In a fiercely competitive market, companies that want to thrive must ensure their compensation strategy aligns business objectives, employee expectations and stakeholder value creation.

Our experts customize solutions based on your vision and values. We also believe proper compensation programs play a vital role in recruiting, inspiring and retaining the best talent.

With Kavea compensation consultants as your partner, we care about Aligning Pay with Purpose™ — ensuring every dollar of compensation achieves strategic results, and supports growth.

 

Why Choose Kavea?

Our services are rooted in 3 values:

  • Relationships
  • Independence
  • Ethical Standards

These values guide our passion for excellence and dedication to providing our clients with trusted compensation advisors. Whether you have a startup, a large company, or a nonprofit, Kavea delivers personalized compensation solutions that address your unique business needs.

Relationships: For us, every client engagement is a way to create a long-term relationship. We believe that building relationships are crucial to the success of our clients by having candid conversations outside of the constriction of traditional business focused interactions. At Kavea, we’re driven by your needs and passionate about providing personalized, relationship-based service you can count on.

Freedom: We’re able to provide objective, statistically-based recommendations that are free of bias and truly unique to your unique business needs. We look out only for your organization’s best interests, and think with the end goal in mind while also ensuring that unintended consequences don’t occur.

Morals: Here at Kavea, we’re committed to putting executing the highest level of moral standards into practice. Our teams are open and transparent — our process, methods, and outcomes are not black-boxed or locked behind a proprietary solution, nor based on a subscription model aimed to guarantee future business expense.

Our Services – Aligning Pay with Purpose™

By connecting with Kavea, you’ll have a suite of experts and services that can solve just about every problem you may face in your company’s compensation planning and strategy journey. From executive compensation to pay equity audits, our solutions enable you to achieve your objectives, while cultivating a culture of equitable and defensible outcomes.

CEO & Executive Compensation Strategy: Our experts design executive compensation packages to capture and retain the best executives in your organization with strategic relevance. We provide in-depth market research and benchmarking to deliver competitive packages that align with the current market. We review base salaries, annual bonuses, and long-term incentives to create attractive and sustainable compensation packages.

Compensation for Boards of Directors: To attract and retain directors of the board, you’ll need a compelling compensation package that reflects best practices and good governance. Our services offer a holistic view of board compensation with insights into the market and industry practices. We help advise board of director compensation plans to attract top quality directors and advance your company’s mission.

Incentive Design & Planning: An incentive plan can be a very effective way to maximize performance within an organization. Our team partners with senior management and the board of directors, generally the compensation committees to establish annual and long-term incentive plans aligned with the company’s  operational and business objectives.

Our methodology and experience is to provide your company with  equitable, motivating, and sustainable incentive programs to help make your organization a better magnet for talent acquisition and retention.

Compensation Tools for Nonprofits (and You)

Kavea knows that nonprofits can face a particular set of challenges when it comes to balancing recruitment and retention with regulatory requirements and IRS scrutiny. These are precisely the types of nonprofit compensation planning needs that we provide our clients the ability to attract, retain, and motivate. We collaborate with you to develop pay that’s competitive, compliant, and built to attract top talent without impacting your organization’s tax-exempt status.

Partner with Kavea

In an age of ever-contested compensation practices, a strategic partner like Kavea can go a long way. We bring decades of compensation experience and a relationship focus to offer you smart and efficient solutions. Reach out to us today and let’s discuss how we can help you bring purpose to pay, organize success, and create a compensation plan rooted in your values. Together we can develop a compensation system that will attract, keep and inspire the talent you want to grow.

Our Approach

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Discover Goals
We start by understanding your mission, culture, and strategic objectives.
Analyze Needs
We craft purpose-driven compensation plans that inspire leadership and reflect your organizational values.
Design Strategies
Collaborating with key decision-makers, we refine strategies for maximum alignment and success.
Engage Stakeholders
We support the seamless execution of your strategies to ensure lasting impact.
Deliver Results
Our tailored market analysis ensures alignment between industry trends and your priorities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is executive compensation strategy?

An executive compensation strategy outlines how a company structures pay, bonuses, incentives, and benefits for senior leaders to align with performance, retention, and business goals.

What’s included in your executive compensation services?

We provide competitive benchmarking, pay philosophy development, incentive design, board and shareholder alignment, and governance support for CEOs and leadership teams.

How do you ensure market competitiveness?

We use trusted third-party surveys (e.g., WTW, Mercer) and custom peer group analysis to benchmark base pay, bonuses, LTIPs, and total direct compensation.

Can you help us design a bonus or incentive plan?

Yes — we help organizations develop short- and long-term incentive plans that reward results, reinforce priorities, and support talent retention.

Do you advise nonprofit boards on executive pay?

Absolutely. We help nonprofits comply with IRS Reasonableness Standards and Form 990 Schedule J, while aligning compensation to mission and public trust.

How often should executive pay be reviewed?

We recommend annual reviews, especially after major organizational changes, fundraising milestones, or leadership transitions.

Is your work confidential and conflict-free?

Yes — Kavea is fully independent. We do not sell benefits, software, or equity products. Our only focus is compensation strategy.

What makes Kavea different from big consulting firms?

Our senior consultants stay engaged from kickoff to implementation. We don’t hand you off to junior teams, and we build everything from scratch—no templates.

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