New Leaders Will Take the Reins of Demos and American Cancer Society This Summer
Also, the Bezos Earth Fund has named its vice president for strategy and programs, and a Google executive will now be senior vice president of programs at the Omidyar Network.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Job Growth at Nonprofits Makes Large Rebound in March
Nonprofits added an estimated 81,000 jobs in March, the largest rebound seen since August, but it may take 18 months for nonprofit employment to reach February 2020 levels.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Union of Concerned Scientists Appoints Next President
Also, the Evelyn and Walter Hass Jr. Fund has named two new leaders for its democracy and immigrant-rights programs, and Lorie Slutsky, the longtime president of the New York Community Trust, will retire next year.
By M.J. Prest
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Raytheon Technologies, Open Society Foundations Each Commit $500 Million Grants for Education
Also, the John Deere Foundation has pledged $200 million in grants to nonprofit groups over the next 10 years, and the Lennar Foundation gave $50 million to establish a new cancer center at City of Hope Orange County.
By M.J. Prest
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Cloudera Foundation CEO to Lead Data Programs at Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Also, the Kansas Health Foundation picks a Pennsylvania health official as its next CEO, and the Sesame Workshop has named its first chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
By M.J. Prest
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Collins Foundation Picks Carol Cheney as Next CEO
Also, the International African American Museum has named its new leader, and the president of the Heritage Foundation is stepping down.
By M.J. Prest
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Rockefeller Foundation Hires Trump Whistle-Blower to Lead Pandemic Prevention
Also, a lawyer from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is joining the Obama Foundation, and the leader of the Seattle Foundation is stepping down.
By M.J. Prest
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Skoll Foundation Names Corporate Philanthropy Leader as President
The $2 billion philanthropy said the new chief operating role is designed to accelerate the organization’s work, especially its focus on equity and economic inclusion.
By Maria Di Mento
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The Nonprofit Work Force Is 7.4 Percent Smaller Than a Year Ago
A new report of estimated job losses also predicts it will take nearly two years for nonprofit employment to return to pre-Covid levels.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Hewlett Foundation Promotes Program Officer to Chief of Equity and Culture
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has picked an artists’ advocate to be a program officer for arts and culture, and Unicef USA has announced three new senior leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
$10 Billion Bezos Earth Fund’s New CEO Expected to Provide Strategy and Transparency
Andrew Steer, who leads the environmental think tank World Resources Institute, says the Bezos fund plans to give all its money away in a decade.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Zoom Hires Head of Social Impact for Its New Philanthropic Arm
Also, Amnesty International USA has named its new executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Ballmer Group Names First National Director of Housing
Also, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has named its first woman president and CEO, and the CEO of the George Gund Foundation will retire at the end of the year.
By M.J. Prest
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United Way Worldwide Names Board Member Neeraj Mehta as Interim CEO
He replaces Brian Gallagher, who recently announced he would resign following an investigation that found the organization should improve its workplace culture, morale, and procedures regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Kaboom Promotes From Within to Pick Its New CEO
Also, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has a new president and CEO, and Beth deHamel, who was recently interim CEO at Mercy Corps, has joined the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Nonprofit Job Growth Was Flat in January
Nonprofit job growth was sluggish in January, adding only 5,158 jobs since December, according to a new analysis from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies.
By Michael Theis
Contributor