Nonprofit Workforce Survey
Are Nonprofit Workforce Shortages Still a Problem?
Is your charitable nonprofit struggling with unfilled vacancies, long waiting lists of people seeking services, chronic burnout, and other challenges like employee turnover? Or is the nonprofit workforce shortages crisis a thing of the past? We’d like to know.
A major survey and report in late 2021 identified the scope of the problems related to nonprofit workforce shortages and identified both public policy and practical solutions that have helped organizations hire and retain the staff they need to advance their missions. We invite you to complete the updated survey and help the nonprofit sector tell its story.
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