Director of Communications, Nonprofit and Social Impact
Manages a team responsible for communicating nonprofit and social impact work to the public.
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$161k
Mean
$167k
10th–90th pct
$122k–$222k
Observations
450
Confidence: 34% · based on 450 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026
Historical trend & projection
Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.
Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Public Relations
Process Improvement
Education requirements
Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.
Bachelor's Degree
63% require · 21% prefer
Master's Degree
20% require · 33% prefer
No College
Explore education impact for related majors →9% require · 7% prefer
Common next roles
Director of Community Engagement, Nonprofit and Social Impact+7.2%Nonprofit and Social Impact Communications Manager-52.7%Nonprofit and Social Impact Communications Associate-48.9%Nonprofit and Social Impact Community Engagement Coordinator-48.5%Nonprofit and Social Impact Community Engagement Manager-44.6%
Common previous roles
Nonprofit and Social Impact Communications Associate-95.8%Nonprofit and Social Impact Communications Manager-111.5%Nonprofit and Social Impact Community Engagement Manager-80.7%Nonprofit and Social Impact Community Engagement Coordinator-94.2%Director of Community Engagement, Nonprofit and Social Impact+6.7%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)9,590
Posting growth+8.6%
Median days to fill43 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)82,707
Projected growth0.8%/yr
SimulatedRole characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness
Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.
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