What Nonprofits Fail to Say When They’re Recruiting Volunteers — but Truly Matters
Working for a good cause helps strangers build social bonds, gain control over their time, and improve their health. And after too much time in quarantine, that’s the message that will resonate with the people nonprofits want to reach, says a longtime volunteer.
By Susan McPherson
Contributor
Knight Foundation Hires 2 Vice Presidents, for Journalism and DEI
Also, the Jewish Communal Fund has appointed a new president to oversee its $2 billion in donor-advised funds, and the founding CEO of StoryCorps will now lead ProPublica.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
How to Ease Tension Between Communications and Development Departments
Three reasons friction occurs between fundraisers and communicators — and five ways to prevent it.
By Jackie Yodashkin
Contributor
A Former Obama Policy Adviser Will Lead Alliance for Justice
Also, the Deaconess Foundation has named a health-equity advocate as its next CEO, and the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has picked its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Education and Literacy Group Pratham USA Names First CEO
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has chosen a new executive vice president of programs, and Paul Cheung of the Knight Foundation will take the helm of the Center for Public Integrity.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Kellogg Foundation V.P. Will Lead Living Cities
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has named the executive director of its Creatives Rebuild New York program, and the Smithsonian Institution has tapped the next director of the National Museum of African Art.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Patrick Gaspard Will Take the Helm of the Center for American Progress
Also, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles named a rabbi as its next CEO, and the Simons Foundation has selected an astrophysicist to succeed Marilyn Simons as president.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
What to Consider — and What to Avoid — When Reopening Your Nonprofit Office
Nonprofit leaders and human-resource experts share advice to help bring employees back to the office safely and support — and keep — them in the process.
By Lisa Schohl
Contributor
Skillman Foundation Appoints CEO; Marin Community Foundation Hires Rhea Suh
Also, two major conservation groups have named their next leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Richard Buery Will Become CEO of Robin Hood in September
Also, the Gary Sinise Foundation has hired a new CEO, and Salil Shetty will be the first vice president for global programs at the Open Society Foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Nonprofit Hiring Accelerates in May With 63,000 New Jobs
But nonprofit employment is 6 percent lower than it was before the pandemic hit.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Verified Voting, a Nonpartisan Electoral-Security Group, Names New CEO
Also, Antony Bugg-Levine will depart the Nonprofit Finance Fund this summer, and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has hired a new executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Climate-Change Advocate Will Lead Environmental Grantmakers Association
Also, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is stepping down as executive director, and the interim CEO of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers will stay on permanently.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation
Also, PepsiCo has hired a new president of its corporate foundation, and two co-CEOs will lead Schwarzman Philanthropies.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Education Trust Names Interim CEO as John King Starts Md. Gubernatorial Run
Also, Open Society Foundations names a new senior official, the Poetry Foundation has appointed its first president of color, and the National Crime Prevention Council has a new chief executive.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice
Walton Family Foundation Appoints Tanya Odom to Lead DEI Programs
Also, the National Human Services Assembly has named its new executive director, and the CEO of the National Audubon Society is departing.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Advice