2016 NPT Best Nonprofits To Work - The NonProfit Times

1 THENONPROFITTIMESTMThe Leading Business Publication For NonProfit Management $ 1, 20162016 NPTBest NonprofitsTo Wo r kIt s Fun, Games, Benefits And SeriousBusiness At The best NonprofitsTeam Rubicon arrives in thePhilippines within days ofTyphoon Haiyan, Nov. 12, took top honors in the by Kirk 1 4/1/16 2:02 PM Page 12 APRIL1, 2016 was a significant reduction inforce (RIF) at BoardSource three yearsago, in addition to the departure of itschief executive officer. The Washing-ton, NonProfit that aims to strengthennonprofit board leadership, has been workinghard ever since on its organizational culture.

2 We had a very short timeframe to get staff to-gether. It was traumatizing, for staff that was kept,too. Creating a good working environment and cul-ture was the number one priority for us, said MarciSunderland, vice president of human of the staff members were with the or-ganization before the 2013 reorganization. We created an internal task force thatlooked at where we were as an organization,where we wanted to be, and how we get there, Sunderland said. They used an internal survey toget feedback from staff members and thenhosted brown bag lunches to drill down deeperand eventually put together an organizationalculture must have worked because BoardSourcewas among the first-time organizations to graceThe NonProfit Times best Nonprofits To Work2016.

3 With 30 employees, BoardSource ranked12th among 18 Nonprofits in the small categoryand 23rd out of 50 overall. One of the things we were aiming for was tobe able to go through this process as a baseyear, and what feedback we got going throughthis process to see how we can make Board-Source better, Sunderland the many returning organizationsfrom 2015 is Team Rubicon, which ranked sec-ond overall last year but this year took the topspot. The NonProfit has 44 employees, including31 at its Los Angeles-area headquarters, to qual-ify in the small organization sixth annual report is compiled with thehelp of best Companies Group, Inc.

4 , (BCG). TheHarrisburg, firm conducts a thoroughorganizational assessment. It s a multi-partprocess designed to gather detailed data abouteach participating NonProfit . The organizationcompletes a questionnaire and then employeescomplete a confidential survey. Sources outsidethe organization also are information is combined to pro-duce a detailed set of data enabling analysts todetermine the strengths and opportunities ofparticipating organizations. Workplaces areranked based on this data and then the Em-ployer Benchmark Summary is returned to eachparticipating at each NonProfit must completethe Employer Benefits & Policies Questionnaire(EQ), collecting information about policies, prac-tices and demographics.

5 The Employee Engage-ment and Satisfaction Survey consists ofapproximately 78 statements that employees re-spond to on a five-point agreement are analyzed and categorized ac-cording to eight core focus areas: Leadership and planning; Corporate culture and communications; Role satisfaction; work environment; Relationship with supervisor; Training, development and resources; Pay and benefits; and, Overall on the list scored on average 90percent on the survey compared with 76 percentby all Nonprofits not on the list. The percentageindicates respondents who answered AgreeSomewhat and Agree Strongly to the 78 state-ments, such as I would recommend workinghere to a friend, or I like the people I work withat this organization.

6 The biggest disparities were found within thecategories of leadership and planning (90 per-cent for Nonprofits on the list compared to 71percent for those not on the list) and corporateculture and communications (88 percent versus71 percent). Nonprofits on the list did not scoreless than 85 percent in any of the eight focusareas. For those that did not make the list, thehighest score was 84 were 10 key drivers identified by BCGthat were common among the 50 organizations: I feel I am valued in this organization; I have confidence in the leadership of thisorganization; I like the type of work that I do; Most days, I feel I have made progress atwork; This organization treats me like a person,not a number; I like the people I work with at this organi-zation; There is room for me to advance at this or-ganization; I can trust what this organization tells me.

7 My job makes good use of my skills andabilities; and,It s Fun, Games, Benefits And SeriousBusiness At Top Nonprofits To WorkNPT s best Nonprofits TO work -- 20161 Team RubiconEl SegundoCA2 OSU FoundationStillwaterOK3 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the MidlandsOmahaNE4 The Center for Trauma & ResilienceDenverCO5 Brighton CenterSan AntonioTX6 National Communication AssociationWashingtonDC7 The Mission ContinuesSt. LouisMO8 AHCA rlingtonVA9 Legal Aid Society of the District of ColumbiaWashingtonDC10 Communities In Schools National OfficeArlingtonVA11 Pearl S. Buck InternationalPerkasiePA12 Space FoundationColorado SpringsCO13 Kessler FoundationWest OrangeNJ14 American Heart AssociationDallasTX15 National Board for Certification in Occupational TherapyGaithersburgMD16 Partnership for Public ServiceWashingtonDC17 Alzheimer's AssociationChicagoIL18 Make-A-Wish IllinoisChicagoIL19 CAP TulsaTulsaOK20 ZERO - The End of Prostate CancerAlexandriaVA21 CinnaireLansingMI22 Young Community DevelopersSan FranciscoCA23 BoardSourceWashingtonDC24 PRSMcLeanVA25 Positive Coaching AllianceMountain YorkNY27 Women's Business Enterprise

8 National CouncilWashingtonDC28 The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young AdultsBaltimoreMD29 Navy-Marine Corps Relief SocietyArlingtonVA30 SightLifeSeattleWA31 Pathway HomesFairfaxVA32 Career Path ServicesSpokaneWA33 Downtown Streets TeamSan JoseCA34 Emerge! Center Against Domestic AbuseTucsonAZ35 The Achievement Network (ANet)BostonMA36 North Carolina Outward Bound SchoolAshevilleNC37 CCSSOW ashingtonDC38 Directions for Youth & FamiliesColumbusOH39 Community Food Bank of Southern ArizonaTucsonAZ40iMentorNew YorkNY41 Soles4 SoulsOld HickoryTN42 Caring Voice CoalitionMechanicsvilleVA43 Century Housing CorporationCulver CityCA44 The Children's Home of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45 Year UpBostonMA46 Birthright Israel FoundationNew YorkNY47 Community Legal Services of Mid-FloridaDaytona BeachFL48 Summer SearchSan FranciscoCA49 American College of Emergency PhysiciansIrvingTX50 Our Family

9 ServicesTucsonAZRankOrganization ListingCityState2016 NPT s best Nonprofits To WorkTop 50 This organization provides the technology,equipment and resources I need to do my good salary and benefits package will al-ways be a good draw for a NonProfit , and theBest Nonprofits To work are no exception. Theoverall average exempt salary was $74,351among this year s 50 Nonprofits . Five organiza-tions boasted an average exempt salary of morethan $100,000: Birthright Israel Foundation, $133,328 Century Housing Corp, $113,749 Cinnaire, $113,675 National Communication Association,$106,700 National office of Communities In Schools,$105,338 Beyond a good paycheck, a common threadamong this year s best Nonprofits To work For wasemployee appreciation.

10 Sometimes that included amonetary prize or bonus. Some 44 organizationshave a formal program to recognize Team Rubicon last year instituteda quarterly award for staff called The Teddy. That s on top of the existing, less formal andmore casually named Get Sh*t Done formerly quarterly accolade is now awardedmonthly and includes a big mug and glass plate A cheers to you with nominations submittedby directors to human resources each month. The Teddy was inspired by a famous quotein Teddy Roosevelt s 1910 speech, The Man InThe Arena delivered in Paris.