What Employees Want

When I first saw the headline—93% of those employed at nonprofits are engaged in their work (and this was touted as being three times the national average)—I wasn’t surprised.  Nevertheless, I went to the original source to read the entire Work for Good report.

In actuality, only 55% of nonprofit employees feel highly engaged, while 38% feel only “somewhat engaged.”  And while, yes, the statement that 93% of nonprofit employees are engaged at work is not untrue, it is misleading and glosses over an important distinction:  41% Read more