Focus on career pathways, leadership opportunities to retain talented employees

For nonprofits of all types and stripes, retaining top quality talent—including in the CEO/executive director position—has been a persistent challenge. The reasons are many, but most critically, the private sector can often offer better pay and benefits. But promotion potential is now a greater issue drawing charities' staff away from them, new research shows.

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Board & Administrator for Administrators Only
Published
2026-08-18
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31970
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Human Resource and Talent Management
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Focus on career pathways, leadership opportunities to retain talented employees

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Focus on career pathways, leadership opportunities to retain talented employees

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Abstract

For nonprofits of all types and stripes, retaining top quality talent—including in the CEO/executive director position—has been a persistent challenge. The reasons are many, but most critically, the private sector can often offer better pay and benefits. But promotion potential is now a greater issue drawing charities' staff away from them, new research shows.

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