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February 10, 2025
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Funders Should Support New CEOs — Here's How

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    Leadership

    Funders Should Support Nonprofit Leadership Transitions — Now

    By Nick Grono
    Offering individualized support to new CEOs can increase their chances of success and stabilize organizations during times of change. Here are key ways funders can make an impact.
  • Greg and Ronda Brenneman are recognized for their $50 million gift to Washburn University, announced during an event on the school's annual Day of Giving on Feb. 6, 2025.
    Gifts Roundup

    Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple

    By Maria Di Mento
    Plus, the Canadian American billionaire Charles Bronfman pledged $25 million to Birthright Israel Foundation to increase the organization’s endowment.
  • FILE - In this June 15, 2021 photo, Newman's Own pizza boxes are displayed in the frozen food department at Lambert's Rainbow Market, in Westwood, Mass.
    Corporate Giving

    Newman’s Own Invites More Companies to Donate 100 Percent of Their Profits to Charities

    By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press
    Legislation passed in 2018 makes it easier for companies to follow the Newman’s Own model, by allowing foundations to own corporations, with some conditions.
  • Letters to the Editor

    Recent Op-Ed Is Right: Ideological Rigidity Is Hurting the Field

    Blind adherence to a narrow set of views isn’t a new problem — but it’s recently grown worse.

WEBINARS

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    December 19, 2024
    Crafting donor thank-yous that deepen ties with supporters requires more than strong writing skills; it takes an understanding of donor motivations. Join us for The Psychology of Thanking Donors Well to learn about new research into what makes donors feel valued. Our speakers will explain how to analyze your donor communications, use language that resonates with donors, and increase giving to your cause by taking your thank-yous to the next level.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

The Trump administration aims to cut funding for university research in a multipronged attack on the culture and finances of higher education. The National Institutes of Health says it will cut billions of dollars in indirect costs for research, “such as facilities and administration, construction, maintenance, energy, and compliance,” including for projects already approved. As institutions scramble to see what work they can afford to continue, one association executive said university labs have already shut down and will continue to shut down. The administration said it is cutting waste and bloat. (Washington Post)

President Donald Trump plans to fire Kennedy Center board members and install himself as chairman, he announced in a social media post. The changes would secure his control over a marquee cultural institution where he has felt unwelcome, as past Kennedy Center honorees threatened to boycott the ceremonies during his first term. In his post on Truth Social, the president said those to be dismissed from the federally-supported nonprofit’s 36-member, bipartisan board, including chairman David M. Rubenstein, “do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” (New York Times and Atlantic)

Background from the Chronicle: The Untapped Power of Patriotic Philanthropy

Anxiety, Uncertainty for Nonprofits

  • ‘Confusion and Fear': How CT Organizations Have Been Put in Limbo During Trump Presidency (CT Insider)
  • ‘Never In Our Wildest Dreams’: Mass. Environmental Projects Stall Amid Federal Funding Confusion (WBUR)
  • Domestic violence nonprofits rocked by Trump funding freeze (19th)
  • Child Protection Group Is Told to Comply With Trump’s Gender Order. (New York Times)
  • How Trump’s Attack on Environmental Programs Is Already Affecting Bay Area Conservation Work (Bay Nature)
    • Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits Dependent on Federal Grants Scramble Amid Mixed Signals From White House and Federal Judge

More News and Opinion

  • Bill Gates Is Optimistic About the Global Future (NPR)
  • How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires (New York Times)
  • The Rise Of The Selfish Plutocrats: Instead of Pursuing Philanthropy, Many Now Seek to Evade Social Responsibility. (Atlantic)
  • ‘Demon Copperhead’ Explored Addiction. Its Profits Built a Rehab Center. (New York Times)
  • May a Jewish Nonprofit Talk About Something Besides Israel and Antisemitism? (Forward)

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.

EDITOR'S PICKS

  • President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.
    Government and Regulation

    Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding

    By Stephanie Beasley February 6, 2025
    Most large private foundations have been slow to respond to the Trump administration’s policy changes affecting nonprofits. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the one exception.
  • The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society hosts "DO at the Zoo!", with tables serving local cuisine and an exclusive preview of the holiday Zoo Lights, on Nov. 14, 2024.
    Careers

    How to Find Fundraising Mentors — and Best Learn From Them

    By Rasheeda Childress February 4, 2025
    It isn’t always easy to find a mentor, but the benefits are worth the effort, say early-career and veteran fundraisers.
  •  Dispatches Week 2
    Opinion | Dispatches From the First 100 Days

    Amid Funding Freezes and ICE Raids, What Will It Take to Support Grantees?

    By Lisa Pilar Cowan February 7, 2025
    Grant makers need to reassure nonprofits that they have their backs during these tumultuous times.
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