To help find the answers to some of these questions, let's take a look at some of the myths surrounding charitable organizations.
Some donors believe that the most worthy charitable organizations are run strictly by volunteers.
The truth is, while many organizations have significant numbers of volunteers to assist them, almost all charities rely on a compensated staff to carry out their operations. To meet the challenge of maintaining quality program service delivery, today's charities need dynamic, skillful leaders and fundraisers. Many charities have found that, in order to recruit and retain exceptional talent, they need to offer competitive salary packages. During 1995, PAS distributed a survey for its 1996 Annual Charity Index to 225 national charitable organizations. For executives overseeing the operations of major multi-million dollar charitable organizations, a six figure income is not unusual.