Philanthropy Today

Three struggling abortion-access funds overlooked by donor contributions to the presidential campaign and abortion ballot measures nationwide have teamed up with a coalition of state-level organizers to sharpen their fundraising efforts. The funds, which help pay for travel for people seeking abortions from states with restrictions to states where the procedure is accessible, are spending more than ever, just as national organizations have cut support to individual patients. They are now getting basic infrastructure help from the Frontline Repo Freedom Lab, a group of veteran activists from the gun-control movement, to help raise their profile and build an outreach system and database of supporters. (New Republic)

Content creators, online influencers, and entertainers took center stage in New York City last week as philanthropists and world leaders gathered to consider how to inspire young people to join their movements. At the Clinton Global Initiative, Climate Week NYC, and Global Citizen’s annual music festival, all taking place alongside the annual United Nations General Assembly, panelists with large followings discussed their roles in entertaining, staving off cynicism, and bringing visibility to overlooked groups or projects. Influencers are also helping older organizations establish their relevance among young people, one activist said. (Associated Press)

Background from the Chronicle: Funders Weigh the Future of DEI, Climate, and Aid at U.N. Meeting

More From U.N. General Assembly Week

• Civil Society Groups Nudge and Cajole World Leaders From the Sidelines of United Nations Week (Associated Press)
• Global Citizen CEO Taps Into Generation Z’s Sense of Urgency (Associated Press)

More News and Opinion

• San Diego Students’ Look at Fundraising Spurs Districtwide Audit of School Foundations (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• California Ballot Measure Appears To Target A Single Nonprofit – And It’s Furious (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Wisconsin DOC: Nonprofit Can No Longer Send Used Books to Prisoners (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• A Wisconsin City Welcomed New Refugees. Then the Angry Billboards Went Up. (New York Times)
• ‘Difficult From Start to Finish’: How Naomi Campbell’s Fashion Charity Unravelled (Guardian)
• Opinion: Calls for Divestment Make for Good Chants. But Is It Effective? (Wall Street Journal— subscription)

OpenAI

• OpenAI’s Complex Path to Becoming a For-Profit Company (Wall Street Journal— subscription)
• What’s Behind OpenAI’s Potential Governance Shift (Axios)

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