Founder and director vs executive director

The differences between founder and directors and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a founder and director, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, which is higher than the $73,194 average annual salary of a founder and director.

The top three skills for a founder and director include website design, non-profit organization and community outreach. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Founder and director vs executive director overview

	Founder And Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$73,194	$127,956
Hourly rate	$35.19	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	8,360	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Founder and director vs executive director salary

Founder and directors and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Founder And Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$73,194	$127,956
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $160,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between founder and director and executive director education

There are a few differences between a founder and director and an executive director in terms of educational background:

	Founder And Director	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Founder and director vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between founder and directors' and executive directors' demographics:

	Founder And Director	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between founder and director and executive director duties and responsibilities

Founder and director example responsibilities.

Create and manage the website, Facebook page and email list.
Create, incorporate, and manage all organizational operations including budgeting, payroll, and employee supervision.
Complete administrative oversight of organization.
Develop Facebook page to display student work electronically.
Provide executive and developmental oversight for a non-profit HIV/AIDS outreach agency.
Aid in development of an e-commerce application to connect urban farmers directly to interest consumers in their area.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

Founder and director vs executive director skills

Common founder and director skills

Website Design, 20%
Non-Profit Organization, 14%
Community Outreach, 8%
Financial Management, 7%
Business Strategy, 5%
R, 4%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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