in 3, 4 times your salary or a lot more, then I really don't think you're going a great job. Who would want to give money to a nonprofit if half of it went to the salary of the fundraiser? Valuable fundraisers bring in hundreds of thousands, even millions. Are you that good? If so, then maybe you do deserve a raise.
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Definitely C. If you brought in less they should fire you. That's your job, they are paying you to bring in money, and if you only bring in the same as your salary (or less) there is nothing for the charity to use for their purpose. If you want to be paid based on what you bring in, get a commission sales job.
The other question to ask yourself is if another employee would be just as successful as you. Or more.
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