Behind the Search for a Foundation CEO
Typical length: 6 months Who runs it: Headhunters report to a hiring committee made up of a handful of board members. How firms find people: Primarily by asking for recommendations from people at nonprofits. They may call as many as 300 people per search. Who gets considered: A pool of 60 or so…
‘New York Times’: an Actor’s Haiti Activism
The New York Times magazine examines the work that the actor Sean Penn is doing to help Haiti recover, and Fast Company interviews Chen Guangbiao, a big donor in China.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
As New Graduates Size Up the Job Horizon, Smart Recruiting Matters
Even in a bad economy, charities need to be savvy about how to reach out to the most talented people graduating from college this spring.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
Fund-Raising and Program Goals Often Clash, Say Charity Officials
Nonprofits balance the need to appeal to donors with concerns about how best to carry out a charitable mission.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Legacies: Brian O’Connell, Co-Founder of Independent Sector
Mr. O’Connell, who died at age 81, served 15 years as the first president of the coalition of charities and foundations.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Jeanne Bourgault, President, Internews
Jean Bourgault has taken over day-to-day management of Internews, as the co-founder, David Hoffman focuses on working with the organization’s board.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Chicago Legal Services Program Shuttered
Board members of the Chicago Area Foundation for Legal Services have voted to dissolve the organization—a program of the Chicago Community Trust—and plan to establish a restricted fund at the community foundation to support legal-aid services, according to a news release on the Chicago Community Trust’s Web site.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Hampshire Charity Joins Local United Way
The Whole Village Family Resource Center, a Plymouth, N.H. human services group, is merging with the Lakes Region United Way, in Laconia, N.H., writes The Citizen of Laconia.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Texas Youth Group Resorts to Layoffs
American Youthworks, a 35-year-old Austin, Tex., charity that operates education and job-training programs for youths, has laid off 14 of its 90 employees, reports the Austin American-Statesman.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
United Way Seeks to Recruit a Million Volunteers to Mentor Students
The organization will focus on 70 cities where dropout rates are especially high.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
The Dirty Truth About Disaster Fund Raising
Why the current system for raising money after a catastrophe doesn’t work—and an idea to fix it.
By Saundra Schimmelpfennig
Contributor
If Coaches Are Good for Executive Directors (and Basketball Teams), Why Not for Board Chairs?
Board chairs would be well served to have coaches help them become more effective.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Board Members Resign After Nonprofit Cuts Key Staff Members
In the aftermath of recent staff layoffs, three out of 11 board members of Marin Services for Woman, in Greenbrae, Calif., have resigned their posts, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Troubled Economy Forces Layoffs at Cancer Institute
Officials at the Nevada Cancer Institute, in Las Vegas, have announced staff layoffs for the second time in almost three years, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
When nonprofits put off efforts to maintain their facilities, information-technology, or other crucial operation systems, the people they serve are often the ones who suffer the most harm.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor
Nonprofits Still Anxious About Economy’s Instability, Survey Finds
But most groups plan to add or expand programs in 2011.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor