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Yahoo- Professional Area: Fundraising/giving
- Field of Interest: Environment
- September 1, 2010David Chambless Worters, president and CEO, North Carolina Symphony, named president and CEO, Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth, Tex., effective December 1.
John Oddy, former executive director, Royal Oak Foundation, and Berit Ashla, former program officer, Tides Foundation, joined leadership team, Foundation Source Philanthropic Advisors.
Jennifer Lammers, trainer, consultant and principal, The Philanthropy Hub, named director of member programs and services, Associated Grant Makers, effective Sept. 22, 2010.
CharityHappenings.org launching free online event-ticketing free service that lets nonprofits list, promote and sell tickets to events. - September 1, 2010Robin Ganzert, deputy director of philanthropic services, Pew Charitable Trusts, named president and CEO, American Humane Association, effective Oct. 1, 2010.
Gillian R. Barclay, former advisor, World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization, named vice president-programs, Aetna Foundation; Diana M. Hill, former with Aetna human resources, and Alyse B. Sabina, former program officer, Missouri Foundation for Health, each named senior project manager; Marnie Goodman, former manager, philanthropy and community relations, The Hartford Financial Services Group, named communications manager; Stephanie Tatro, former accountant, Atlantic Development and Investments, named finance manager.
Alison Fournier, former salon manager, Jacob Neal salon, named office manager, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption; Staci Perkins, former director of marketing and communications, ThisWeek Community Media, a division of the Columbus Dispatch, and editor, Columbus Parent Magazine, named director of marketing and communications. - August 30, 2010Ken Colloton, immediate past board chair, YMCA of the USA, and senior vice president and a director of government Banking, RBS Citizens Bank, elected president, World Alliance of YMCAs.
Heather Grady, managing director, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, named vice president of foundation initiatives, Rockefeller Foundation.
Rick Gentry, former head of supporter care, retention and online fundraising, Greenpeace USA, named director of online fundraising, Common Knowledge.
12th Annual Wine Celebration benefitting The V Foundation on August 6 and 7 in Napa Valley, raised $2.2 million for cancer research, bringing to over $35 million total raised since 1998. - August 24, 2010More Than Just Money: Practical and Provocative Steps to Nonprofit Success, by Allen J. Proctor, published by LMM Press.
Blackbaud launched Blackbaud Social to provide social-media solutions for nonprofits to create both private-label and public socially-enabled communities.
Harris launching donor-advised Harris Charitable Fund Program under sponsorship and management of National Philanthropic Trust, and Harris myCFO Foundation, public charity, granted its assets to NPT, which will administer granted assets under Harris Charitable Fund Program. - August 20, 2010Paula J. Jenkins, assistant dean for development and external relations, Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, named vice president of development for regional campuses, Indiana University Foundation.
Jason Von Bank, formerly responsible for commercial businesses, Life Time Fitness, named vice president, client services, Strategic Fundraising.
Michael Teem, retired major, Raleigh (N.C.) Police Department, named executive director, Law Enforcement Torch Run, joined Special Olympics, Washington, D.C. - August 16, 2010Heifer International named 2010 recipient, Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award, DMA Nonprofit Federation.
Consultant Doug White named academic director, George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, New York University.
National Council on Aging added 15 new staff members.
Youth, I.N.C. launching campaign to raise $10 million to support its Fund of Funds Program that already has awarded $800,000 in capacity-building funds to high-performing, grassroots nonprofits serving youth.
- August 12, 2010Julie Hatcher, former associate director, Center for Service and Learning, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, named director of first undergraduate program in U.S. in philanthropic studies, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University.
Convio, provider of on-demand constituent-engagement solutions for nonprofits, entered into preferred-partnership agreement with Dallas-based Pursuant Group to serve Christian, faith-based nonprofit ministries with technology, fundraising and marketing-communications services.
Kristin Mugford, managing director, Bain Capital, elected to board of trustees, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
Mike Miles, president and chief operating officer, Staples, named president, Staples Foundation for Learning, company's charitable arm , succeeding Ron Sargent, Staples' chairman and CEO.
Larry Lai of Creative Associates International, named senior vice president and managing director, international development division, Education Development Center, Newton, Mass. - August 10, 2010Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art made staff changes: Ronni Denes, vice president for external, promoted to senior vice president of external affairs and strategic planning; Derek Wittner, dean of Columbia College Alumni Affairs and development, named vice president for development.
Siobhan Canty, former U.S. change leader for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, joined Knight Foundation as program director for strategic initiatives.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure deployed Salesforce CRM to power its VICTORY Platform that manages fundraising.
- August 4, 2010
Girl Scouts of the USA launched new branding campaign, ‘What Did You Do Today," to boost the number of girls and adult volunteers participating in scouting.
Peter Herdrich, former director of industry programs at Paley Center for Media, New York City, named CEO of Archaeological Institute of America, Boston.
Dale Mott, former vice president for major gifts for Sister to Sister Foundation, named vice president for development and communications for Accordia Global Health Foundation.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Israeli Ministry of Justice and Yad Hanadiv launched GuideStar Israel, project of NPTech Technologies for Nonprofit Organizations.
- August 3, 2010
Blackbaud launched BlackbaudTV, with videos featuring nonprofit news, technology tools and tips, philanthropy in action, Blackbaud customers, partners and events.
Venture Philanthropy Partners invested $5.5 million in Knowledge is Power Program DC to help underserved students in Washington, D.C., succeed in high school, college and beyond.
Cay Stratton, senior fellow at MDC, Chapel Hill N.C.-based nonprofit, named board chair for Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia nonprofit working to improve lives of families in high-poverty communities.
- July 30, 2010Ford Foundation launching five-year, $85 million initiative to make rural and indigenous people a stronger part of global response to climate change, saying that engaging these populations is essential to reducing poverty and building long-term climate solutions.
Corporation for National and Community Service awarded $1.4 million to help local organizations in 14 states engage over 4,200 new retired senior volunteers to increase student achievement, promote energy efficiency, and support independent living for seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans.
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, awarding total of $15 million to 68 organizations in summer 2010 grant making cycle.
McCormick Foundation making over $6.3 million over two years in grants to 21 organizations committed to improving early care and education for at-risk children in Illinois.
Nearly all 750 delegates at Hadassah's 95th convention contributed over $10.6 million to support Hadassah Medical Organization's ongoing innovation and care. - July 28, 2010Nancy Murphy, former consultant and former senior vice president, Case Foundation, named vice president of special initiatives, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
Pace University in New York completed its biggest campaign ever, raising $101 million and exceeding its goal by $1 million.
David Golden, partner and executive vice president, Revolution LLC, and Sarah Nash, retired vice chairman, JP Morgan, joined board of directors, Blackbaud.
Blackbaud released new book, Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid, on best practices for building long-term giving programs. - July 26, 2010Paulette Maehara to step down in March 2011 as president and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals, after nearly 13 years leading the organization.
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change, by Beth Kanter and Allison H. Fine, published by Jossey-Bass.
GuideStar published report, Automatic Revocation of Nonprofits' Tax-Exempt Status: What Nonprofits, Grantmakers, and Donors Need to Know.
- July 22, 2010Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, launched prospectresearch.com, designed for prospect researchers and fundraising professionals and focusing on fostering new ideas for research practices and promoting benefits of prospect research in fundraising.
Vignetta Charles, former national health educator, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies, named vice president of programs and evaluation, National AIDS Fund.
Tim Schultz, president and executive director, Boettcher Foundation, elected board chair, Colorado Association of Funders.
Marsha Basloe, executive director, Durham's Partnership for Children, Durham, N.C., named executive director New York State Early Care & Learning Council, Albany, N.Y.
Over 1,000 Boys & Girls Clubs adopting nFocus Software's TraxSolutions Outcome Measurement Toolkit to track student participation and improve the effectiveness of "Power Hour" program.
Legal Services Corporation selected search consultants Ellen Brown and Dale Jones of Heidrick & Struggles to handle recruitment of a president.
Suzanne Beranek, independent consultant and owner of Beranek Communications, named director of communications for policy and philanthropy, Colorado Health Foundation. - July 19, 2010Schwab Charitable reported contributions from donors grew 92 percent to over $925 million in fiscal year ended June 30, while its grants to charities grew 21 percent to just under $435 million, and assets under management grew 30 percent to $2.4 billion.
Miles Wilson, former executive vice president, People's Emergency Center, Philadelphia, named program director for Philadelphia, Nonprofit Finance Fund.
Tammy Larson, formerly with Dedicated Micros and Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, named vice president of customer support, Avectra, provider of web-based association management software.
Scott Campbell, former national vice president of research programs, American Diabetes Association, named executive director and CEO, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
Marie Groark, senior program officer for education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, named executive director, The Get Schooled Foundation, New York.
The American Way to Change: How National Service & Volunteers Are Tranforming America, by Shirley Sagawa, published by Jossey-Bass.
