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Our Team
Our Team
Staff Growth and Change
Staff Growth and Change
In 2023, Assemble committed to ensuring staff wages were reflective of national averages. Assemble engaged local consulting group Compass to conduct a market-based, regional compensation analysis for staff positions, with a goal to provide Assemble staff with a competitive total rewards package including compensation, benefits, and time off that meets or exceeds the livable wage standard as in line with nonprofit industry standards.
Demographics
Demographics
Collecting demographic and identity-descriptive data about our staff, board, and Assemblers is one way for our organization to hold ourselves accountable to our values of inclusion and belonging. Examining this data enables us to understand more about the community of learners we serve. It also allows us to move more intentionally towards our goal of recruiting and retaining staff and board members who directly reflect the learners who come through our doors and, more broadly, our community in Pittsburgh
We believe that creating a space and community where all folks feel they can truly belong means that we have to examine the way our biases—conscious or unconscious—may show up. This can include our institutional practices of hiring, recruitment, program design and delivery, fundraising, and program evaluation. We are committed to doing this learning alongside our community because it enables us to build true, authentic, and long-lasting partnerships, and is a core part of our vision and mission.
Race and Ethnicity
Race and Ethnicity
In 2023, the majority (54%) of Assemble's staff identified as BIPOC; identified as 8% of Assemble’s staff identified as Asian or Asian American, 21% as Black of African American, 8% as Hispanic or Latinx, 17% as Multi-Racial or Multi-Ethnic, and 46% as White or European American.
Chart: Assemble staff by race or ethnicity in 2023. Staff members may have identified with multiple racial/ethnic identities (e.g. Indigenous, Native, Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino/a/x). Individuals selecting more than one category are reported as Multi-racial/Multi-ethnic.
In 2023, the majority of Assemble's Board of Directors identified as White or European American (58%), while 39% identified as BIPOC or non-white. 13% identified as Black or African American, 13% identified as Asian or Asian American, and 13% identified as multiracial, and 4% prefered not to disclose their race/ethnicity.
Chart: Assemble Board of Directors by race or ethnicity in 2023. members may have identified with multiple racial/ethnic identities (e.g. Indigenous, Native, Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino/a/x). Individuals selecting more than one category are reported as Multi-racial/Multi-ethnic.
Gender Identity
Gender Identity
In 2023, the majority of Assemble's staff identified as female (58%) or gender non-conforming/ non-binary (29%). 13% identified as male.
Chart: Assemble staff by gender identity in 2023.
In 2023, the majority of Assemble's staff identified as female (58%) or gender non-conforming/ non-binary (29%). 8% identified as male.
Chart: Assemble Board of Directors by gender identity in 2023.
Assemble Staff and Board Demographics Comparisons to Benchmarks
Assemble Staff and Board Demographics Comparisons to Benchmarks
2023 Race/Ethnicity Benchmarks
2023 Race/Ethnicity Benchmarks
Chart: Assemble Board members and staff by race or ethnicity compared to benchmarks in 2023
Key Insights Across Race/Ethnicity and Gender Identity: The proportion of Assemble's 2023 staff that identified as BIPOC (non-white) was higher in comparison Pittsburgh's population. The proportion of people identifying as female on Assemble’s Board of Directors (83%) in 2023 was higher than the national non-profit average from 2021 (53%). The proportion of people identifying as Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, and/or Transgender was 29% on the Assemble staff, and 8% on the Board of Directors. This is significantly higher than the national average for nonprofit board members, with 1% identifying as Non-Binary and/or Transgender as reported by Candid’s “The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector”.
2023 Gender Identity Benchmarks
2023 Gender Identity Benchmarks
Chart: Assemble Board members and staff by gender identity in 2023
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