Seminar Series
Put Your Money Where Your Values Are: Equitable Compensation in Practice
Why do our social change organizations – who work for racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice – reinforce income inequity in their pay scales?
How seriously can we take nonprofits, and their public solidarity statements, if they continue to under-compensate their most marginalized staff members?
What are the real, meaningful options for people who want to be part of organizations that practice equity where it matters: with compensation?
This virtual seminar series is for every nonprofit staff person, human resources professional, consultant, donor, or movement worker who believes that we need organizations to practice their stated values of equity through their compensation – in other words, to put their money where their values are.
Are you ready?
Series Overview
This four-part virtual seminar series builds your capacity to design an equitable compensation structure. The first seminar is a prerequisite for the all other seminars; the first three seminars are prerequisites for certification.
• Foundation – September 10 & 12, 2024 at 1 - 4pm EDT
• Footing (6-part seminar) – On Thursdays, September 26 - October 31, 2024 at 1 - 4pm EDT
• Framing – November 12 & 14, 2024 at 1 - 4pm EST
• Certification (2-day seminar) – December 5 & 12, 2024 at 1 - 4pm EST
Important deadlines
• Early bird application deadline for 15% discount: TBD
• Early bird applicant notification: TBD
• Early bird registration/payment deadline: TBD
• General application deadline: TBD
• Final registration/payment deadline: TBD
Visit our Seminar Details page for more information about each seminar, and check out our Presenters page to get to know the team.
Participant Criteria
This seminar is appropriate for you if you – and your organization, if applicable – are committed to actively practicing anti-supremacy and intersectional justice throughout all aspects of your daily life and work. If you have questions about this, please check out our FAQ page or reach out to Vega at info@vegamala.com.
Fees
We are offering this seminar series at a sliding scale based on your entity type and your annual income. Please refer to the charts below to identify your possible seminar fee; you will not be charged at this time (see Series Overview tab for payment due dates).
INCOME BRACKET CALCULATOR
Use the chart below to identify your income bracket based on the type of entity through which you are paying:
| Entity Type | Income Type | Resourced | Making It | Treading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Household Income | more than $150,000/yr | $75,000-150,000/yr | up to $75,000/yr |
| Private Business or LLC | Business Gross | more than $250,000/yr | $150,000-250,000/yr | up to $150,000/yr |
| Non-Profit Organization | Organization Budget | more than $5M/yr | $500,000-5M/yr | up to $500,000/yr |
| Foundation, Donor or Independently Wealthy Individual | Funder Assets | more than $50M/yr | $5M-50M/yr | up to $5M/yr |
Example: If you are attending on behalf of a non-profit organization that is paying for you to attend, and that organization’s annual budget is $2M, you would pay the Making It registration fee rate.
REGISTRATION FEE SLIDING SCALE
| Resourced | Making It | Treading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | $1,000 | $500 | $250 |
| Footing | $5,000 | $2,000 | $1,250 |
| Framing | $1,000 | $750 | $500 |
| Certification | $3,000 | $1,750 | $1,000 |
| All 4 | $10,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |