Donations Grew Last Year. Here’s What You Can Learn for 2020
Nonprofits and consultants attribute the increase to a strong stock market and intensified efforts by fundraisers.
By Emily Haynes and Eden Stiffman
In 2020, Expect Many Policy Actions That Affect Nonprofits and Foundations. Here’s What to Watch.
Threats and opportunities don’t only come from the federal government — especially in an election year. Here’s a guide to assess, plan for, and help shape what’s ahead at the local, state, and federal levels.
By David L. Thompson and Tim Delaney
Hillel International Announces New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Rockefeller Foundation has named the next managing director for its Africa office, and Joan Irvine Smith, an heiress who helped establish the U. of California at Irvine and Children’s Hospital of Orange County, has died at age 86.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Make 2020 the Year to Be Well Informed
Our readers — your nonprofit peers — share books they recommend on personal development, history, running better meetings, and more. Read on.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Sharon Alpert Set to Leave Nathan Cummings Foundation
Alpert led the grant maker’s move to invest all of its assets in companies that promise a social or environmental benefit in addition to shareholder returns. She will step down by the end of the month.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Leadership Shift Underway at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In other news about people in philanthropy, James Balfanz, who has been president of City Year for nine years, has been promoted to CEO, and the Smithsonian names ex-CIA official Meroe Park as deputy secretary and chief operating officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The next downturn — whenever it comes — will likely be different from those in the past.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Workplace Giving at a Crossroads
New technology gives employees more choices. Will it be enough to stem declining participation?
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
They’re making strident demands, using fresh tactics, and will likely alter activism for many years to come.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
The public’s declining regard for nonprofits may hurt fundraising, advocacy, and hiring.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How to Build a Diverse Nonprofit Staff
A collection of Chronicle resources to help your nonprofit take concrete steps to hire people from a variety of backgrounds and create a culture that welcomes diverse perspectives.
Leadership Lessons for 2020 and Beyond
Leaders from diverse backgrounds shared their lessons on making a difference, including a focus on building bonds among people of different views, learning how to measure and get results, and seeking ways to do better.
Charles and Margery Barancik, Fla. Philanthropists, Die in Car Crash (Transitions)
Also, Boy Scouts of America appoints a new CEO, and Margot Brandenburg is joining the Ford Foundation as mission investments senior program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Key Research Findings for Fundraisers and Other Nonprofit Executives: Roundup
Why the language men use in grant proposals works better than what women write, why it’s important not to delay in making pitches to beneficiaries of services, how big a difference nonprofit transparency makes to donors, and other results from scholarly studies.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
The Year’s Big Stories in the Nonprofit World That Point to Key Changes Ahead
Concerns about tainted money, undue pressure on fundraisers, the inequality gap, and the role of philanthropy in fixing democracy are among the issues we covered in the past year that will continue as major forces in the year ahead.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Smithsonian Institution Brings in Former CIA Executive as Deputy Secretary and COO (Transitions)
Also, Robert Greenstein is leaving the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has named three new vice presidents.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions