http://philanthropy.com/section/People/204/ Sat, 26 May 2012 05:24:27 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131684/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Innovative-Grants-to-Aid-the/131684/ Michele Prichard, of the Liberty Hill Foundation, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Council on Foundations.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131685/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charity-LeadersDonors/131685/ Time draws attention to people working to improve the common good, and Fast Company examines the turnaround of Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles nonprofit that nearly collapsed.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131686/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Fellowships-Support-Immigrant/131686/ Paul and Daisy Soros have provided $75-million for a program, now in its 15th year, to help graduate students pay for their studies.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131701/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Hewlett-President-Wants-to/131701/ Larry Kramer, dean of the Stanford Law School, says when he takes over the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, he wants to consider new grants focused on money and politics or the news media.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131502/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Feed-the-Children-Names-New/131502/ Kevin Hagan, chief operating official at Good360, says he was Initially reluctant to take the position but was won over by the board's assurance that it was committed to fixing past problems.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131515/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Head-of-Ocean-Conservancy-Will/131515/ Vicki Spruill, who has a strong background in communications, will become the new president of the Council on Foundations in July.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131336/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Vesper-Society-Hires-Museum/131336/ Miyoko Oshima, a top official at the Japanes American National Museum, will head the San Francisco operating foundation, which supports efforts to promote social justice.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131344/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Leadership-Prize-Winners-Work/131344/ Soraya Salti, regional director at Injaz Al-Arab, and mothers2mothers, a charity in South Africa, have each won the $250,000 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131363/ http://philanthropy.com/article/GuideStar-s-Top-Executive/131363/ Bob Ottenhoff, who led the charity for a decade, says the organization is now financially sustainable and that allows him to seek a successor.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131190/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Legacies-Rushworth-Kidder/131190/ The former journalist advised managers on how to exercise the moral courage needed to speak up when they saw ethical problems.

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131197/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Hilton-Prize-Honors/131197/ HelpAge International, the recipient of the $1.5-million award, gets people involved in public-policy debates.

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131203/ http://philanthropy.com/article/American-Lung-Association/131203/ After 26 years in the U.S. Navy followed by his work for the major charity, Charles D. Connor is looking for the "next challenge."

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131005/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-on-the-Job-Head-of/131005/ Michael C. Quinn will become president of the American Revolution Center in April. He now heads a fund that manages an education center focused on President James Madison.

]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130830/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Goals-of-New-Appalachian/130830/ John Judge previously worked in the city government of Springfield, Mass., overseeing a project to turn a 14-acre site into a field that generates solar energy.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130642/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-ServiceNation-Chief-Hopes/130642/ After military service and human-rights work, Ken Harbaugh wants to promote the idea of community service as "a patriotic duty."

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130654/ http://philanthropy.com/article/NY-Public-Television-Station/130654/ In a career that most recently included 13 years at the Museum of Modern Art, Lisa Mantone has found that an ability to work successfully with "strong people" is a great asset in nonprofit management.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130308/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Legacies-Joseph-E-Robert/130308/ The Washington real-estate mogul steered money and influence to a local children's hospital and founded a charity to help kids from low-income families.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130318/ http://philanthropy.com/article/ACLU-s-New-Fundraiser-to/130318/ Mark Wier previously sought donations for the International Rescue Group and several arts and cultural organizations.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129961/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Susan-Dreyfus-Rejoins-Families/129961/ New executive regards the group's late director, Peter Goldberg, as an important mentor.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129959/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Fund-Raiser-at-LA/129959/ An 11-year drive led by Claudia Looney that brought in $1.03-billion was the most successful capital campaign ever by an independent children's hospital in North America.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129966/ http://philanthropy.com/article/State-Dept-Official-to-Head/129966/ Suzanne Nossel sees "a new sense of possibility about what can be achieved through mass human-rights movements."

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129721/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Fund-Raiser-to-Help-Think/129721/ Charles F. Gauvin is the first development officer the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has appointed.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129729/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Founder-of-Charity-That/129729/ Nancy Sanford Hughes is among five people over 60 who won $100,000 prizes designed to honor older Americans who solve social problems.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129632/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Five-Older-People-Honored-for/129632/ Winners of a $100,000 prize for people over 60, including Jenny Bowen, founder of Half the Sky (far left), seek to improve the lives of people in the United States and around the world.

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129367/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Children-s-Advocate-to/129367/ Marguerite W. Kondracke, head of America's Promise Alliance, plans to become a senior adviser to the nonprofit once her successor is found.

]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129387/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Sesame-Workshop-CEO-Takes-the/129387/ Stepping in after scandals ,the new chief hopes to increase private support and strengthen respect for the network as an unbiased source of programming.

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