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January 3, 2025
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Why a Merger Could Expand Your Impact

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    Leading

    Can a Merger Expand Your Impact? 5 Lessons From Leaders Who Did It

    By Janet Carter and Jason Sacks
    Two leaders explain why their nonprofits joined together after the pandemic — and what they learned that can help other groups pull off a successful merger.
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    The Face of Philanthropy

    A Nonprofit Uses Exercise to Build Community and Help People Stay Sober

    By Nicole Wallace
    Founded in 2006, the organization has served more than 500,000 people. Its goal is to reach 10 million in the next five years.
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    Article on DAFs’ Problems Was Spot On. My Experience Is Proof

    The DAF system is broken, says one reader, but a simple fix could help ensure the funds go where they’re needed most.

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    Join Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer for Trends to Watch in 2025, a reporters’ roundtable. Our journalists will open their notebooks and share insights on trending topics such as managing today’s nonprofit work force, navigating an unsettled economy, and connecting with donors in changing times. Plus, they’ll share some new fundraising trends and preview the outlook for giving.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Elon Musk donated $108 million worth of Tesla shares to multiple charities at the end of 2024, according to tax filings. The unnamed recipients have no plans to sell the 268,000 shares, the documents said. Musk, who Forbes estimates is worth $408.3 billion, made stock gifts worth billions in 2022 and 2021. Some of that went to his eponymous foundation, which counts the “development of safe artificial intelligence to benefit humanity” among its causes. (Reuters)

Many states that ban abortion have threadbare safety nets for families, and charities struggle to meet the need. In Tennessee, for example, Medicaid coverage has been precarious, with some unlawfully kicked out of a program that was not expanded as widely as envisioned under the Affordable Care Act. Facing their own challenges, nonprofits try to pick up the slack and connect clients to the limited government aid that is available. (Associated Press)

More on Big Philanthropy

  • MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates’s momentous year of giving (Fortune)
  • Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott says she’s changing how she invests (Puget Sound Business Journal)
  • MacKenzie Scott gives $19 million more to four Louisiana nonprofits. See where, how much. (New Orleans Advocate)

More News

  • Nearly a Third of Evangelicals Didn’t Donate to Church, Charity in Past Year: Study (Christian Post)

Opinion

  • Nonprofits Are at the Core of American Democracy. Now They’re Under Threat (Time)
  • The Biggest Lesson About Harvard, Claudine Gay, and the Future of Diversity Is Yet to Come (Boston Globe)
  • Pay Attention: There’s a Second Civil Rights Movement (Washington Post)

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    By M.J. Prest December 29, 2024
    In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses.
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    The Push to Give Nonprofits a Voice in A.I.'s Future — Before It’s Too Late

    By Sara Herschander December 20, 2024
    With $73.5 million in grants this year, the McGovern Foundation arms nonprofits for a pivotal moment in artificial intelligence.
  • Billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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    MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy

    By Drew Lindsay December 18, 2024
    The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals.
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