Jen Cole, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

African American Foundation CEOs: A Look at the Leadership of the Largest Foundations

Jul 21, 2015 | By Phil Buchanan Administration, By Phil Buchanan By Phil Buchanan

The Ford Foundation’s recent decision to shift funding focus entirely to inequality has sparked further conversations about foundations’ responsibility to fund programs and initiatives combating socioeconomic and racial inequality. Recent events from Ferguson to South...

Gender Gap? Analyzing Leadership of the Big Foundations

Jun 25, 2015 | By Phil Buchanan Administration, By Phil Buchanan By Phil Buchanan, By Phil Buchanan Data Point

There’s been a great deal of turnover at the biggest foundations, prompting us to revisit our 2012 analyses of the backgrounds of CEOs of the largest 100 foundations by asset size. We reported last month on the professional backgrounds of foundation CEOs — noting a...

Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations

May 5, 2015 | By Phil Buchanan Administration, By Phil Buchanan By Phil Buchanan, By Phil Buchanan Data Point

With recent CEO turnover at large foundations, there’s been much talk about an apparent trend of foundation boards appointing CEOs with some background in philanthropy. We’ve seen several high-profile internal promotions in the last couple of years to the top job,...

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African American Foundation CEOs: A Look at the Leadership of the Largest Foundations

Gender Gap? Analyzing Leadership of the Big Foundations

Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations