Turnover Among Nonprofit Chief Executives: An Initial Investigation of Self-Reported Causes and Consequences

Abstract

This article presents the results of a small-scale study of turnover among nonprofit chief executives. Based on questionnaire responses from twenty-eight individuals who had recently left a chief executive position, the study provides initial descrip tive data on reasons former nonprofit chief executives give for leaving, on the perceived importance of pay in their decisions to leave, on sector of subsequent employment and intention to continue to work or return to work in the nonprofit sector.