I’d say do mention this when applying for early stage orgs (e.g. AIM or AIM incubated charities) and they really value this attitude. For orgs which don’t have a budget or have a very small budget, it would make a huge difference to hire someone who is good and doesn’t cost too much. Also it may mean that in some cases you will be hired over some people simply because you are the best in that range of pay (assuming you are).
I’d say that for bigger, more established orgs it shouldn’t make a difference, as 30-50k probably don’t matter to them as much as hiring the very best person, especially for harder to hire roles, so they are more likely to choose someone a bit better than you even if they have to pay them a fully salary. I probably won’t mention this until the interview, where I’d ask them what salary sacrifice or payroll donation options they have because that’s something that you’d like to do.
Also should you get a job where you end up getting paid a lot less than everyone else, ideally give your employer plenty of notice (e.g. 3-6 months), because once they start relying on you, it may take them ages to not just find someone to replace you but to also fundraise for the normal salary, assuming they don’t have it in the budget. And for a small org it can be very stressful. Sure it’s the leadership responsibility to account for that ideally, but it can be very helpful to plan, especially considering some smaller non-profits don’t have long runways.
On a personal note, I’m unsure what your financial situation is, but I’d also consider making sure that you have enough savings to last you should you lose your impactful job (e.g. 12-24 months of expenses), as it can take ages to find a new one even if you have more experience. You can also use this time to volunteer as I personally found it invaluable for my org when people who are well-off financially could volunteer 20-40h. It made a huge difference to us in the first few years.
I’d say do mention this when applying for early stage orgs (e.g. AIM or AIM incubated charities) and they really value this attitude. For orgs which don’t have a budget or have a very small budget, it would make a huge difference to hire someone who is good and doesn’t cost too much. Also it may mean that in some cases you will be hired over some people simply because you are the best in that range of pay (assuming you are).
I’d say that for bigger, more established orgs it shouldn’t make a difference, as 30-50k probably don’t matter to them as much as hiring the very best person, especially for harder to hire roles, so they are more likely to choose someone a bit better than you even if they have to pay them a fully salary. I probably won’t mention this until the interview, where I’d ask them what salary sacrifice or payroll donation options they have because that’s something that you’d like to do.
Also should you get a job where you end up getting paid a lot less than everyone else, ideally give your employer plenty of notice (e.g. 3-6 months), because once they start relying on you, it may take them ages to not just find someone to replace you but to also fundraise for the normal salary, assuming they don’t have it in the budget. And for a small org it can be very stressful. Sure it’s the leadership responsibility to account for that ideally, but it can be very helpful to plan, especially considering some smaller non-profits don’t have long runways.
On a personal note, I’m unsure what your financial situation is, but I’d also consider making sure that you have enough savings to last you should you lose your impactful job (e.g. 12-24 months of expenses), as it can take ages to find a new one even if you have more experience. You can also use this time to volunteer as I personally found it invaluable for my org when people who are well-off financially could volunteer 20-40h. It made a huge difference to us in the first few years.