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Updates from the Nonprofit Employment Data Project

Here you will find news and updates from the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data (GMU-NED) Project.


  • New George Mason University Report Highlights Nonprofit Wages Compared to For-profits and Government

    New George Mason University Report Highlights Nonprofit Wages Compared to For-profits and Government

    The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Spotlight on Nonprofit Wages, from the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data Project (GMU-NED). The report shows that charitable nonprofit workers in the U.S. are, overall,…

  • Nonprofit Employment in the States, 2017-2022

    Nonprofit Employment in the States, 2017-2022

    The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Nonprofit Employment in the States, 2017-2022, from the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data Project (GMU-NED) focusing on nonprofit employment and wages in 53 states and…

  • Announcing the Launch of George Mason University’s Nonprofit Works Data Explorer!

    Announcing the Launch of George Mason University’s Nonprofit Works Data Explorer!

    Explore 30+ years of comparative and contextual data on nonprofit employment, establishments, and wages We are happy to announce the launch of the new Nonprofit Works: An Interactive Database on Nonprofit Employment and Wages, fully re-developed and updated by the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data (GMU-NED) Project with support from the C.S. Mott…

  • 2024 Nonprofit Employment Data Report: New Data Reveal Nonprofits’ Strengths and Challenges in the COVID-19 Era

    2024 Nonprofit Employment Data Report: New Data Reveal Nonprofits’ Strengths and Challenges in the COVID-19 Era

    The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Nonprofit Employment Data Report from the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data Project (GMU-NED). This brief report provides a first look at new data from the U.S.…

  • Schar professors attended a White House Roundtable on Nonprofit Workforce and Data

    Schar professors attended a White House Roundtable on Nonprofit Workforce and Data

    By: Buzz McClain Schar School professors Alan Abramson and Stefan Toepler attended a White House Roundtable on Nonprofit Workforce and Data last week. The roundtable, which was organized by White House staff in collaboration with Independent Sector and the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, engaged participants in dialogue about the ongoing challenges facing the nonprofit workforce…

  • First GMU-NED Report: Nonprofits Estimated to Have Recovered COVID Pandemic-Related Job Losses

    First GMU-NED Report: Nonprofits Estimated to Have Recovered COVID Pandemic-Related Job Losses

    The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is pleased to announce the release of the first report from the George Mason University – Nonprofit Employment Data Project (GMU-NED). This brief report provides an update on the recovery of nonprofit jobs since the final Johns…

  • George Mason University Nonprofit Scholars Launch a New Phase of the Nonprofit Employment Data Project

    George Mason University Nonprofit Scholars Launch a New Phase of the Nonprofit Employment Data Project

    The Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University is pleased to announce that it has received support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to continue the important work of the Johns Hopkins University – Nonprofit Economic Data (JHU-NED) Project following the passing of…