The decision by the Nathan Cummings Foundation to fire its well-known CEO, Simon Greer, sent shockwaves throughout the Jewish nonprofit world. Greer is a bit of a celebrity in his own right, and had been shepherding the NCF’s strategic realignment. At first, some speculated that the NCF board was rethinking that change in strategy, which…
The Nathan Cummings Foundation has fired its leader Simon Greer, according to several sources in the Jewish organizational world. A spokesman for the Cummings foundation, which still lists Greer as president and CEO on its website, did not deny the firing. The foundation, which spends about $20 million per year, is the single biggest funder…
A Jewish family foundation that allocates $30 million per year is narrowing its focus to two issues: inequality and climate change. The Nathan Cummings Foundation has given $5 million -$6 million annually to Jewish organizations, primarily through its Jewish life program. Simon Greer, the foundation’s executive director, told JTA the new focus is the culmination…
If Simon Greer won’t have lunch with you, don’t take it personally. For that matter, don’t take it personally if he will. Greer, who will soon head the foundation funding much of the Jewish social justice sphere, has an unabashed attitude toward power. “I spent a lot of time building a relationship with [billionaire, liberal…
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