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The Community Foundation debuts $3M fund to aid nonprofits
Richmond-based nonprofit The Community Foundation is partnering with the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia and PlanRVA to create a regional emergency response fund to support Richmond-area nonprofits responding to the impact of COVID-19. The $3 million Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund was seeded with a $500,000 contribution from The Community Foundation and will be […[...]
United Way Worldwide names chief experience officer
Alexandria-based health and education nonprofit organization United Way Worldwide has named former SunTrust Foundation President as its chief experience officer, the organization announced Tuesday. In his new role, Little will lead all donor-facing functions and will be a part of the executive management team. He will report to United Way President and CEO Brian Gallagher. […]
MITRE names VP of joint and cross-cutting capabilities
The Mitre Corp. has promoted Eliahu H. Niewood to vice president of joint and cross-cutting capabilities, the McLean-based nonprofit research and development organization announced Tuesday. Niewood has been with MITRE since 2017 and has focused on developing command and control technology for the Department of Defense. He has served as technical director for DoD and […]
Arlington nonprofit BBB National Programs Inc. names executive VP of policy
Arlington-based BBB National Programs Inc. named Mary K. Engle as its executive vice president of policy, effective Jan. 31, the organization announced Monday. The self-regulatory body of the former Council of Better Business Bureaus, BBB National Programs provides self-regulation for companies to address truth-in-advertising, child-directed marketing and data privacy without government involvem[...]
Local Initiatives Support Corp. names new Va. executive director
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has selected Jane Ferrara as executive director of LISC Virginia, a nonprofit organization that raises capital and creates programs to support community revitalization and economic development. Ferrara starts the new position Feb. 3. LISC has raised more than $32 million locally and has invested $639 million into Richmond-area housing, […]
Focused Ultrasound Foundation names chief relationship officer
Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation has named Ann Taylor its chief relationship officer, the nonprofit organization announced Wednesday. She will start on March 1. Taylor has more than 27 years of nonprofit leadership experience as executive vice president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and as executive director of the Darden School Foundation at the University of […]
Colonial Williamsburg appoints new CEO
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has appointed Cliff Fleet, the former head of Philip Morris USA, as the organization’s ninth president and CEO. Fleet will start his new role on Jan. 1. Fleet, who served as president and CEO of the Henrico County-based cigarette manufacturer from 2013 to 2017, will succeed Mitchell Reiss, who led Colonial […]
