Philanthropy Today

Sen. JD Vance said a second Trump administration would seek to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood. The Republican vice presidential nominee, who last week said his party needs to “earn the American people’s trust back” on the issue of abortion, told RealClearPolitics that taxpayers should not be funding late-term abortions. Planned Parenthood gets about one-third of its funding from the federal government, which it uses to provide birth control and preventive screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted diseases for low-income Americans. The head of the nonprofit’s super PAC noted that Planned Parenthood is already banned from using federal funds for abortions and said the cuts would “rob millions of people across the country of vital, affordable care.” (Washington Post)

• Plus: Behind Closed Doors in Massachusetts’s Shelters: An Unseen Maternal Health Crisis (Boston Globe)
• Background from the Chronicle on Reproductive Rights

A major nonprofit provider of shelter and housing in Boston is helping homeless people exercise their right to vote. The Pine Street Inn is offering its clients a permanent address for registering to vote and educating them about the candidates and ballot questions. It is also holding registration drives and dispelling misconceptions, including that a criminal record bars a person from voting. It does not advocate for candidates or positions. Boston’s homeless population grew by 10.6 percent to 5,756 in 2024 from last year. (Boston Globe)

• Background from the Chronicle: U.S. Law Permits Charities to Encourage Voting and Help Voters Register, Making GOP Concerns About This Assistance Unfounded

A Year After the October 7 Attacks

• After Reaching Israel Days After Oct. 7, USC Shoah Foundation Is Now Helping Record It (Times of Israel)
• Year After Oct. 7, U.S. Sanctions ‘Sham Charity’ and Individuals for Funding Hamas (Reuters and Times of Israel)

More News and Opinion

• People Don’t Like a ‘White Savior’, But Does It Affect How They Donate to Charity? (Conversation)
• New York AG Wants to Dissolve Nonprofit That Allegedly Mishandled COVID Money (WXXI)
• Nevada Republican Convicted of Taking Money Meant for Officer Memorial (Washington Post)

Nonprofits Under Pressure

• ‘At a Crisis Point’: Black Women Leading Nonprofits Are Leaving. A New Group Is Seeking Solutions. (Washington Business Journal)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Women Leaders of Color Are Exhausted. Philanthropy Needs to Step Up.
• What It’s Like To Run a Housing-Focused Nonprofit During a Housing Crisis (Columbus Business First)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits Find Ways to Manage a Staffing Crisis With No End in Sight
    

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