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.
Smithsonian Institution Selects New Leader From Its Own Ranks (Transitions)
Also, Amherst College appoints a new chief advancement officer to oversee its $625 million capital campaign, and Cedars-Sinai hires a new vice president for development.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Climbing the Fundraising Ranks to Start a Black-Owned Firm
Dwayne Ashley held executive positions at prominent nonprofits, but his long-term goal was to make philanthropy more inclusive.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
(Red) CEO Will Next Lead MusiCares (Transitions)
Also, the Glaucoma Foundation hires a new CEO, and Jean Vanier, who won the Templeton Prize in 2015 for his work helping disabled people, has died at age 90.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
World Vision VP Will Now Lead Action Against Hunger USA (Transitions)
Also, two major family foundations appoint new presidents, and David Hamburg, who led the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1982 to 1997, has died.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New $3.2 Billion Health Foundation Names Executive Team (Transitions)
Also, the Knight Foundation appoints a director for its Philadelphia programs, and the Urban Alliance opens an office in Detroit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chicago Public-Health Commissioner Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Transitions)
Also, JDRF installs its first CEO with Type 1 diabetes, and CARE appoints a new COO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Save the Children U.S. Brings in New President (Transitions)
Also, the Marshall Project and the Center for Public Integrity both hire veteran news editors as their leaders, and the longtime CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will retire next winter.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Feedback Labs and Seattle Opera Hire New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, the Southern Poverty Law Center loses two more top executives.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions