Non-profits in Napa County in California spent more than $418 million in 2014, representing 15% of the area’s economic output, a newly released study said, providing even more reason for insurance professionals to take on these increasingly important companies.
The study, called “Creating Community: Napa County Non-Profits at Work”, also reported that these organizations get 51% of their funding from government grants.
However, these non-profits face manpower issues which may hinder them from becoming sustainable in the future.
Among others, 54% of those surveyed for the study reported staffing issues with an estimated 1,300 positions needing to be filled in the period between 2014 and 2019. Moreover, succession issues hound these non-profits as 77% do not have a succession plan. Around 46% had openings in their boards of directors at the time of the study.
This California wine country’s charities sector accounts for 6% of all jobs in the area, rendering services that target meeting community needs in the area.
Community organization Napa Valley Vintners director for community relations Becky Peterson noted that the information in the study reflects the collaboration among non-profits in the area, and the efficiency with which they use the funds invested in them.
