A Critical Overview of Non-Profit Organizations Part 2

​The two classes of staff in nonprofit organizations are volunteers and the ones that earn salaries. Federal Acts, State Laws and employment tax regulations governing workplace are the same for nonprofit and for-profit organizations. In general, the salaries earned by the staff of non-profit organizations is relatively low compared with for-profit establishments. However, the type of nonprofit organization goes a long way in determining the disparity in pay between these two types of corporations.

​Examples of scenarios where the salaries of nonprofit organizations are at par with for-profit organizations are places such as the hospitals, multinational charities, and universities. CMDs of Hospitals and Presidents of Universities can get a gross take-home pay ranging from half a million to a million dollars. However, the head of a local literacy center or a hunger alleviating foundation will earn significantly lower salary but with a sense of fulfillment derived from helping humanity
 
In conclusion, a nonprofit organization can have customers, sell products and services, will require revenue, and should promote its activities. Moreover, the organization should take customer satisfaction seriously; both the donors and the beneficiaries should be satisfied with the operations of the organization. The goal of establishing a non-profit organization is to serve public interests; more like any other business, its success or failure depends on proper management of the organization.