Fighting Falsehoods Must Be at the Center of All That Nonprofits and Foundations Do
As lies and disinformation increasingly threaten the work of nonprofits, they should incorporate tools that will help dismantle falsehoods and replace them with accurate and more emotionally compelling narratives.
Blinded by my class and race privilege, it never occurred to me to probe the organization’s salary structure more closely and provide the support its leaders needed to continue their important work.
By Lisa Ranghelli
Contributor
How a Big Nonprofit Decided to Keep Tapping Into Its Endowment in the Pandemic
The UJA-Federation of New York moved quickly to tap into funds that had been set aside to generate long-term investment income. It has done that six times and plans to keep doing so — even though its approach goes against what many other organizations decided to do.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How to Recognize and Prevent ‘Bottom-Line Mentality’ in Fundraising
It can occur when professionals become so focused on a job-related goal that they neglect other important goals or aspects of their lives.
By Nazifa Zaman
Contributor
Soros’s Open Society Returns More Focus to Fight Authoritarianism Around the Globe
The transition will lead to cuts in grant-making programs that focus on scholarship, migration, and the future of work. It will also involve elimination of 200 jobs at Open Society.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation
Also, PepsiCo has hired a new president of its corporate foundation, and two co-CEOs will lead Schwarzman Philanthropies.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
If a foundation lacks an authentic awareness or commitment to diversity and inclusion, requiring higher asset distribution may exacerbate the very inequities advocates are working to reverse.
By Kyle Caldwell
Contributor
Nonprofit Helps Quilters Sew Up New Markets
A group called Nest works with the quilters to increase sales, including setting up shops on Etsy.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
First Quarter of 2021 Offers Good News for Nonprofits
The Chronicle’s monthly update on key economic indicators that experts say are important in predicting fundraising results point to continued strong growth as we move into the second quarter of 2021.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Education Trust Names Interim CEO as John King Starts Md. Gubernatorial Run
Also, Open Society Foundations names a new senior official, the Poetry Foundation has appointed its first president of color, and the National Crime Prevention Council has a new chief executive.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donor Privacy Case Before the Supreme Court Is a Threat to Nonprofit Transparency
The challenge to a California law by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation could set in motion broad changes to nonprofit tax rules that would undermine trust in all civic institutions.
By Roger Colinvaux
Contributor
The Go Give One campaign aims to mobilize small-dollar donors around the world to support Covax, the international effort to ensure equitable global distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Ore. Group Shows Charities How to Earn Income
A group turned recycling into a money maker to reduce reliance on grants and donations — while reducing waste in landfills — and is spreading the word.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
To Transform Policing, Philanthropy Must Support Efforts to Abolish It
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was just the start. Now grant makers need to make sure their dollars go where they will make a real difference — to abolitionist movements leading the fight for just and lasting change.
By Mihika Srivastava
Contributor
Grant makers faced their fears and overcame harmful giving patterns during a year of extreme challenges. They need to embrace their newfound bravery permanently.
By Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Contributor
Walton Family Foundation Appoints Tanya Odom to Lead DEI Programs
Also, the National Human Services Assembly has named its new executive director, and the CEO of the National Audubon Society is departing.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions