Your organization isn't generic. Your compensation data shouldn't be either
Generic benchmarking tools were built for Fortune 500 companies. Quorum Surveys was built exclusively for organizations like yours, nonprofits, associations, healthcare providers, and regulated institutions where mission, governance, and peer group design actually matter.
Our Track Records
25+
Years of compensation consulting excellence through JER HR Group LLC
100%
Data confidentiality independent and secure, always
10–12
Week typical engagement from kickoff to board-ready report
Custom surveys built for your peer group, not repurposed from someone else's
Most compensation data providers collect data from thousands of organizations and let you filter the results. Quorum designs the survey around your specific peer group, governance requirements, and strategic priorities from the start, then backs the data with senior consulting expertise.
✦ Quorum Surveys
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Peer group designed around your organization
We identify and recruit the specific comparator organizations that reflect your actual competitive market, sector, size, geography, and governance structure.
Board-ready governance reporting included
Every Quorum report is structured to meet board scrutiny, IRS reasonable compensation standards, and regulatory review requirements, out of the box.
Consulting interpretation built into every engagement
Our team from JER HR Group LLC is available after delivery to help you interpret findings, build compensation structures, and present recommendations with authority.
Mission-sector expertise in every engagement
25+ years serving nonprofits, associations, healthcare organizations, and regulated institutions means we understand the governance, funding, and workforce dynamics unique to your sector.
Managed end-to-end, minimal burden on your team
Quorum manages participant outreach, data collection, validation, analysis, and report production. Your team's time commitment is limited to scoping and review.
Generic Benchmarking Providers
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Pre-built database you filter after the fact
You search a generic database and hope your peer organizations are in it. Most aren't, or aren't broken out in ways that match your sector.
Raw data tables you must interpret yourself
You receive spreadsheets or dashboards. Translating that data into board-defensible conclusions requires additional work, or additional cost.
Consulting sold separately, if available at all
Most data providers are data-only. Interpretation, pay structure design, and presentation support are separate engagements at additional cost.
Generalist firms serving every industry
Providers built for Fortune 500 manufacturers and technology companies apply the same frameworks to mission-driven organizations, with no adjustment for sector-specific realities.
Self-service platforms requiring significant internal effort
Participation-based models and self-serve data tools place the burden of peer identification, job matching, and analysis on your HR team.
Built differently, because your work is different
Your board demands defensible data, not database exports
Nonprofit boards, compensation committees, and regulators require documented, peer-validated data, not a screenshot from a salary tool. Quorum reports are structured from the ground up for governance review, IRS reasonable compensation documentation, and board presentation.
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IRS reasonable compensation documentation support
Compensation committee presentation materials
Peer group methodology fully documented and auditable
Minimum participation thresholds enforced for data integrity
Your peer group isn't in a generic database
Off-the-shelf surveys are built around large for-profit employers. When a regional health system, arts organization, or professional association tries to benchmark against "healthcare" or "professional services" in a generic tool, the peer group is wrong, and the data is misleading.
Peer organizations identified and recruited specifically for you
Sector, size, geography, and governance structure all matched
Roles defined around your actual job families, not generic titles
Executive, professional, and operational positions all covered
You need answers, not just
numbers
Data without context is an incomplete product. Quorum's connection to JER HR Group LLC means your survey comes with senior-level consulting expertise ready to translate findings into compensation structures, pay equity analysis, and strategic recommendations your leadership can act on.
Senior consultants available post-delivery for interpretation
Pay structure and salary band design support available
Pay equity and compliance analysis included
Board presentation support from experienced HR consultants
A complete survey not a data subscription
Unlike participation-based survey providers where you pay for access to results, every Quorum engagement is a managed, full-service custom survey designed around your organization's specific needs.
Strategic Survey Design
parameters, role definitions, and governance requirements before a single data
point is collected.
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Peer Group Identification & Outreach
Managed Data Collection & Validation
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Board-Ready Executive Report
Advanced Compensation Analysis
incentive structures, and benefits, segmented by role, level, geography, and
organizational size as needed.
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Post-Delivery Consulting Access
Quorum Surveys vs. generic benchmarking providers
Providers like Empsight and Culpepper serve Fortune 500 corporations and large multinationals. They offer excellent data for the markets they were built for. Quorum was built for a different market entirely.
From kickoff to board-ready report in 10–12 weeks
Quorum manages every phase of your compensation survey engagement, so your HR and leadership team can focus on their work, not survey administration.
Define your objectives, peer group, and governance requirements
Quorum handles all participant outreach and data collection
Rigorous compensation analysis across every dimension that matters
A board-ready report - and a consulting team ready to present it
Ready to see what a purpose-built
compensation survey looks like?
Whether you are preparing for a board review, addressing pay equity requirements, or designing a new compensation framework, Quorum delivers the peer-validated, governance-ready data your organization needs.
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If you want to recruit, engage, develop, and retain the best team in the business, get in touch with us.
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