Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National Center for Family Philanthropy Install New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, the United Nations Foundation promotes its next CEO from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Southwestern U. President Will Take Helm of St. David’s Foundation (Transitions)
Also, a new director of foreign-policy advocacy joins the U.S. arm of the Open Society Foundations, and fundraisers at MIT and Brown depart due to connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Who Needs an Executive Coach? Readers Respond
How do I find a good executive coach? Can a coach help me identify and prepare for my next nonprofit role? Columnist Joan Garry has answers.
By Joan Garry
Contributor
Nonprofits Now Employ More People Than Manufacturers Do
For the past several years, the work force at charities and foundations has been growing and now employs more than 10 percent of people in the United States.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Low Pay Hurts Nonprofits and Workers. Some Groups Are Fighting Back.
Meager salaries limit who can take nonprofit jobs — and who can afford to stay. That can hurt your mission and your bottom line, both now and down the road. Some organizations are figuring out ways to pay more.
Babson College President Will Lead New D.C. Think Tank (Transitions)
Also, the Libra Foundation hires two leaders for its criminal-justice program, and six universities appoint new top fundraisers.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Who Needs an Executive Coach? Time for Some Myth-Busting
Why nonprofit leaders need and deserve professional coaching
By Joan Garry
Contributor
Crowdsourced List of Museum Salaries Goes Viral, Exposing Pay Inequities
An idea that came up at a happy hour earlier this year prompted an informal information-gathering project that has drawn a worldwide response.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Bill Would Allow Employers to Create ‘Flexible Giving Accounts’
The Everyday Philanthropist Act aims to democratize giving, creating a financial benefit for employers while also making it easier for small-dollar donors to deduct charitable contributions from their taxes.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Richard King Mellon Foundation Picks New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s interim president will continue on permanently, and Boston University promotes its next head of development as it concludes its $1.5 billion capital campaign.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Good Managers Overcome the Desire to Be Liked
And what happens when they don’t.
By Jennifer R. Farmer
Contributor
Huge Pay Disparities Exist in Base Salaries and Bonuses, Chronicle Data Reveals
Senior-level employees at international groups, religious organizations, and arts and culture groups have compensation with the smallest percentage of bonus pay, new searchable Chronicle data shows.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Most Nonprofit Managers Like Their Jobs a Lot, a New Poll Finds
The survey by Classy, an online fundraising company, also found that half of managers were concerned about whether employees at their organizations were paid enough.
By dan.parks and Julian Wyllie
Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s President to Retire: Princess Grace Fund Has New Leader (Transitions)
Also Andrew Ackerman is stepping down as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan after 29 years at the helm, and the billionaire philanthropist Herbert Sandler has died at age 87.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Salaries, Bonuses, and Other Pay at Nonprofits: a Searchable Database
Our data for more than 10,000 of the top employees at large charities lets you compare compensation by individuals or by cause.
By Tyler Davis and Drew Lindsay
How to Set an Appropriate Executive Salary
Ensure executive compensation is “fair and reasonable” in the eyes of the IRS and your donors — and what happens when salaries exceed the norm.