CEOs See Value in Diversity, but Their Nonprofits Fall Far Short, Survey Shows
The study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that nonprofit hiring practices are not doing enough to help achieve diversity goals.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
‘Zero Tolerance’ Pledge on Harassment Urged for College and School Fundraisers
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education suggests fundraisers and others should sever ties with donors, alumni, or anyone else involved in misconduct.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Center for Community Change Elevates New President; Education Leader Departs Chan Zuckerberg
In other personnel moves, the CEO of LIFT and the president of Girls Incorporated will step down next year, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health appoints a new chief, and the Commonfund makes more staffing moves.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Judge Orders FEMA Aid Extension for Puerto Rican Storm Evacuees
Plus, a look at the Christian legal nonprofit that keeps winning at the Supreme Court; emails suggest improper fundraising by Missouri governor who recently resigned; a look at efforts to help revive local journalism; commentator says the Trump Foundation case could force the president to release his tax returns; Arkansas to cut hundreds of health-care jobs; charity’s nuns in India arrested for baby-selling; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Owner of Annapolis Paper Creates Fund for Mass-Shooting Victims and Families
A family foundation will match the company’s donations up to $1 million. Also, infighting is roiling New York’s Lincoln Center over priorities; a look at the ACLU’s war on Trump and a detailed comparison of the Trump and Clinton foundations; UC-Irvine professor and $10 million donor resigns over sexual harassment allegations; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Online Fundraising Will Aid Shooting Victims at Md. Newspaper
A GoFundMe campaign is quickly building to the $70,000 goal. In other articles, a Columbia University student who fought sexual violence now faces child sex-crime charges; an opinion piece pins the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s troubles on greed; the Space Foundation counters a lawsuit by Buzz Aldrin; a nonprofit sets up a hotline to reunite immigrant families; the Philadelphia History Museum will close after a partnership collapses; and more on migrants, nonprofits, giving, and arts and culture.
Sexual Harassment of Female Interns Is Widespread, Study Finds
More than 80 percent know someone who has been harassed, and half experienced it themselves, according to the study from the B.A. Rudolph Foundation.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Leadership Changes at Commonfund and FSG; Make-a-Wish America CEO Departing
Also, actor and comedian Seth Rogen’s nonprofit, Hilarity for Charity, has named its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
New CEOs Named at Taproot and de Beaumont Foundations
Also, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund names a new president, and the Kinder Foundation reshuffles its parks-program leadership.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Deepak Bhargava Exits Center for Community Change; New CEO at Sixty and Better
Also, the Council on Foundations creates a new role to advance racial equity in grant making, and the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center gets a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Independent Sector Staff Looks to Unionize
CEO Dan Cardinali said Tuesday that next steps are unclear because he doesn’t know enough yet about what the employees want.
By Megan O’Neil
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New Chiefs Promoted at Mary Black and Honolulu Biennial Foundations
Also, Friends of the Children adds fresh leadership in New York and Los Angeles, and the Dallas philanthropist Margaret McDermott has died at age 106.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Nonprofits Are America’s Third-Largest Employer, Report Says
With 11.9 million workers, the field ranks behind only retail and manufacturing, according to a new Johns Hopkins study.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
More Turmoil at Silicon Valley Community Foundation as Chief HR Official Resigns
The departure of the giant grant maker’s vice president in charge of personnel comes after its No. 2 executive left amid allegations of harassment and bullying and its CEO was placed on leave.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Silicon Valley Fund’s CEO Placed on Leave
In two letters to the Board of Directors, half of the current and two dozen former employees called for Carson to be suspended, saying he had ignored complaints about his top deputy and had fostered a culture of fear.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Silicon Valley Community Fund Hires 2nd Law Firm After Harassment Claims
The community foundation, whose No. 2 leader resigned last week amid charges of abusive management and sexual misconduct, hired Boies Schiller Flexner to join another law firm already examining the situation.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor