As the income inequality discussion continues to simmer across the country,municipal minimum wage ordinances possess become hot topics of conversation in many cities. It is too early to discern right impact of these local wage ordinances, but speculation abounds regarding whether or how the higher wage will affect firms and the earnings of low-wage workers. Less prominent in debate and discussion about the minimum wage is the potential impact that higher minimum wage rates may possess for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits perform many critical functions in our communities—often serving the most at-risk and disadvantaged. Yet, and fiscal constraints often region a low ceiling on what many nonprofits can pay frontline staff.
Source: brookings.edu