The Society for Nonprofits has announced the retirement of its Founder and CEO, Katie Burnham Laverty. The Society was founded in 1983 when few resources existed for small and midsize nonprofit organizations. Before then, the idea of creating an umbrella organization to advance and support all nonprofits, whatever their size or mission, existed only as Katie's dream. A truly charismatic and visionary leader, she has worked tirelessly for all nonprofits for 35 years, pioneering many innovative advancements and keeping the Society ahead of the many changes that swept through the world during those turbulent decades.