A 10-Point Guide for Improving Your Board Meeting Through Excellent Presentations
A nonprofit executive shares dos and don’ts for making the most of your time with trustees.
By David Yarnold
Contributor
Two relatively new organizations that work on global issues have several things in common that have led to big achievements.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Fourth of Young Foundation Employees Think Their Group’s Work Is Irrelevant
Some of the millennial grant makers said their employers were out of touch with the needs of the people they were trying to serve and not welcoming to young professionals, according to a new survey by Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Fundraisers’ Pay Hikes No Match for Inflation, Report Says
Only 30 percent got increases of 4 percent or more in 2017, according to the Association of Fundraising Professionals annual survey.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Value of Volunteers’ Time Up to $24.69 an Hour, Study Says
The figure has grown at a steady pace since 2002 and increased 55 cents an hour last year, according to Independent Sector.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Charities’ Collaboration Can Help Combat Donor Fatigue, Says Award-Winning Fundraiser
Philanthropists want novelty and a competitive giving climate, but that can challenge nonprofits with long-term programs, says Lynn Croneberger, who will receive the outstanding-fundraiser award at the Association of Fundraising Professionals annual meeting, which starts Sunday in New Orleans.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Small Group Has Big Influence on How Advocacy and Aid Groups Use Data
The Engine Room connects nonprofits working in the field with the technology they need to succeed — and works to ensure organizations respect the privacy of the people they serve.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Fundraisers’ Group Launches Gender-Equity Effort
Over the next 18 months, the membership group’s Women’s Impact Initiative will seek out and share effective ways to close pay gaps and combat sexual harassment at nonprofit workplaces.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Diversity Is Top of Mind for Nonprofit CEOs in 2018
More than 60 percent of CEOs and human-resource executives say recruiting or building an inclusive staff is a top hiring priority this year.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Foundation Salaries Vary Widely, Study Finds
The survey also showed a wide variation in benefits, with corporate foundations far more likely to provide maternity leave than other types of grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
James Beard Foundation Serves Up a New CEO
Plus, a National Women’s Law Center alumna returns to become chief operating officer, a former Muscular Dystrophy Association chief takes the helm at a major executive search firm, and other personnel news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Houston Symphony and Mormon Church Get New Leaders
In other news about people in philanthropy, the longtime CEO of the Hoblitzelle Foundation has retired and named his daughter as his successor.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
World Vision President to Retire After 20 Years; Alexandria Community Foundation Names New Leader
Plus, the National Audubon Society installs new leaders at three state affiliates, and Mark Israel, a pediatric oncologist, has been named national executive director of the Israel Cancer Research Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Leaders at Unicef and Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Plus, the Carnegie Institution for Science elevates two scientists as interim co-presidents, the Mormon Church’s leader dies, and other news about people in the nonprofit world.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Our Best Guidance for Managing Your Nonprofit Career
Asking for raises, dealing with impossible managers, meeting with recruiters, or just carving out a little “me time": a look back at The Chronicle’s best advice of 2017 for your professional life.
Easter Seals and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Get New Chiefs
Plus, new presidents for the Aspen Institute and Heron Foundation, four new CEOs at community funds, and other personnel news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions