California Association of Nonprofits
For Executive Transition Support
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Amount$70,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/22/2010
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The California Association of Nonprofits has for years been the largest organization advocating for the interests of nonprofits in California. Unfortunately, the organization has been under-performing for several years, mostly due to a lack of a strong, stable CEO. In fact, CAN has operated without a CEO for some time now. This grant will support the transition to new leadership--both a search process and enough funding for the CEO to begin with confidence.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.canonprofits.org
Address
180 Howard Street, Suite #300, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
For several years, the California Association of Nonprofits operated without a strong CEO. Not surprisingly, it underperformed, providing scarce value to its members or the nonprofit sector as a whole. In 2010, the Hewlett Foundation made a grant to fund the search for a new CEO, and the organization brought in a strong leader, Jan Masaoka, early this year. This grant would offer her the financial flexibility to turn the organization around. If she is successful, California’s nonprofits will again have a champion for their interests?and an advocate to push them to be more effective.
