Opportunity Knocks releases the 2008 nonprofit retention and vacancy report

Nonprofit employers seeking comparative data to determine if the turnover in their organization is ìnormalî can now receive at no charge the Opportunity Knocks 2008 Nonprofit Retention and Vacancy Report.

Opportunity Knocks conducted its own survey for this report to provide nonprofits with valuable information and suggestions for addressing turnover and vacancy rates. The 2008 Nonprofit Retention and Vacancy Report is part of Opportunity Knocksí ongoing research efforts into human resource and employment issues that affect the nonprofit sector.

The goal of the report is to find the answers to the following questions:

ï What are the turnover rates for OKís nonprofit employers?
ï Why are employees leaving?
ï Where are they going?
ï Are nonprofits concerned about turnover rates and what are they doing to address the issue?

ìOpportunity Knocks saw the need to provide nonprofit organizations a benchmark against which to measure how they are doing with turnover and retention.î says Karen Beavor, President and CEO of Opportunity Knocks. ìThe 2008 Nonprofit Retention and Vacancy Report helps to guide decision makers in developing ways to retain valuable employees. True to our mission, this demonstrates our commitment to helping nonprofit organizations build successful human resource strategies.î