Staff Benefits

Our multi-racial and cross-class staff mobilizes young people (18-35) with wealth and class privilege in the U.S. to become transformative leaders working toward the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power. 

At Resource Generation, we pride ourselves on offering benefits that reflect our commitment to equity and worker’s rights. Our extensive range of benefits are the product of listening to and working with the needs of our past and present staff from poor, working-class, middle-class, BIPOC, queer/trans and disabled communities. 

We understand that RG staff being well resourced increases their efficacy and allows for RG to have a greater impact in creating a well resourced movement ecosystem. As such, we prioritize supporting our multiracial and cross-class staff with comprehensive benefits and a living wage. 

Our full list of benefits is publicly shared for transparency, and we hope that other nonprofits can utilize this information to enhance their own staff benefits. Our movements will need all of us, and it’s our responsibility to support our team to make a world in which all communities are powerful, healthy, and living in alignment with the planet. 

Below is a summary of our comprehensive staff benefits program, available to all full-time employees.

Work Environment

  • RG staff work 32 hours per week. This allows for a more sustainable work/life balance.
  • RG is a remote organization. Based on their position, staff travels periodically.
  • NYC-based staff can work at our headquarter office.
  • Staff receive a one-time office setup stipend if working from home or RG will pay for the monthly cost of a co-working space.
  • New staff receive a desktop and laptop.
  • We offer a monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
     

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Full-time staff receives the following paid time off:

  • Vacation: 15 days a year
  • Sick leave: 15 days a year
  • Personal leave: 5 days a year 
  • Bereavement leave: 5 days a year

Holidays

RG recognizes Federally observed holidays. The lists of holidays are:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • President’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth 
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Indigenous People’s Day
  • Veteran’s Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

Office Closures

  • RG offices close between Christmas and New Year’s.
  • We also typically close for one week in the summer. 

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

RG covers 100% of the health insurance premiums for individuals and 90% of the premiums for partners, spouses, and families.

Life Insurance, Long-term Disability and Short-Disability Insurance

RG covers 100% of the staff’s premium cost for these plans.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

RG offers flexible spending accounts for medical, transit, and dependent care, which reduce the cost of qualified health care, transit, and/or dependent care expenses using pre-tax dollars. We contribute $500 a year to staff medical flexible spending accounts.

Retirement

RG offers employer-sponsored 403(b) and Roth 403(b) retirement accounts, with a 5% contribution of total compensation after a year of employment.

Professional Development Funds

RG staff are eligible for $3,000 in professional development funds every 2 years. We offer an additional $500 every 2 years to non-wealthy staff.

Sabbatical

Full-time staff are eligible for a 8-week paid sabbatical after four years.

Parental Leave

Parents (birth, adoptive, and foster care) can take up to 6 months of paid leave. After parental leave, staff have the option to return to work part-time for a period of 3 months, while retaining a full-time salary.  Travel is not required for the first year after returning from Parental Leave. If the staff person chooses to travel, RG will pay for childcare options and support travel and accommodation for an additional person accompanying staff.

Gender-Affirming Surgery and Recovery Leave

In support of our feminist values, RG believes in all people’s right to bodily autonomy and self-determination. Staff can take six weeks of leave for gender-affirming surgery and recovery while receiving full pay.

Other Leave

RG offers a variety of other types of paid and unpaid leave, including medical and family leave.

Medical Travel Reimbursement

Resource Generation is committed to providing access to all health care, including reproductive health, gender affirmation, and abortion care. In support of this commitment, RG will make available a contribution of up to $2,500 per occurrence for reasonable travel expenses to obtain healthcare services covered under the company’s primary healthcare plan if the healthcare service is not available within 100 miles of the Eligible Participant’s residence.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The EAP is available at no cost. Staff may access free, confidential counseling services. Other benefits include access to referrals for legal information, child and eldercare resources, family law, and estate planning.