As North America’s largest network of charitable nonprofits heads into its 35th year, it is excited to welcome its next leader. Today, the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) announced that Diane Yentel, current President & CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), will be the next President & CEO of NCN, effective January 13, 2025.
After the retirement of longtime President & CEO Tim Delaney earlier this year, NCN’s Board of Directors conducted an extensive values-centered national search that yielded more than 800 exemplary applicants. Diane’s strengths and success in advocacy, network building, and growing a national organization led her to stand out from the field.
“Diane is a visionary whose leadership is collaborative and expansive, drawing diverse partners together for a greater good,” said Liz Moore, Board Chair for the National Council of Nonprofits. “Her success in building NLIHC into the influential force it is today, her deep commitment to equity, her ability to galvanize a network, and her ethic of service demonstrated to us that she is the leader for NCN’s next chapter.”
“Every day, our nation’s vital nonprofit organizations save lives, build and better communities, protect and advance democracy, and enable our country to continuously strive towards its lofty ideals,” said Diane Yentel. “Yet, despite their tremendous importance in our country and communities, nonprofits face existential challenges and lack the holistic support needed to thrive.”
“That’s where the National Council of Nonprofits comes in,” Diane continued. “NCN connects, champions, and informs more than 30,000 member nonprofit organizations and the larger nonprofit sector, compounding the impact of each into a network with the power to be an irrepressible force for good. I’m honored and delighted to have the opportunity to lead NCN’s talented team and partners, building off their impressive accomplishments to achieve still deeper and greater impact. I see limitless potential for what we can achieve together, and I look forward to getting started!”
Diane is a nationally renowned nonprofit leader. She has spent 24 years working for and with nonprofit organizations and another five years in the public sector, as a Peace Corps volunteer and an official in the federal government. For the last nine years, Diane led the National Low Income Housing Coalition as President and CEO. Under her leadership, NLIHC achieved exponential growth and financial stability, expanded its foundational work on racial justice and centering impacted people, and led visionary national campaigns to historic success.
Throughout her career, Diane has worked closely with members of Congress; the White House; federal agencies; national, state, and local partners; and thousands of nonprofit organizations throughout the country. Diane is frequently called upon to testify before Congress, to provide keynote remarks for state and local partner organizations, and to provide commentary to major media outlets. She holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY at Stony Brook and a master's degree in social work from the University of Texas at Austin.
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