Non profit director vs executive

The differences between non profit directors and executives 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 an executive. Additionally, an executive has an average salary of $108,285, 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 an executive are customer service, digital transformation, and healthcare.

Non profit director vs executive overview

	Non Profit Director	Executive
Yearly salary	$60,580	$108,285
Hourly rate	$29.12	$52.06
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,996	83,869
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
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 an executive do?

An Executive's responsibilities vary depending on an organization or company. However, most of the time, it involves a great deal of leadership and communication. An Executive must oversee and direct employees towards particular sets of goals and vision, create strategies and plans that will benefit the company's financial gains and workforce, and as well as evaluate and analyze the progress of various company departments. Moreover, an Executive holds the power of decision-making, such as in the aspects of budget, promotions, and policies.

Non profit director vs executive salary

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

	Non Profit Director	Executive
Average salary	$60,580	$108,285
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $113,000	Between $63,000 And $184,000
Highest paying City	-	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Capgemini
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between non profit director and executive education

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

	Non Profit Director	Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Non profit director vs executive demographics

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

	Non Profit Director	Executive
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 44.6% Female, 55.4%	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%
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, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between non profit director and executive 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.

Executive example responsibilities.

Manage capital investments and operating costs to generate ROI, IRR and cash flow.
Facilitate KPI dashboard for actual performance to forecast/targets and drive action plans to achieve them.
Manage reputation for search engine optimization, and reputation of website and business as a whole through SEO.
Manage several multi-phase DoD programs and projects simultaneously.
Manage events for fundraising, donor recognition and alumni relations.
Delegate & execute human resources, payroll management, marketing/sales techniques training & development.

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Non profit director vs executive 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 executive skills

Customer Service, 20%
Digital Transformation, 15%
Healthcare, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Financial Statements, 5%
Business Development, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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