Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Why Did Simon Greer Get Fired from the Nathan Cummings Foundation?� - Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence - Inside Philanthropy

Why Did Simon Greer Get Fired from the Nathan Cummings Foundation?� - Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence - Inside Philanthropy: unning a family foundation may be the toughest job in philanthropy, at least for any self-respecting executive.

Families know they need to bring in strong leaders with their own ideas to have more impact. Yet family members may balk when it comes to letting that person really shake things up.

Given that Simon Greer was the third professional executive to lead the Nathan Cummings Foundation over the past two decades, you wouldn't think those dynamics would be at play in this case.

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