Hello all,
I am a lurker on the list but the conversation about salaries interests me
and felt the need to respond.
I have been working as a grant writer and backend development professional
in Israel for almost 20 years mostly on a freelance basis. When looking at
salaries, I think it is important to consider the size, budget and
affiliation of an organization.
A start up organization with a budget of half a million dollars, in my
opinion, should pay less than a veteran organization with a twelve million
dollar budget. The world of grants has gotten tougher and tougher with
more people working in the field and more organizations applying for
funding. Organizational professionals often invest years in building a
relationship so that I can have the privilege of ultimately sculting their
message to a foundation.
Also, there is a wide variety of what constitutes a "grant writer." There
is writing, research and reporting both in Hebrew and in English. There is
also the grant writer who works as the "connector" and actually meets with
foundations and cultivates those relationships. Those are different jobs
with different pay scales. So when publishing salary scales, you really
need to know who you are in the scale not just what the market will accept.
Just a few thoughts,
Beth Shapiro
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On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:15 PM, TR <trice613@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree with you Rachelbeth about educating NGOs regarding
higher salaries that reflect the worth of the fundraiser. When I entered
into the FR field 25+ yrs ago in the States my entry level salary was
$38k/yr. as Dir of Dev. Based on today's conversion rate that translates to
almost 11k shek. I feel it's critical to the satisfaction of the fundraiser
to start the negotiation at a higher rate and go from there. Starting too
low may only bring frustration in the future when you want to re-negotiate.
Being prepared for the job interview and impressing with confidence can go
a long way when making your case for more money.
BTW I feel this is the same as approaching a donor. My motto is 'If you
don't ask, you don't get'!
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:59 PM, Rachelbeth Canar <rachelcanar@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
All of you I think are very out of touch, as very seasoned and well
positioned fundraisers, as to what is really going on in the lower levels
of the field. I find the salary survey accurate. I spoke to someone just
today who is taking a job that is going to pay her 4000 starting for 50%
time. And this is actually not such a small organization. I speak to
people, both job seekers and employers literally 5 days a week, and I am
PUSHING them to offer nothing less than 8000.
The other problem that at least 30% of my course graduates come up
against is employers trying to pay them by % of the monies they raise. I
teach in my class that this is wrong and preach about it to anyone, NGO
director, or job seeker that this cannot be done, but I am simply shocked
by how prevalent it is/ the number of organizations (obviously smaller less
professional ones) that are trying to do this. Those who are new to the
field and not connected to anyone to tell them differently, simply don't
even know that it isn't allowed.
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Harriet Gimpel <
harriet.gimpel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's my impression too...
2017-05-24 10:30 GMT+03:00 Steve Solomon <smsolomon22@xxxxxxxxx>:
Thanks Gila. My impressions as well !!
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On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Gila Weinberg <
gila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In my experience these numbers are no longer accurate. DODs make
between 18-35, grant writers 9-14. Of course there are people making less,
but in general good professionals are demanding and getting these ranges.
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Steve Solomon <smsolomon22@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Chevra
A number of years ago the attached results of a salary survey was
published. I wonder if anyone knows who conducted this survey and if
anything more recent has been done.
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