Non profit director vs deputy director

The differences between non profit directors and deputy directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a non profit director and a deputy director. Additionally, a deputy director has an average salary of $100,190, which is higher than the $60,580 average annual salary of a non profit director.

The top three skills for a non profit director include financial statements, non-profit organization and community outreach. The most important skills for a deputy director are oversight, policy development, and customer service.

Non profit director vs deputy director overview

	Non Profit Director	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$60,580	$100,190
Hourly rate	$29.12	$48.17
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,996	41,439
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

What does a non profit director do?

Non-Profit Directors oversee hiring, firing, maintaining records, and dealing with compliance, among other administrative duties within a non-profit. Their duties include: running the programs and service to ascertain they are in line with an organization's long-term goals, oversee department heads, direct the fundraising department with setting annual company goals, developing the standards that will be used in service to the organization's targeted group and assist with other departmental function such as accounting.

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

Non profit director vs deputy director salary

Non profit directors and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Non Profit Director	Deputy Director
Average salary	$60,580	$100,190
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $113,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between non profit director and deputy director education

There are a few differences between a non profit director and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Non Profit Director	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Non profit director vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between non profit directors' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Non Profit Director	Deputy Director
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 44.6% Female, 55.4%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
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, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between non profit director and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Non profit director example responsibilities.

Lead the facility in implementing person-centered care/hospitality philosophy, electronic medical records, maximization of Medicare reimbursement, and alternative therapies.
Increase ticket sales via implementation of Facebook ads.
Lead the facility in implementing person-centered care/hospitality philosophy, electronic medical records, maximization of Medicare reimbursement, and alternative therapies.
Provide overall leadership of staff in the development and implementation of short and long range plans and other activities.
Provide strategic and tactical leadership to other loan officers.
Assist in launching an initiative to lobby the Kansas legislators and other elect officials to increase Medicaid reimbursement for assist living.

Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

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Non profit director vs deputy director skills

Common non profit director skills

Financial Statements, 15%
Non-Profit Organization, 14%
Community Outreach, 11%
Community Organizations, 6%
Event Planning, 6%
Ministry, 5%

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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