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Credit Suisse Executive Will Now Lead Association of Junior Leagues (Transitions)

Also, a new executive director will lead the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hires its first head of health finance.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

College Fundraisers Are Increasingly Confident They’ll Meet Financial Targets

Fundraisers say they’re focused on raising support for social and racial justice programs, financial aid, and unrestricted funding, according to a new survey of college development professionals.

By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence

New $1.2 Billion Foundation for A.I. and Data Science Selects First President (Transitions)

Also, a poet will be the next director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Weingart Foundation names its first new leader since 1999.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Park Foundation Hires New Executive Director (Transitions)

Also, the Blues Foundation chooses the CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia as its next leader, and the longtime CEO of American Public Media Group is departing.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Promotes Longtime Employee to CEO (Transitions)

Also, the Kresge Foundation has named a new managing director of its Health Program, and William Gates Sr. has died at age 94.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Americares Names Chief Program Officer to Oversee Covid-19 Response (Transitions)

Also, Orbis International has selected its next CEO, and the Coleman Foundation has announced a new leader.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Nonprofit Jobs Rebound but Remain 1 Million Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels

First, the good news: U.S. nonprofits have added roughly 666,500 jobs to their payrolls since May. The bad news: Nonprofit employment remains about 976,620 jobs short of where it stood in February, before the coronavirus erupted into a global pandemic.

By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor

Ballmer Group Hires First Executive Director of National Impact (Transitions)

Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation selects its next higher-learning program director, and the director of MASS MoCA is departing after 32 years.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mercy Corps Taps Tjada D’Oyen McKenna as Next CEO (Transitions)

Also, the National Organization for Women replaced its president, and the Kresge Foundation has promoted two of its grant-making leaders.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Akonadi Foundation Chooses New Chief Strategy Officer (Transitions)

Also, Northern California Grantmakers names its next president and CEO, and the United Way of Anchorage’s new leader previously led the statewide response to the coronavirus in Washington State.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Philanthropist Doris Buffett Dies; J.J. Yore Leaves WAMU After Staff Revolt (Transitions)

Also, the Iowa West Foundation has named a new president, and the longtime CEO of the Southcentral Foundation has resigned.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Aspen Institute Selects New Executive Director of Latinos and Society Program (Transitions)

Also, the Open Society Foundations will have a new leader of its education program, and a large Jewish foundation’s CEO has died.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Grant Manager Salaries Make Small Gains; Wide Gender Gap Persists

The median pay for a grant manager was $76,000, according to a survey conducted in late by 2019 PEAK Grantmaking, an increase over $70,000 the group reported in 2016.

By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations

Headwaters Foundation Leader Joins McKnight Foundation (Transitions)

Also, Wellcome Leap announces its inaugural leadership team, and TechPoint Foundation for Youth has promoted its next CEO from within.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Schultz Family Foundation Hires First Outside President (Transitions)

Also, Ronald McDonald House Charities has promoted its next leader from within, and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers has appointed an interim CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Planned Parenthood Installs Acting CEO as Permanent Leader (Transitions)

Also, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta names its first new CEO in 43 years, and the Workers Lab’s interim CEO will continue permanently.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions