New CEO Promoted at the Energy Foundation (Transitions)
Also, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation hires a new chief, and the philanthropist Raymond Perelman has died at age 101.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Cathy Cha to Head Haas Fund; Family Fund Leader to Retire (Transitions)
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation chooses a new COO, Sandy Cardin plans to retire from the Schusterman Foundation, and Virginia Esposito is stepping down as president of the National Center for Family Philanthropy after 22 years.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Jump-Start Your Nonprofit Career in 2019
Here’s what experts we interviewed suggest you do to advance in your nonprofit career.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
CBS Selects 18 Groups to Receive $20 Million to Fight Sexual Harassment
The recipients included Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Rainn, and New York Women’s Foundation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
IRS Softens Blow From Taxed Employee Perks at Nonprofits: Daily News Roundup
Under pressure, House leaders revisit taxing of benefits such as free parking and mass transit subsidies; proposed revisions of tax plan seek to reverse ban on political activity by nonprofits; how to spur people to give to charity by making it about them, and more.
NPR’s CEO Will Move Into Fundraising Role (Transitions)
Also, Women for Afghan Women appoints a new executive director, and the CEO of Grantmakers in Health will depart next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Here’s Why Nonprofits Still Have Problems With Diversity and How to Fix It
A series of new reports from Georgetown University’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership say lack of commitment by boards is just one of many challenges.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
More than Half of LGBTQ Staff at Foundations Are Not ‘Fully Out’ at Work, Report Says
“We expected a higher percentage of people to be out across the board — it was shocking, surprising, and alarming,” said the study’s lead author.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Mott Foundation Chooses Founder’s Great-Grandson as Next CEO (Transitions)
Also, the NEA Foundation named Sara Sneed as its new CEO, and Chad Griffin will step down from the Human Rights Campaign next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Interview a Fundraising Job Candidate Who’s Not a Fundraiser
With far more development positions than people to fill them, some organizations are casting a net outside the field. Here’s how to vet a nontraditional candidate.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Goodwill Chooses Former HUD Secretary as CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco hires a new director, and Andrea Levere, president of Prosperity Now, will leave the group next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New CEO at Annie E. Casey Foundation Launched Report on Racial Disparities
The grant maker promoted Lisa Hamilton to the top job. The recurring Race for Results report that she initiated in 2014 measures how children from different racial and ethnic backgrounds are faring on key milestones from birth to adulthood.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs
Also, New York University names a new vice president for development, and the Council on Foundations hires a CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
WNBA President Named CEO of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Also, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy appoints a new chief, and Harvard installs its new head of fundraising.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gender Pay Gap Persists at Large Nonprofits and Shrinks at Smaller Ones, Study Shows
The annual report from GuideStar found that CEO compensation rose 4.9 percent for women and 8.9 percent for men at nonprofits with annual budgets exceeding $50 million.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
11% of Nonprofit Workers Say They’re Saving Enough for Retirement, Study Says
Seventy-five percent of those surveyed by TIAA said they work at a nonprofit to make a difference in people’s lives, not for compensation or achieving career goals.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor