Nonprofits Work to Protect Employees and Volunteers as Coronavirus Threat Grows
Habitat for Humanity is suspending its volunteer building projects, and charities are taking other steps to limit travel and encourage remote work. At least one is worried about the impact on fundraising involving large gatherings of supporters.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Nonprofit Conference Attendees Worry About Coronavirus
Several major nonprofit-related organizations are holding gatherings this spring that will draw thousands of attendees from all over the world. SXSW is under increasing pressure to cancel its annual event.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Schmidt Ocean Institute Selects Its First Executive Director (Transitions)
Also, Mercy Housing has a new leader, and the longtime CEO of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation is retiring.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Communities in Schools Picks an Alumnus of Its Program as Next CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Blue Shield of California Foundation has named its new leader, and a former Charity Navigator executive will now lead Mouse.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Philanthropy Can Compete for Tech Talent to Change the World
Giving engineers, data scientists, and others access to data, tools, and peers working to change the world will help us compete with business and government.
By Eric Braverman
Contributor
Southern Poverty Law Center Brings in New President and CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy has selected its second leader, and the Yawkey Foundations promoted its next president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Indiana U. Appoints Next Leader of Women’s Philanthropy Institute (Transitions)
Also, Grantmakers in Health chooses a seasoned federal health leader as CEO, McKnight Foundation selects an interim leader, and Paul Grogan is departing the Boston Foundation after 18 years.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hillel International Announces New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Rockefeller Foundation has named the next managing director for its Africa office, and Joan Irvine Smith, an heiress who helped establish the U. of California at Irvine and Children’s Hospital of Orange County, has died at age 86.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Build a Diverse Nonprofit Staff
A collection of Chronicle resources to help your nonprofit take concrete steps to hire people from a variety of backgrounds and create a culture that welcomes diverse perspectives.
Charles and Margery Barancik, Fla. Philanthropists, Die in Car Crash (Transitions)
Also, Boy Scouts of America appoints a new CEO, and Margot Brandenburg is joining the Ford Foundation as mission investments senior program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Tips for Creating a More Diverse Board
Three grant makers share proven tactics for adding trustees from different age groups as well as economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
What to Include in an Executive Succession Plan
Here’s a checklist to help your nonprofit anticipate and weather a leadership transition — and demonstrate your organization’s sustainability to donors.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Harlem Children’s Zone Names New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Berger Foundation has selected a new leader after its longtime president’s death, and the George Gund Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation have hired new program officers.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Former EPA Chief Will Now Lead Natural Resources Defense Council (Transitions)
Also, the Buell Foundation promotes a longtime executive to CEO, and the NoVo Foundation’s executive director is departing at year-end.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Few Environmental Groups Disclose Data on Work-Force Diversity, Study Says
Only 3.7 percent of environmentally focused nonprofits disclosed data about the gender of their staff or senior leaders, and even fewer — 2.7 percent — disclose data on racial demographics.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Humanity United Chooses Srik Gopal as Managing Partner (Transitions)
Also, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art selects a new CEO, and the Melville Charitable Trust hires a next president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions