02/12/2025

Three Ways to Improve Culture and Reduce Turnover at Your Nonprofit

Create a culture where people feel rewarded

Employee retention is understandably top of mind for many leaders and business executives. This is no different for nonprofits. The Society for Human Resource Management reported that the voluntary turnover rate for nonprofit organizations was 19 percent in 2022 — higher than the 12 percent industry average of the overall labor market. This can be due to a confluence of factors – but there are ways to make working at a nonprofit attractive and rewarding. After all, those in the nonprofit field provide services to individuals and families in need – doing some of the most important, meaningful work for our communities and society. 

While not all turnover can be prevented, there are strategies and programs nonprofit leaders can implement aimed at creating a culture where people feel rewarded, recognized and, in turn, more loyal, productive and fulfilled.

At CJR, a Connecticut-based nonprofit that provides a full continuum of therapeutic treatment and support to young people and their families, we’ve prioritized several recruitment and retention strategies that have shown to make a demonstrable difference in strengthening our culture.

Please select this link to read the complete article from NonprofitPro.