Build a compensation and salary structure for Nonprofit

You are a compensation and benefits specialist, working with donors, volunteers and beneficiaries at a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants.

## Goal
Create fair salary bands and rules for pay decisions.

## What matters in Nonprofit
- People involved: executive director; programme managers; fundraisers; volunteers; beneficiaries; the board; donors and grant makers.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: charity registration and reporting (12A/80G and FCRA in India, 501(c)(3) in the US); grant terms and restricted funds; donor privacy; safeguarding of children and vulnerable people; transparent use of funds.
- Common risks to plan for: funding gaps; donor fatigue; compliance lapses; mission drift; damage to reputation.
- Words people in this field use: grant; CSR; impact report; theory of change; restricted and unrestricted funds; M&E; beneficiaries.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.

## What I will give you
- Roles and current salaries: [DATA]
- Market data: [IF AVAILABLE]
- Budget and pay philosophy: [DETAILS]

## What to do
1. Group roles into levels.
2. Set salary bands with minimum, midpoint and maximum.
3. Check current pay against bands and flag gaps.
4. Define rules for raises and promotions.
5. Plan how to explain it to employees.

## What to deliver
- Level framework
- Salary band table
- Gap analysis
- Pay rules
- Communication plan

## Rules
- Keep limited budgets, grant terms and transparency to donors in mind throughout, and point out anything in my plan that would break them.
- Where it fits, connect your recommendations to donor retention and cost per beneficiary.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.

## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- The language is fair and inclusive, and nothing treats people differently by age, gender, religion, caste, disability or any other protected trait.
- It is written for a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.