Fidelity Charitable Selects Its Next President
Also, the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice has a new executive director, and Vanessa Daniel of the Groundswell Fund is stepping down in February.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Formation of New Hunger, Housing, and Civil-Rights Nonprofits Jumped in 2020
Fewer charities were created whose missions involved sports, recreation, arts, and education, according to a Chronicle analysis of preliminary data from the Internal Revenue Service.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Walton Family Foundation Selects Leader of Its Oceans Initiative
Also, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has promoted its next chief program officer from within, and the Ballmer Group hired a school administrator as its national director of elementary and secondary education.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
4 Ways to Reshape Nonprofit Recruitment and Hiring
The head of a new nonprofit would like to transform the way nonprofits approach recruiting and hiring. Here’s how.
By Linda Nguyen
Contributor
John Templeton Foundation Hires New Vice President of Programs
Also, the Pew Charitable Trusts names its first vice president of inclusion, diversity, and equity.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Also, the PAN Foundation names Kevin Hagan as its next CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
How to Hang On to Fundraisers in a Hot Job Market
Leaders should initiate frequent and frank conversations with employees to stay on top of their concerns, make sure DEI efforts are genuine, and provide clarity on any shifts to a group’s mission.
By Emily Haynes
Contributor
Nonprofit Hiring Slows in August as Delta Variant Spreads
Nonprofits continued to add jobs in August, but at a slower rate than in the previous two months, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
United Way Worldwide Picks Easterseals CEO as Next Leader
Also, Greenpeace USA is promoting its chief operating officer to co-executive director, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation has selected its next president and CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Ann Mei Chang Will Lead Candid; Robertson Foundation Taps Education Trailblazer as President
Also, the Colorado Trust has named a new vice president of grants, and the nonprofit researcher Lester Salamon has died.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Give Blck, a Database That Connects Donors With Black-Led Charities, Names First CEO
Also, the Walton Family Foundation has hired a new director of its Home Region Program for northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Lilly Endowment Taps Board Member to Serve as New President
Jennett Hill will become the first Black woman leader of the nation’s second wealthiest foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
Nonprofits Added 67,200 Jobs in July
July’s gains are the strongest two-month period of hiring since the start of the year. But disruptions from a resurgence in coronavirus cases threaten to depress job growth.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
What Would Ruth Bader Ginsburg Do? Finding Answers to the Gender Gap in Jewish Nonprofit Leadership
A Leading Edge report, supported by a grant made to honor the late justice, examines how Jewish nonprofits can close the gender gap. Experts say the advice can also help other groups improve leadership diversity.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Fundraiser Salaries Remained Flat in 2020
Fundraisers were more likely to say they planned to stay in their current jobs than in past years, according to a new survey, which also found that it took fewer fundraisers to bring in $1 million at international aid groups than at arts or environmental organizations.
By Eden Stiffman
Contributor
YMCA of the USA Appoints First Woman Leader in Its 170-Year History
Also, the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund has named its first president, and the International Center for Research on Women has appointed Peggy Clark as its next CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor