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June 11, 2014 | By Julie Dixon, Center for Social Impact Communication
Developing A Storytelling Culture: 16 Crucial Questions to Ask Yourself
How many nonprofits would consider telling stories to be their job? Probably not many, and with good reason—for there to be stories worth telling, programs need to be run, and services need to be provided. But organizations like Tahirih Justice Center also consider telling their story to be a job (with staff even asking each other, “What’s your story of the day?”), and it shows. | Read more
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May 29, 2014 | By Rick Moyers
Meyer and CompassPoint Launch New Program for Early-Tenure Executive Directors
One of the most noteworthy findings from Daring to Lead 2011, the national study of 3,000 nonprofit executives produced by CompassPoint and the Meyer Foundation, was the contrast between the large number of executive directors who described themselves as “very happy” after less than a year on the job (more than half) and the much smaller number who said they were very happy after being an executive director for a few years. | Read more
Rick Moyers Capacity Building Daring to Lead CompassPoint Executive Leadership Intensive Listening Project
May 07, 2014
Meyer Foundation Awards $3.2 Million in Grants
At its May 1 meeting, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation board of directors approved 84 grants totaling more than $3.2 million in the Foundation’s four program areas of Education, Healthy Communities, Economic Security, and a Strong Nonprofit Sector. These grants will support organizations whose work collectively touches the lives of more than 250,000 low-income people in the Washington metropolitan region. | Read more
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April 23, 2014 | By Rick Moyers
We Should All Be Better Storytellers
This post originally appeared on www.dailywrag.com. As a grantmaker, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve formed an opinion about an organization after reading their proposal, only to change my mind during a site visit. | Read more
Rick Moyers Storytelling Center for Social Impact Communication at Georgetown University
March 20, 2014
Nicky Goren Appointed Meyer Foundation CEO
The board of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation has appointed Nicky Goren, current president of Washington Area Women’s Foundation, as the Meyer Foundation’s next president and CEO, effective July 1, 2014. | Read more
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March 18, 2014 | By Julie Dixon, Center for Social Impact Communication
Four Storytelling Sins (and how to avoid these story pitfalls)
During the process of combing through and analyzing more than 195 nonprofit stories this past fall, our research team here at the Center for Social Impact Communication learned a thing or two about what makes certain stories more effective, inspiring or compelling than others. We shared what we consider to be our “basic building blocks” for good stories in our first training session at the Meyer Foundation in February, and below is a summary of some of the key pitfalls to avoid when constructing your organizations stories. | Read more
Storytelling Center for Social Impact Communication at Georgetown University DC Scores Little Lights Urban Ministries
March 05, 2014 | By Karen FitzGerald
Six Tips for Effective Site Visits
With nearly 90 funding requests under consideration, Meyer program officers are now fanning out across the region to meet with executive directors and see organizations and programs in action. These meetings almost always inspire, but after doing hundreds of site visits over the years, we—the program staff at Meyer—have assembled a few tips to offer to help ensure these meetings go smoothly. | Read more
Karen FitzGerald
January 14, 2014
Carmen James Lane to Leave Meyer
Carmen James Lane, a key member of the Meyer Foundation’s program staff since 1998, will leave the Foundation in February to join the Greater New Orleans Foundation as vice president for programs. | Read more
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December 18, 2013
Meyer Foundation CEO Search Announcement
The Meyer Foundation has begun the search for a CEO to succeed its current president, Julie L. Rogers, who will step down in 2014 after leading the Foundation since 1986. The McCormick Group has been engaged to handle the search. Direct inquiries, confidential expressions of interest or referrals should be directed to The McCormick Group at meyerfoundationceo@tmg-dc.com. | Read more
News Release Julie Rogers Meyer Staff News
October 29, 2013
Meyer Releases 2013 Open Letter to the Community
As you know, the coming year will mark a significant transition for the Meyer Foundation as our board begins the search for the Foundation’s next president. The board's search and transition committee has selected The McCormick Group, a leading local firm with national reach, to manage the search. Over the next six weeks, The McCormick Group will work with our board to finalize the position profile and other aspects of the search. We will provide another update in early December. | Read more
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