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
Senior Editor, Solutions
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
Senior Editor, Solutions
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 Editor, Foundations
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
Senior Editor
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
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Nonprofits Fail to Say When They’re Recruiting Volunteers — but Truly Matters
Working for a good cause helps strangers build social bonds, gain control over their time, and improve their health. And after too much time in quarantine, that’s the message that will resonate with the people nonprofits want to reach, says a longtime volunteer.
By Susan McPherson
Contributor
Knight Foundation Hires 2 Vice Presidents, for Journalism and DEI
Also, the Jewish Communal Fund has appointed a new president to oversee its $2 billion in donor-advised funds, and the founding CEO of StoryCorps will now lead ProPublica.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Ease Tension Between Communications and Development Departments
Three reasons friction occurs between fundraisers and communicators — and five ways to prevent it.
By Jackie Yodashkin
Contributor
A Former Obama Policy Adviser Will Lead Alliance for Justice
Also, the Deaconess Foundation has named a health-equity advocate as its next CEO, and the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has picked its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Education and Literacy Group Pratham USA Names First CEO
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has chosen a new executive vice president of programs, and Paul Cheung of the Knight Foundation will take the helm of the Center for Public Integrity.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Kellogg Foundation V.P. Will Lead Living Cities
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has named the executive director of its Creatives Rebuild New York program, and the Smithsonian Institution has tapped the next director of the National Museum of African Art.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Patrick Gaspard Will Take the Helm of the Center for American Progress
Also, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles named a rabbi as its next CEO, and the Simons Foundation has selected an astrophysicist to succeed Marilyn Simons as president.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What to Consider — and What to Avoid — When Reopening Your Nonprofit Office
Nonprofit leaders and human-resource experts share advice to help bring employees back to the office safely and support — and keep — them in the process.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Skillman Foundation Appoints CEO; Marin Community Foundation Hires Rhea Suh
Also, two major conservation groups have named their next leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions