Global Fund for Children Promotes Hayley Roffey to Co-CEO
Also, the Association of African American Museums has appointed a new CEO, and AARP’s longtime leader will depart at the end of the year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
More Than Half of Nonprofits Use A.I., Google.org Survey Finds
Most nonprofits now use A.I. for some tasks, a milestone that comes just over a year since the technology became widely available.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The Bob Woodruff Foundation Asks Too Much of Potential Grantees
The grant maker should balance its good work with a less onerous grant-application process.
Foundation Compensation: When Are CEO Salaries Too High?
Without checks and balances, scrutinizing and challenging foundation leaders’ million-dollar paychecks is nearly impossible.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Endowments Can Power Racial Justice Groups — if Only Philanthropy Would Fund Them
Giving to endowments helps groups led by people of color build long-term financial stability. But two new studies show the practice is rare.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Health Care-Access Maverick to Lead California Endowment
The $4.7 billion foundation named Brenda Solórzano, an early architect of trust-based philanthropy and a veteran of health-care grant making in the Golden State, as its next president.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Dallas Foundation Installs Julie Diaz as New CEO
Also, the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego has promoted its chief financial officer to CEO, and the effective-altruism charity The Life You Can Save has named two co-CEOs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Janine Lee: A Champion of Equitable Grant Making in the South
A consummate philanthropic leader, she leaves behind a unique legacy of healing divisions and facilitating difficult conversations in a deeply complex region.
By Susan Taylor Batten
Contributor
Wendy Schmidt and Grist Founder Launch Immersive-Media Nonprofit
The billionaire philanthropist and journalist Chip Giller are betting that virtual and augmented reality are on the cusp of a breakthrough — and poised to change hearts, minds, and giving.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Four Latino Fundraisers Up Their Game With Affinity Group Help
Practical advice and networking opportunities are helping members of Somos El Poder connect with peers and raise more money for their organizations.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Taps Three New Executives
Also, the Center for Nonprofit Management has installed a new CEO, and the Open Society Foundations promoted its new president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit CFOs Are in High Demand and Short Supply
The hiring crunch is taking place as fewer students choose to major in accounting and pursue finance careers. Nonprofit CFO work has also become more complex and demanding.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How Transparent Philanthropy Can Liberate Billions of Dollars — and Do More Good
By sharing knowledge and data, grant makers can make their giving more accessible, equitable, and — crucially — effective.
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations Names New President After Years of Layoffs and Transition
Binaifer Nowrojee, a lawyer, has been vice president of programs and part of a small senior leadership team overseeing a large transition that kicked off last summer.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Why an 85-Year-Old Charity Needed a New Name
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service rebranded as Global Refuge to put the spotlight on its mission — and boost fundraising.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
WildEarth Guardians Names Next Executive Director
Also, the newly installed leader of Studio Theatre is returning to the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Michael Lee will become president of the Museum of Chinese in America on April 1.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions