Million Caring People

What makes a good nonprofit leader? Take this quiz to find out.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University
• MBA from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business
• got feet wet in marketing at Gillette
• named president of Parker Brothers Games in 1984
• named vice president of the Franklin Mint in 1985
• named president and CEO of Lenox Corporation in 1995 (a leader in giftware and collectibles with 4,000 employees and over $500 million in annual sales)
• left Lenox in 1998 to take new job at… ?

Question: Where is he now?

(Hint: The man with the impressive track record is not managing a Fortune 500 company or a government agency.)

Answer: The high-profile job hunter left Lenox for a position in the nonprofit sector.

The impressive curriculum vitae belongs to Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization with an annual budget of $1.1 billion.

Current Job Responsibilities: Stearns heads an organization with more than 30,000 employees; they serve nearly 100 million people in nearly 100 countries.

World Vision’s global network allows the organization to aid victims of natural disasters, famine, and war anywhere in the world. The organization has more than half a million child sponsors.

Career Focus: helping children and their families who have been affected by the global AIDS crisis.

Why did Stearns switch sectors? Because at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is the people you served.