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    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR EQUITABLE, COMPETITIVE NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

    Our Executive Compensation service helps nonprofit boards and key decision-makers design CEO, Executive Director, and senior leadership compensation that is equitable, competitive, and aligned with your mission and values. We partner with boards, compensation committees, and executive teams to move beyond ad hoc or legacy pay decisions toward a clear, data-informed executive compensation program that stands up to scrutiny from staff, funders, and regulators.

    Using a structured approach—context building, market analysis, and implementation support—we ground your executive pay decisions in robust benchmarking data, internal equity, financial sustainability, and the realities of your talent market. We analyze compensation for your executive roles across multiple sources, build market-aligned salary ranges and total cash recommendations, and help you codify principles that connect pay to performance, scope, and values. Throughout, we center Edgility’s pillars of equity—Clarity & Transparency, Fairness & Consistency, and Inclusion & Belonging—so your executive compensation structure is not only compliant and competitive, but also understandable and trusted across your organization.

    As a female-founded, equity-centered firm with deep nonprofit and education experience, we understand the tension between attracting and retaining exceptional executives and honoring your commitments to equity and community. We show up as thought partners, offering unbiased, third-party guidance and an agile, partnership-based process that helps you operationalize your values in executive pay while managing risk and reputation.

    WHO WE PARTNER WITH ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    • Boards, board chairs, and board-level committees (compensation, finance, or executive) who are responsible for setting and reviewing CEO/ED and senior executive compensation.
    • Executive Directors/CEOs and Heads of School who need a clear, values-aligned framework for how their own compensation and their teams’ compensation will be assessed and adjusted over time.
    • Finance and talent leaders who must balance internal equity, external competitiveness, budget constraints, and compliance, and who need a consistent, defensible structure to guide recommendations.

    We treat this work as a true partnership—aligning board and executive perspectives, bringing data and context to complex conversations, and building an executive compensation approach that your board can explain with confidence and integrity.

    DESIGN YOUR STRATEGY
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    Our Process for Executive Compensation Design

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    CONTEXT BUILDING

    We meet with board and executive leaders, review organizational context and current executive pay, and define the relevant labor market and peer set in partnership with you.

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    MARKET ANALYSIS

    We conduct a robust quantitative benchmarking analysis across multiple data sources to assess how competitive and equitable your executive compensation is and develop salary ranges and total cash recommendations.

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    IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

    We deliver a clear executive compensation report and provide targeted coaching for board and executive leaders so you can adopt, communicate, and sustain the new executive compensation program with clarity, fairness, and financial responsibility.

    Omar Carrera

    CEO

    Allison and Carrie were exceptional thought partners throughout the process. They brought a wealth of wisdom and experience to the table, yet remained flexible in adapting their approach to align with our specific organizational reality and culture.
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    Danielle Pointdujour

    Human Resources Officer, Urgent Action Fund

    Our work often requires rapid responses due to the nature of helping activists who are at risk. We’re grateful to Edgility for helping us slow down and take a step back to assess the health of our organization from a salary, equity, and performance perspective. It’s important that we reward our employees for their brave work. We look forward to continuing to partner with Edgility to develop and improve our internal systems.
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    Willa Marth

    Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

    While Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) has worked to increase racial equity internally and externally, the racial reckoning of 2020 illuminated the need to ask ourselves what more we can do.  With Edgility's methodology, we had clear data points and recommendations to create a plan internally to address any wage gaps and further our commitment to racial equity. 

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    Sonia Dominguez

    Chief Operating Officer, AVANCE

    Marissa was extremely helpful and knowledgeable throughout the engagement. She demonstrated exceptional expertise, is a great presenter who communicated complex ideas clearly, and maintained a direct and responsive approach that made collaboration seamless. Their professionalism and ability to address our needs promptly contributed significantly to the success of the project.
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    Erica Kashiri

    Chief Operating Officer, Third Plateau

     Marissa was easily one of the top 3 partners I have ever worked with my entire career. She knows her stuff, is thoughtful, holds the line when the line needs to be held, and kept us on a great timeline. She is able to break down complex information that was WELL received to a very skeptical team of using benchmarking data. Plus, she just came off as a generally good human which I deeply value these days. 
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    Deena Mangrum

    Director of Talent Strategy, Para Los Niños

    Treating people equitably is core to who we are and why we exist. The tremendous insights we gained from our work with Edgility have strengthened our organization so we can continue to move the needle for even more marginalized children in the Los Angeles area.
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    Catrina Bryant

    Deputy Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

    The assigned Team was knowledgeable and thorough in the preparation of our materials and flexible in meeting the needs of our small org.
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    J.J. Lewis

    Superintendent & CEO, Compass Charter Schools

    We’re so pleased with the work Edgility has done for Compass Charter Schools. It gave us a system and a roadmap that has brought incredible foundational value to our organization. We’ve dramatically reduced inefficiencies and can now confidently offer our teachers and staff equitable pay.
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    Illy Askia

    President & CEO, East Lake Foundation

     The Edgility Talent Partners team was very personable, professional, and direct. They listened to our needs and made adjustments when the direction of the project needed to change slightly. Our team truly enjoyed working with them. I would highly recommend them. 
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    Alicia Spurlark

    Director of Operations

    The process was clear, the product is strong, and the partnership empowered us to execute with grounding & expertise.
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    CLIENT SATISFACTION RATE

    Our clients appreciate our team's dedication to delivering exceptional service and exceeding their expectations every step of the way.

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    NET PROMOTER SCORE

    We outperform the industry average net promoter score of 48 by more than 65%—demonstrating our commitment to customer happiness.

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    WOULD WORK WITH EDGILITY AGAIN

    And many of them do! Over three-quarters of our clients have worked with us more than once or came from a client's recommendation.

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