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Listen "E49: How to Negotiate Higher Salaries and Advance Your Nonprofit Career with Shannon Bowen"
Episode Synopsis
Today, we're having a crucial conversation about salary negotiation and career advancement in the nonprofit sector. My guest is Shannon Bowen, a nonprofit leader, fundraiser, career advancement coach, and salary negotiation expert. She helps nonprofit professionals advocate for themselves and get paid what they're worth. As Chief Advancement Officer at Pacific Northwest Research Institute and CEO of Monsoon Leadership, Shannon has over 18 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She'll share her insights on shifting your mindset about salary negotiations, mastering crucial compensation conversations, and negotiating your worth confidently.In this episode:[03:21] Shifting your mindset about salary negotiations[05:01] Nonprofits need to support living wages and retirement savings for employees to stay true to their missions[06:00] Common challenges in salary negotiations[10:35] Effective staff retention strategies like time-based bonuses and collective breaks can improve culture and reduce burnout[15:05] How to ask for internal raises or promotions and how to negotiate for a new role at a different organization[23:23] Interviews are opportunities to assess organizational culture, growth potential, and values alignment[27:57] Be confident in your worth by being "picky, expensive, and brilliant" in your career pursuitsRESOURCESCONNECT WITH SHANNON LinkedIn: Monsoon LeadershipLinkedIn: Shannon BowenWebsite: monsoonleadership.com/salarySend Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact. Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.orgCONNECT WITH HALEYHaley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFREWebsite: thesavvyfundraiser.comYouTube: thesavvyfundraiserProduced by Ideablossoms
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