EPISODE · Nov 16, 2022 · 40 MIN
Compensation Philosophy for Your Nonprofit - with Mala Nagarajan, Vega Mala Consulting
from Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl · host Fund the People
In this episode, you’ll learn about developing a compensation philosophy on which you can build human resources and compensation systems that are in keeping with values of equity and justice. Consultant Mala Nagarajan sits down with host Rusty Stahl to talk about the ideas that undergird equitable salaries and benefits in social justice and social change workplaces. Mala brings deep experience in nonprofit human resources through her work with Vega Mala Consulting and RoadMap Consulting. She is now developing resources specifically to help nonprofits establish compensation practices grounded in racial equity. This is Season 3, Episode 9. Throughout this conversation, we explore several of the Principles of Talent-Investing: Principle 1: Nonprofit People Are Awesome Principle 2: Nonprofit People are the Bedrock of Organizational Effectiveness Principle 4: Talent Justice is Essential, and Principle 6: It Takes Significant Time and Money to Invest in the Nonprofit Workforce To learn about the Eight Principles of Talent-Investing, listen to Episode One of this season. And we invite you to learn from all the amazing past guests of Fund the People - A Podcast with Rusty Stahl. All resources & links mentioned in the show can be found on our episode show notes page or at fundthepeople.org/ftp_podcast. Find all the episodes of this podcast and other resources on our website, fundthepeople.org.
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In this episode, you’ll learn about developing a compensation philosophy on which you can build human resources and compensation systems that are in keeping with values of equity and justice. Consultant Mala Nagarajan sits down with host Rusty Stahl to talk about the ideas that undergird equitable salaries and benefits in social justice and social change workplaces. Mala brings deep experience in nonprofit human resources through her work with Vega Mala Consulting and RoadMap Consulting. She is now developing resources specifically to help nonprofits establish compensation practices grounded in racial equity. This is Season 3, Episode 9. Throughout this conversation, we explore several of the Principles of Talent-Investing: Principle 1: Nonprofit People Are Awesome Principle 2: Nonprofit People are the Bedrock of Organizational Effectiveness Principle 4: Talent Justice is Essential, and Principle 6: It Takes Significant Time and Money to Invest in the Nonprofit Workforce To learn about the Eight Principles of Talent-Investing, listen to Episode One of this season. And we invite you to learn from all the amazing past guests of Fund the People - A Podcast with Rusty Stahl. All resources & links mentioned in the show can be found on our episode show notes page or at fundthepeople.org/ftp_podcast. Find all the episodes of this podcast and other resources on our website, fundthepeople.org.
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