Research Infrastructure of Chinese Foundations
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Business News Roundup, May 2Jawbone founder has a new ventureThe founder of Jawbone, the failed maker of Bluetooth earpieces and fitness wristbands, is reportedly talking with investors in the hope of funding his medical device startup. He is looking to raise $40 million to $50 million, said a person who asked not to be identified […]
Continue ReadingAmid a storm of complaints of workplace harassment, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced Tuesday that its executive in charge of human resources will be leaving. Daiva Natochy, who served as vice president of the nonprofit’s Talent, Recruitment and Culture division, reportedly resigned voluntarily this week. In an anonymous letter sent to board members, 65 […]
Continue ReadingA former employee of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation is reacting to the news that the CEO has been placed on leave amid allegations he permitted a toxic work culture. “They have so much money and so much power to do good and inside it was such a toxic environment and that is really the […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement posted on the Foundation’s website, board officials wrote they are committed to taking “all necessary actions” once the investigations have concluded. After the expose’s publication last week, Carson took to Twitter to say he was “deeply troubled” and “responsible for workplace culture,” but current and former employees also took to Twitter to […]
Continue Readinghttps://t.co/yB4CNc8Gcj — Emmett Carson (@emmettcarson) April 19, 2018The two third-party law firms hired to review the allegations will scrutinize Carson’s role in perpetuating the culture of bullying and harassment, foundation officials said. The 140-employee community foundation admits that it grapples with high turnover—73 percent of its staffers have left since the start of 2016. But […]
Continue ReadingThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s second-in-command has resigned amid allegations she sexually harassed and abused co-workers, the nonprofit organization announced last week. The creation of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation — the result of a merger of two local community foundations — exacerbated the problems, former employees said. Carson released a brief statement on April […]
Continue ReadingThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s second-in-command has resigned amid allegations she sexually harassed and abused co-workers, the nonprofit organization announced on Thursday afternoon. Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens — the Mountain View nonprofit’s chief business, development and brand officer — resigned Thursday, April 19, after a investigative article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy was published April […]
Continue ReadingThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s second-in-command has resigned amid allegations she sexually harassed and abused co-workers, the nonprofit organization announced on Thursday afternoon. Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens — the Mountain View nonprofit’s chief business, development and brand officer — resigned Thursday, April 19, after a investigative article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy was published April […]
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