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Contents List of Tables List of Figures Preface What is a Foundation?, 1 Definition of the Administrator, 4 Foundation Typology, 4 Introduction Responses to Study's Foundation Questionnaire-The Study's Universe of Foundations, 6 The Administrator Career Questionnaire, 16 The Study's Data File, 18 vii xi xiii 1 1. The Extent of Foundation Staffing-Absence of Staffing Policies 19 Traditional Constraints on Staffing, 26 Absence of Staffing Policies, 32 Influence of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, 35 2. The Employment and Specialization of Staff Job Descriptions of Foundation Staff, 38 Staff-Trustee Relationship in Program Matters, 44 Job Mobility in the Staffed Foundations, 47 In-Service Orientation and Training Programs, 48 The Use of Consultants, 50 3. Preparation, Recruitment, and Retirement of Staff Educational Backgrounds, 55 Previous Professional Experience, 56 Opinions on Training for Foundation Service, 60 Some Evidence of an Opposing Trend, 65 Recruiting Foundation Staff, 66 v 37 55 vi / Contents The Issue of Professionalism, 70 Staff Turnover and Retirement Practices, 72 Staff Tenure and Changing Social Needs, 73 4. The Compensation Practices of Foundations: Chief Executives 75 The Seniority Factor in the Compensation of Full-Time Chief Executives, 79 Salary Levels in Different Regions of the Country, 80 Recent Trends and Comparisons, 82 5. The Compensation Practices of Foundations: Staff Compensation and Fringe Benefits Sources of Compensation, 93 Fringe Benefits, 96 Compensation of Trustees, 100 Conclusions, 101 6. The Foundation Administrator Looks at His Job What the Foundation Administrator Likes About His Job, 106 What the Foundation Administrator Does Not Like About His Job, 110 Future Foundation Service, 114 Opinions on Impact of 1969 Tax Reform Act, 118 7. Conclusions and Outlook Some Highlights of the Administrator Profile, 124 The Outlook for Staffing, 128 The Immediate Prospect, 133 Appendix I Administrative Costs, 135 Substantive Program Areas Favored by Foundations, 136 Miscellaneous Data on Foundation Trustees, 136 Appendix II Twenty-Two Salary Tables in Greater Detail, 143 Appendix III Two Original Study Questionnaires, 158 Index 85 105 123 135 143 157 169 ...

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