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March 11, 2025
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Big-Gift Fundraising: What Works Now

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    Fundraising

    What Works Now: Rethinking Big Gifts 5 Years After the Pandemic

    By M.J. Prest
    Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways they’re approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world — from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events.
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    Opinion

    How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump

    By Jacob Harold
    As federal climate policy is dismantled, grant makers need to end their silence and get to work.
  • President Donald Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
    Government & Regulation

    Trump Order Would Deny Student Loan Relief to Nonprofit Workers Engaged in ‘Improper’ Activity

    By Collin Binkley, AP Education Writer
    The action, which could target those working in immigration and other areas, drew quick backlash, and is almost certain to face legal challenges.

WEBINARS

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    Today: March 20 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

    January 24, 2025
    Donors funneled nearly $55 billion to nonprofits through donor-advised funds in 2023. To gain a better understanding of the people who hold these accounts, join us for Actionable Insights Into DAF Donors. We’ll share key findings from new research on DAF donors and proven tactics for attracting gifts from them, making it easy to give this way, and recognizing their support — so they’ll give more.

ONLINE FORUMS

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    March 11, at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

    February 10, 2025
    Join us for the free online forum, Ultrawealthy Donors: How They Give and What’s Next, as we dig into exclusive data from the Philanthropy 50 — our annual ranking of the 50 most generous U.S. donors — and explore forces shaping big giving, such as the impact of MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted giving, the advocacy philanthropy of Melinda French Gates, recent donor revolts, and growing dissatisfaction over wealth accumulation.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

The Trump administration has stalled payments of at least $60 million for affordable housing projects nationwide. The money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development would go to small nonprofits, which would use it to pay construction costs and to attract private investors. A HUD spokesperson said “the department is consolidating some grants, while others remain,” but a contract termination letter from HUD said the contracts were canceled at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency because they “were not in compliance” with Trump’s executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. (Associated Press)

The largest nonprofit in North Carolina’s Research Triangle is cutting about 150 jobs, adding to 200 layoffs it announced last month. RTI International, which conducts scientific research, gets significant grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Institutes of Health. In a statement, the organization said more “workforce changes” could be coming as “federal priorities” shift. RTI has an annual budget of more than $1 billion and gets most of its revenue from federal, state, and local governments. (Triangle Business Journal)

Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

Higher Education

  • ‘Uncharted Territory.’ Harvard and MIT Freeze Hiring as Trump Widens Crackdown on Universities. (Boston Globe)
  • Judge Temporarily Blocks Effort to Deport Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia Student Protests (CNN)
  • Harvard Officials Met With Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Used Info From Online Monitoring System (Harvard Crimson)
  • Columbia Bent Over Backward to Appease Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks — and Trump Still Cut Federal Funding (Intercept)

More News and Opinion

  • Another Climate Nonprofit Sues Citibank Over Frozen EPA Funds (Politico Pro)
  • Omaha Nonprofit Helps Ukrainian Immigrants After Trump Administration Threatens Legal Status (WOWT)
  • A Very Trumpian Moral Panic Has Struck the Art World (New Republic)

Big Philanthropy

  • As MacKenzie Scott Doles Out Amazon Fortune, Minnesota Charities Juggle Windfall (Minnesota Star Tribune)
  • America’s Top Donor, Michael Bloomberg, Gave $3.7 Billion Last Year: I’ve ‘Never Understood’ Waiting to Die to Give Away Wealth (CNBC)
  • The 10 Most Charitable People in America (Quartz)
    • Background from the Chronicle: The Philanthropy 50

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

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    Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future

    By Stephanie Beasley and Eden Stiffman March 4, 2025
    Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.
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    9 Tips for Thank-Yous That Make Donors Feel Valued

    By M.J. Prest March 6, 2025
    While love languages have long been a fixture in pop psychology for improving romantic relationships, new science is emerging that learning to speak donors’ love languages forges lasting connections between nonprofits and their supporters.
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    Technology

    Even Tech-Savvy Foundations Are Uncertain How to Fund AI

    By Sara Herschander March 10, 2025
    A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy’s response to a rapidly evolving landscape.
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