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Philanthropy Today

A free email with news, trends, and opinion articles about the nonprofit world, as well as links to our tools, resources, and webinars. Delivered every weekday. Philanthropy Today subscribers also get a bonus weekly email called Philanthropy Today — The Commons, about how America’s nonprofits and foundations are working to heal the nation’s divides.

January 21, 2025
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Trends 2025: DAFs for Regular Folks

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    Fundraising

    Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy

    By Drew Lindsay
    Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts.
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    Opinion | Dispatches From the First 100 Days

    As Trump Takes Office, Philanthropy Should Adopt a Pandemic-Like Crisis Response

    By Lisa Pilar Cowan
    Lessons learned in 2020 can serve the field well as it faces another period of uncertainty and upheaval, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan in the first in a series of dispatches on Trump’s initial 100 days in office.
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    Giving

    Donors More Optimistic About Economy, Survey Finds

    By Sara Herschander
    Just weeks after the presidential election, everyday charitable donors are expressing newfound economic optimism — but that confidence hasn’t translated into plans for increased giving.
  • Philanthropists Diana and David Sun have doubled their commitment to Hoag Hospital Foundation to $100 million, with a second $50 million gift, toward the ongoing expansion of the Sun Family Campus in Irvine.
    Gifts Roundup

    David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million

    By Maria Di Mento
    Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab.

WEBINARS

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    December 19, 2024
    Corporations provide many forms of valuable support to nonprofits. Join us for Unlocking Corporate Grants and Partnerships where you’ll learn how — and why —businesses partner with nonprofits, what they look for in potential collaborations and grantees, and how to engage employees in ways that help your organization and deepen ties with companies.

ONLINE FORUMS

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    Today: January 21 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

    December 9, 2024
    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

Nonprofits raced to help refugees settle in the U.S. in the final months before Trump’s inauguration. Anticipating that Trump would shut down or severely curtail the entry of refugees, agencies worked in coordination with federal officials and those who had volunteered to host newcomers as part of the U.S. Welcome Corps. About 30,000 refugees, who go through a lengthy process different from that for asylum seekers, arrived in the country in the last quarter of 2024, compared with 11,000 during the entire final year of Trump’s previous term. (Associated Press)

Background from the Chronicle: How Will Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Deportation Policies?

A New York City nonprofit that provides a safe space for drug use faces an uncertain future as the new administration takes office. OnPoint NYC says it has reversed more than 1,700 overdoses since it launched in 2021. Still, researchers are split on the harm-reduction approach, and sites such as OnPoint exist in a legal gray area. It could now be at the mercy of a new corps of politicians and prosecutors ready to use the punitive tactics of the war on drugs. (Stat)

Background from the Chronicle: Safe Injection Sites for Drug Users Are a Tough Sell to Foundations

More on Nonprofits, Activism, and the Second Trump Administration

  • “Rage Giving” Bolstered Migrant Nonprofits Through Trump’s First Term. How Will They Fare in the Next? (San Jose Mercury News)
    • Background from the Chronicle: Rage Giving 2.0? Some Nonprofits See a Bump in Giving After Trump Win
  • “The Fight Continues”: Border Activists Brace for Trump’s Return (Los Angeles Times)
  • The New GOP-Led Congress Will Likely Pass a Bill Targeting Nonprofits. The Results Could Be Chilling (Fast Company)
    • Background from the Chronicle: With House Passage of ‘Stop Terror-Financing Bill,’ Charities Fear Being Targeted
  • Bill Gates ‘Impressed’ With Trump’s Interest in Global Health During Three-Hour Dinner (Wall Street Journal— subscription)
  • Plus: Gates Foundation Announces Rebrand and Record Budget (Devex)
  • Nonprofit Groups Sue Trump Administration Moments After Oath (New York Times)
  • The Trump Resistance Won’t Be Putting on ‘Pussy Hats’ This Time (New York Times)
  • Young Conservatives Want to Push Trump on Climate Change — the ‘America-First’ Way (Grist)

More News

  • Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Dies at 67 (Washington Post)

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.

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    Donors

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    By Eden Stiffman January 16, 2025
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    Opinion

    Your Secret Weapon in These Divisive Times? Fundraisers

    By Jason Lewis January 15, 2025
    They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views — exactly what organizations need as the new administration takes office and red-blue tensions simmer.
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