In this episode, you'll hear what nonprofits can learn from broader labor market trends—and how organizations can compete for talent in an era of increasing transparency. And you'll get a provocative perspective on how employers have been assessing the "market rate" for salaries, and how we should be thinking differently. Fund the People's Rusty Stahl speaks with **Cary Sparrow,** founder of **WageScape**, about how real-time labor market data is reshaping hiring, pay transparency, and workforce strategy.
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**Guest Bio:**
Cary Sparrow is the Founder and CEO of WageScape, which provides employers with unique labor market and real-time compensation data. Cary is a former US Navy submarine officer, having served on several nuclear submarines. He is a former global vice president at Cargill, Inc. Sparrow has 35 years combined experience in engineering, military, consulting, and operations leadership in achieving organizational growth in HR, IT, engineering, and technology.
**Links to Resources Discussed:**
- Cary Sparrow on LinkedIn
- Wage Scape on LinkedIn
- WageScape website
- Rusty Stahl on LinkedIn
- Fund the People on LinkedIn
- Linkedin.com website
- LinkedIn’s “Economic Graph” - Workforce Data and Research
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website
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