Fundraisers Heavily Recruited Outside Nonprofit World

Plus, a new CEO at Wellcome Trust and other career transitions; and philanthropy's role in fighting antisemitism ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. RESEARCH ROUNDUP [Fundraisers Are Heavily Recruited for Jobs Outside Nonprofits; Corporate Giving Is Flat]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( A new survey of fundraisers, data analysts, and other advancement-services professionals found that 46 percent of them have considered and/or been recruited for roles outside the nonprofit world. ADVERTISEMENT TRANSITIONS [A Global-Health Expert Will Become CEO of the Wellcome Trust in January]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Foellinger Foundation has tapped a new leader, and Ellen Alberding, the longtime president and CEO of the Joyce Foundation, will depart next year. 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EDITOR'S PICKS DATA AND RESEARCH [Chronicle’s Exclusive Survey Finds Skittish Donors and Fundraisers Searching for a New Normal]( By Rasheeda Childress and Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Most fundraisers said they expect their groups to raise enough money to meet their goals this year, but there’s a deep sense of unease about the economy. OPINION [Fed Up with How College Students are Behaving? Fund a Campus Pluralism Center]( By Eboo Patel [STORY IMAGE]( Donors frustrated with the response on college campuses to the Hamas attack on Israel should consider endowing centers that teach students how to cooperate across differences. OPINION [The Nonprofit World Should Embrace, Not Fear, Congressional Interest in Donor Transparency]( By Craig Kennedy [STORY IMAGE]( Leading nonprofit associations have rejected efforts to expand the rules governing donor privacy. Their concern is misplaced, and the field’s legitimacy is at stake. 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