Scottish fundraisers 'earn less but are offered better benefits'

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector, 20 August 2008

Scottish charities are offering fundraisers more creative salary packages than the third sector elsewhere in the UK, according to the first survey of fundraising salaries north of the border.

Initial responses to the study, conducted by specialist fundraising recruitment firm Bruce Tait Associates, show many Scottish charities offer 'salary sacrifice' incentives, whereby employees take lower salaries in return for benefits such as childcare, relocation expenses, free bike loans and pension schemes. "All these go a long way to attracting...