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Mercy Corps Taps Tjada D’Oyen McKenna as Next CEO (Transitions)

Also, the National Organization for Women replaced its president, and the Kresge Foundation has promoted two of its grant-making leaders.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Akonadi Foundation Chooses New Chief Strategy Officer (Transitions)

Also, Northern California Grantmakers names its next president and CEO, and the United Way of Anchorage’s new leader previously led the statewide response to the coronavirus in Washington State.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Philanthropist Doris Buffett Dies; J.J. Yore Leaves WAMU After Staff Revolt (Transitions)

Also, the Iowa West Foundation has named a new president, and the longtime CEO of the Southcentral Foundation has resigned.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Aspen Institute Selects New Executive Director of Latinos and Society Program (Transitions)

Also, the Open Society Foundations will have a new leader of its education program, and a large Jewish foundation’s CEO has died.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Grant Manager Salaries Make Small Gains; Wide Gender Gap Persists

The median pay for a grant manager was $76,000, according to a survey conducted in late by 2019 PEAK Grantmaking, an increase over $70,000 the group reported in 2016.

By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations

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Headwaters Foundation Leader Joins McKnight Foundation (Transitions)

Also, Wellcome Leap announces its inaugural leadership team, and TechPoint Foundation for Youth has promoted its next CEO from within.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Schultz Family Foundation Hires First Outside President (Transitions)

Also, Ronald McDonald House Charities has promoted its next leader from within, and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers has appointed an interim CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Planned Parenthood Installs Acting CEO as Permanent Leader (Transitions)

Also, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta names its first new CEO in 43 years, and the Workers Lab’s interim CEO will continue permanently.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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National Urban Fellows Chooses Former Fellow as Next Leader (Transitions)

Also, Sesame Workshop has a new creative lead, and the Community Foundation of Louisville has hired its next president and CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Covid Erased an Estimated 1.6 Million U.S. Nonprofit Jobs From March Through May

Thirteen percent of all nonprofit jobs in America were lost in recent months, according to estimates from Johns Hopkins University. That’s equivalent to 8.8 percent of an estimated 18.7 million job losses seen in that time across all non-government jobs.

By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor

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Covid Erased an Estimated 1.6 Million U.S. Nonprofit Jobs From March Through May

Thirteen percent of all nonprofit jobs in America were lost in recent months, according to estimates from Johns Hopkins University. That’s equivalent to 8.8 percent of an estimated 18.7 million job losses seen in that time across all non-government jobs.

By Michael Theis
Contributor

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Gates Foundation Names Its First President of Gender Equality (Transitions)

Also, a former staffer returns to the National Council on Aging as CEO, and King Boston names its next executive director to oversee a planned memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on Boston Common.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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United Way Bay Area Selects Housing Trust Leader as CEO

Also, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation has named its next leader, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has promoted a new head of strategy, policy, and community action.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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Ben Jealous Will Next Lead People for the American Way

Also, the Ploughshares Fund chooses a new president, and Jane Moss is leaving the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts after 28 years as artistic director.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions