One of the most noteworthy findings from Daring to Lead 2011, the national study of 3,000 nonprofit executives produced by CompassPoint and the Meyer Foundation, was the contrast between the large number of executive directors who described themselves as “very happy” after less than a year on the job (more than half) and the much smaller number who said they were very happy after being an executive director for a few years.
At its May 1 meeting, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation board of directors approved 84 grants totaling more than $3.2 million in the Foundation’s four program areas of Education, Healthy Communities, Economic Security, and a Strong Nonprofit Sector.
As a grantmaker, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve formed an opinion about an organization after reading their proposal, only to change my mind during a site visit.
The board of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation has appointed Nicky Goren, current president of Washington Area Women’s Foundation, as the Meyer Foundation’s next president and CEO, effective July 1, 2014.
During the process of combing through and analyzing more than 195 nonprofit stories this past fall, our research team here at the Center for Social Impact Communication learned a thing or two about what makes certain stories more effective, inspiring or compelling than others.
With nearly 90 funding requests under consideration, Meyer program officers are now fanning out across the region to meet with executive directors and see organizations and programs in action.
Carmen James Lane, a key member of the Meyer Foundation’s program staff since 1998, will leave the Foundation in February to join the Greater New Orleans Foundation as vice president for programs.
The Meyer Foundation has begun the search for a CEO to succeed its current president, Julie L. Rogers, who will step down in 2014 after leading the Foundation since 1986.
As you know, the coming year will mark a significant transition for the Meyer Foundation as our board begins the search for the Foundation’s next president.
At its October 24 meeting, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation board of directors approved 67 grants totaling more than $2.2 million in the Foundation’s four program areas of Education, Healthy Communities, Economic Security, and a Strong Nonprofit Sector.