Compensation is a touchy subject for many drawn to the mission-driven world so we've brought in a guest familiar with associations and the salaries offered across country. Joel Poznansky is the President of Columbia Books & Information Services which publishes a number of essential guides for nonprofit management such as the annual Nonprofit Compensation Report and a comprehensive report of all active associations in the United States. CBIS also publishes the website Association Trends to help association executives keep abreast of current nonprofit developments. 

Joel Poznansky took over Columbia Books and Information Services in 2007 after spending twenty years in the publishing and education industry. Originally a Brit, he came to Harvard Business School for a well earned rest after graduating from Cambridge University and Sandhurst. A 50 year old Washington based publisher that provides information and training for specialized professional groups - particularly the association and non profit world, the congressional and government relations communities, the federal grants and federal contracting communities, and groups impacted by federal regulatory bodies including the FDA and FERC. (Publications include Association TRENDS, the original US Congress Handbook, the Almanac of American Politics, Thompson's Grants Management Handbook).