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From: Philanthropy Today
Subject: The Power of Peer Pressure
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Ever since the Hamas attacks on Israel, billionaire donors have tried to use the power of the purse to force changes to governance at the country’s elite universities, raising questions of ethics and the mission of higher education. Money managers Marc Rowan and Bill Ackman have campaigned to block donations to their Ivy League alma maters, over the schools’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests and their diversity efforts. But not all billionaires agree on that path: Pharmaceuticals billionaire Roy Vagelos has called that approach “ridiculous” and stepped up his giving. (Financial Times)
Opinion: In response to successful conservative attacks on racial-justice efforts, activists and nonprofits are fighting not only to make up for diminished donations but also to keep the movement from being hollowed out, writes journalist and columnist Erin Aubry Kaplan. Along with a surge in funding in the wake of George Floyd’s murder came an explicit acknowledgement from some philanthropists that race was an inextricable part of America’s opportunity gap. But amid a conservative backlash, a collective of more than 100 Black-led groups is urging philanthropists not to lose their nerve, and the California Black Freedom Fund has launched a partnership with lawyers to educate funders “about what is actually illegal … and what is merely scare tactics.” (Capital & Main)
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