Recently, much attention is being paid on a global scale to the negative impact that an aging, or in some countries even "super-aged," population will have on the global economy in the near future.

Thanksgiving Day of is just around the corner, which means your organization is probably gearing up for a food drive, adopting a family in need for the holidays, or volunteering at a soup kitchen (or maybe you work for the social service organization that is providing these volunteer opportunities). There are certainly plenty of non-profit organizations in Northeast Ohio to choose from and we’ve all heard hundreds, if not thousands of stories of the good deeds these organizations strive to achieve. But what about the employees that run these organizations day-to-day? What do their non-profit sector employers offer to them as employees?

According to the 2012 ERC Non-Profit Benefits Survey, the non-profit sector in Northeast Ohio appears to be a bit ahead of the curve in terms structuring the paid time off offered to employees. The more flexible, all inclusive, “paid-time-off” or “PTO” banks are being used by 45% of the non-profit respondents, while other ERC surveys from earlier in 2012 have reported numbers closer to 30% or even lower. Although there is some variability in the samples from year to year, the Non-Profit Benefits survey shows a clear trend with the use of PTO banks hovering just under the 50% mark from 2009-2012.

In collaboration with United Way of Greater Cleveland, ERC is pleased to announce the publication of the 2012 Non-Profit and Health & Human Services Compensation and Benefits survey results. By drawing upon both United Way’s strength as a preeminent organization in the non-profit community as well as ERC’s reputation as Northeast Ohio’s leading publisher of local workplace information and salary data, these surveys provide current and reliable compensation and benefits benchmarks to non-profits across the region.