An interesting article from Blue Avocado about the results of a voting survey of nonprofit employees.
An excerpt.
“In a survey of 560 staff at health and human service nonprofits, a remarkable 100% of senior managers and 92% of "line staff" (non-senior managers) are registered to vote. Wow! And . . .
• Nonprofit staff are 49% more likely to be registered than the general population.
• Nonprofit staff were 21% more likely to vote than the general population (in the 2010 election for governor).
“Letting candidates know that nonprofit staff vote
“SVCN is presenting these findings to the county board of supervisors and to city councils, to show that nonprofit staff are voters. "You'll hear even more from us right before the November election!" vows executive director Patricia Gardner.
“Nonprofit staff volunteer more, too
"Not only do we work in the nonprofit sector," Patricia says, "but we volunteer in the sector -- everyone is doing it!" In fact, 90% of senior managers and 72% of other staff volunteer in the community.”
"We know we [nonprofit staff] put in extra time where we work, but we're also volunteering elsewhere," says Patricia. "Our sector leaders are actively engaged in the community in many ways."
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.