Today the Meyer Foundation and CompassPoint Nonprofit Services released The Board Paradox, completing a series of three briefs based on a national study of more than 3,000 nonprofit executive directors.

Daring to Lead 2011, a new national study of nonprofit executive directors conducted in the aftermath of the deepest economic recession in decades, reports that a significant number of executives plan to leave their jobs within the next five years, citing frustration with their organizations’ shaky finances, under-performing boards of directors, and the difficulty of maintaining healthy work-life balance in their demanding roles.

Mr. Dunbar is the co-founder and a managing director of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in small and mid-sized high-growth technology companies.

The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, a private foundation serving the Greater Washington, DC region, announces the recipients of its 2010 Exponent Award. The award celebrates visionary nonprofit leadership in the region and includes a $100,000 cash award for the recipient’s organization.

The superhuman efforts of nonprofit leaders Lindsey Buss, Ana Lopez, Kelly Sweeney McShane, Jonathan Smith, and David Andrew Snider were the focus of the Meyer Foundation’s 2009 Exponent Awards celebration, held on Monday, June 7 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Northwest Washington.

The Meyer Foundation announces several convenings exclusively offered to its grantees in 2010. The workshops are in content areas that grantees frequently identify as those in which they would like more technical assistance: fundraising, communications, and coaching.

The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation has been named a gold award winner for excellence in communications by the 2010 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program.

The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, D.C., announced it has elected Barbara J. Krumsiek as chair of its board.

The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, a private foundation serving the Greater D.C., region, announces the recipients of its 2009 Exponent Award. The award recognizes outstanding nonprofit leadership in the Greater Washington, DC region and includes $100,000 for the recipient’s organization.

One key goal of the partnership is streamlining and simplifying application and reporting processes for nonprofits with a single process for both foundations. The partnership allows Meyer to benefit from the deep knowledge and expertise of the Consumer Health Foundation without expanding its staff.