Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund Will Install Next CEO in January
Also, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has tapped its first new leader in 22 years, and Glenn Lowry plans to step down after 30 years as director of the Museum of Modern Art.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
These 17 Nonprofit Leaders Want to Change How You Vote
Organizers, funders, lawyers, scholars, writers, and celebrities (Jennifer Lawrence!) aim to reboot our election system. Also, coming soon from the Chronicle: the people who want to build trust in elections.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofit Boosts Health Care in Rural Burundi
Infant mortality has dropped by 50 percent in the past 10 years, and malnutrition is a fraction of the national rate.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
No Misalignment Between DNC’s Hopeful Message and Ibram X. Kendi’s Work
A reader objects to characterization of Kendi’s ideas in recent op-ed.
The A.I. That’s Already Raising Money
A new start-up is testing autonomous fundraisers that will interact directly with donors. Some tech experts have questions.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Waverley Street Foundation Taps First Head of U.S. Programs
Also, the Associated Press Foundation for Journalism has named its inaugural executive director, and Georgetown U.’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership will install a new director in January.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Two Decades In, Google.org Reimagines Its Role in the A.I. Era
Google.org’s artificial intelligence pivot echoes the $2 trillion company’s quest to become more A.I.-centric.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Op-Ed on the Grateful Dead and Nonprofit Leadership Strikes a Chord
Readers agree that the band offers useful lessons on running a nonprofit.
Another Out-of-the-Box Idea to Fight Climate Change: Fund College Solar Panels
On-campus sustainability efforts inspire students in the same way that a recent op-ed writer uses concerts to mobilize fans to take climate action.
PolicyLink Promotes Ashleigh Gardere to President
Also, the social-impact software company Benevity has named a new CEO, and the Foundation of FirstHealth will install its next president in October.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Sabbaticals and the Case for More Rest for Leaders of Color
Social change isn’t possible when nonprofit leaders are exhausted. Extended paid leave helped me — and can help others.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Names First Executive Director
Also, Vital Strategies has chosen a Merck executive as its next CEO, and the basketball star LeBron James appointed a new leader for his More Than a Vote nonprofit group.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Nonprofits Really Feel About A.I.
More than two-thirds of nonprofits have already tried using artificial intelligence in their work, despite low comfort levels with the technology and concerns about data protection and bias, a new survey reveals.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Off Base or on Target? Readers Respond to Critique of Young Nonprofit Leaders.
Call for young people in the field to behave more like Olympians draws strong response.
I’m a Deadhead and a Nonprofit Leader: The Two Have a Lot in Common
The Grateful Dead offers nonprofits lessons on how to adapt to change while staying true to their original vision.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Appoints Two New Executives
Plus, the Center for Effective Philanthropy hires a leader for its YouthTruth program, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago will install its next CEO this fall.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions