How Not to Lose a Critical Asset: Retaining Your Staff

Gathering information at exit interviews is not always a reliable way to determine why a person is leaving, either. Many departing staffers figure they shouldn't burn any bridges, so they tell you what is expected but not why they are really leaving.

Following are reasons (beyond money) why people I know have left one nonprofit for another or left the nonprofit space altogether for work in the for-profit sector. Evaluating your organization by these measures may help you make small changes that can increase tenures of valuable team members.