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December 6, 2024
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: What Will Buffett’s Children Do With Billions More?

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  • Warren Buffett (second from right), flanked by his children: from left, Howard, Susie, and Peter,  at a 2011 Berkshire Hathaway event.
    Big Philanthropy

    With Buffett’s Children Set to Control His Billions, His Hometown of Omaha Could See a Windfall

    Jeremy Turley, Flatwater Free Press
    Warren Buffett’s children are set to become some of the world’s most important philanthropists. Susie Buffett says her foundation will continue to focus on Nebraska.
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    Government and Regulation

    Donor-Advised Funds Are Drawing a Lot of Assets Besides Cash

    By Brian Mittendorf
    They are taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving.
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    Carnegie Science Taps Astrophysicist as Its Next President

    By M.J. Prest
    Also, Shannon Green will become CEO of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement in February, and the Archstone Foundation has named a new leader.
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    Podcast | Giving Done Right

    What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Nonprofits and Donors Focused on Democracy?

    The CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund on the long-term, community-based work he says will nurture civic engagement and bolster democracy

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    November 13, 2024
    Start the year off strong and set your fundraising efforts up for success. Join us for Donor Communications 2025: Create a Strong Plan. You’ll learn how to map out a plan to manage all your communications and campaigns so you can stay on track throughout the year, strengthen ties with key donors, and hit your goals.

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    Today: December 10 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

    November 19, 2024
    Join us for the forum, A Perfect Storm? A New Administration, Stubborn Inflation, Fiscal Unease, to learn from Aisha Benson, Nonprofit Finance Fund, and Nonoko Sato, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, as they explain how to plan for various scenarios, reduce risk amid fiscal uncertainty, and understand how grant making may shift.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Caught between growing demand and declining donations, food charities in Kansas City are expanding the traditional food-bank model to feed hungry people in the region. Harvesters Community Food Network, for example, reported rescuing about 6.6 million pounds of food last year that was to be thrown out by grocery stores, and it is working with farmers to make sure no food is left rotting in the fields. Kansas City Community Gardens provides food from its volunteer-run sites and teaches people how to grow their own. According to one estimate, one in eight adults and one in six children in the region live with food insecurity. (KCUR)

Background from the Chronicle: The Teen Climate Activist Who Turned Her Food-Waste Science Project Into a Foundation

Advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are gearing up to fight the incoming Trump administration, even as conservatives have already cowed many institutions on the issue. State legislation and pressure from lawmakers have led some universities to roll back their policies. And last year’s congressional drubbing of university professors over anti-Israel protests and campus DEI efforts “got everyone terrified, including private university presidents who previously had been pretty brave about these things,” said Jeremy Young, an executive with PEN America. Further, Donald Trump is likely to reinstate a directive, which Joe Biden had rescinded, banning DEI programs among federal agencies and contractors. “Federal policies do have a domino effect on other states, on foundations, on individual donors,” a lawyer for American for the Arts said. (Guardian)

Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits, Legal Experts React to the Fearless Fund Decision to Shutter Grant Program to Black Entrepreneurs

More on the Second Trump Administration

  • Trump Has ‘Lost Faith’ in N.R.A., Says Gun Group Official (New York Times)
  • Trump Nominee Pressured IRS To Crush the Humane Society (Lever)

More News and Opinion

  • IRS Calls Out Non-profit NIL Collectives in Letter Outlining 2025 Priorities (Athletic Business)
  • Kansas City Mayor Accused of Skirting City Gift Ban by Using Nonprofit to Pay for Travel (Missouri Independent)
  • One of Denver’s Oldest Nonprofits May Unionize — Even Though Employees Like Their Jobs (Denverite)
  • Real Estate Fight Threatens Celebrated HIV/AIDS Sanctuary (San Francisco Standard)
  • How the World’s 431 Women Billionaires Make, Spend and Give Away Their Fortunes (CNBC)
  • The Real Story of How the Ford Family and Ford Foundation Ended Their Decades-Long Estrangement (Fortune — subscription) (Opinion)

Note: In the links in this section, we flag articles that only subscribers can access. But because some journalism outlets offer a limited number of free articles, readers may encounter barriers with other articles we highlight in this roundup.

Chronicle’s Fellows Program: Boost Local Coverage of Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is accepting applications for its Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellowship. Every year four newsrooms join the program, which is designed to enhance coverage of local giving and nonprofits. Fellows receive training sessions with experts in philanthropy, investigative reporting, and public records throughout the year. Each news organization receives $30,000 to spend on its reporting projects. Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply.

New Grant Opportunities

Your Chronicle subscription includes free access to GrantStation’s database of grant opportunities.

Music: The Music Man Foundation seeks to empower organizations using music to catalyze enduring change. The Foundation is currently accepting applications for the National Meredith Willson Awards, which provide multi-year, general operating support to national programs and organizations using music to achieve systemic change. Grants range from $100,000 to $1,000,000 over a two-year period; application deadline January 24.

Education: The Longview Foundation supports K-12 education projects in the U.S. that build global perspectives in teachers and students. The Foundation provides one-year grants focused on increasing global dimensions within K-12 education in the U.S. in the following strategy areas: Internationalizing Teacher Preparation grants support efforts to expand preservice teachers’ global knowledge and skills. Grants range from $15,000 to $25,000; application deadline January 16.

EDITOR'S PICKS

  • Left, Vice President-elect JD Vance, and at right, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation
    Opinion

    In the Face of Conservative Populism, Darren Walker Gets It Right

    By William Schambra December 5, 2024
    To counter attacks from the Trump administration, philanthropy should adopt Walker’s pluralism playbook.
  • Elizabeth, Ashley and Jackie, co-workers with the Minnesota Vikings, donated together during the team's GivingTuesday blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross. Elizabeth reflected that, "Jackie and I were a bit anxious to donate for the first time, so it was really nice to have each other to lean on during the process," adding that it "felt like we were giving back in a meaningful way together. "
    Fundraising

    GivingTuesday Raises $3.6 Billion for Charity, Up From Last Year

    By Rasheeda Childress December 4, 2024
    Nonprofits sought to strengthen ties with donors and organize activities to bring communities together after a bruising election season.
  • Chuck Mingo, a pastor at Crossroads Church and co-founder of Undivided, its racial-justice program.
    Opinion | Hahrie Han

    What Philanthropy Can Learn About Race From a Megachurch

    By Hahrie Han December 4, 2024
    Black and white members of the nation’s third-largest church came together in a program they designed — not one imposed on them by grant makers.
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