If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times (ok, maybe just that one time) – recruiting and retaining top talent can be a headache for nonprofit organizations forced to compete against for-profit organizations offering sought-after executives hefty base salaries and generous equity packages. For one thing, nonprofits must comply with IRS rules mandating compensation paid to their employees be both “reasonable” and not “excessive,” and for another, nonprofits don’t typically issue stock or other equity. READ MORE