The Technology Haves and Have-Nots

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June 4, 2025

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Subject: The Technology Haves and Have-Nots

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Technology

5 Key Findings From Our Nonprofit Technology Survey

By Sara Herschander June 4, 2025

The Chronicle of Philanthropy survey reveals a sector at a crossroads, where organizations that can afford to modernize are pulling ahead, while those that can’t fear being left behind.
Government & Regulation

Can Trump Strip Harvard of Its Charitable Status? Scholars of Nonprofit Law and Accounting Describe the Obstacles in His Way

By Philip Hackney and Brian Mittendorf June 4, 2025

Two experts explain what it would take for the federal government to revoke a university’s tax-exempt status.
Tool Kit

Attracting Monthly Donors and Keeping Them

June 4, 2025

Key concepts and advice for establishing or expanding a monthly giving program at your organization.

WEBINARS

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May 9, 2025

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Nonprofit leaders face big challenges. Figuring out how to make revenue forecasts amid great economic uncertainty may be among the thorniest. Join us for Planning Amid Disruption: Navigating Tariffs, Recession Fears, and More to learn how to prepare budgets based on different scenarios. Kristine Alvarez of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, Myal Greene of World Relief, and Laurie Wolf of The Foraker Group will share their expertise.
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Within the next five years, AI has the potential to radically alter the ways we interact with technology and what we expect from it. Join us for A Glimpse into Our Near Future: AI Is Transforming Nonprofits, to learn from Jamie Alexandre of Learning Equality, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar of CCS Fundraising, and Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety as they explain how AI is redefining what’s possible in the nonprofit world.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

A pioneer in the development of artificial intelligence has started a nonprofit to create an “honest” version of the technology, to limit the harm from potential rogue AI systems. With about $30 million and more than a dozen researchers, computer scientist Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero nonprofit aims to demonstrate the viability of an AI that would run alongside autonomous AI systems, assessing whether their actions have the potential to harm. The project is backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Schmidt Sciences, AI safety body the Future of Life Institute, and Jaan Tallinn, a founding engineer of Skype. (Guardian)

Background from the Chronicle: Old Ways, New Tech World

In the wake of President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, subscription sales for the coming season are down by 36 percent from last year, according to information shared with the Washington Post. A former employee called the new numbers a drastic drop-off after a continuing recovery from pandemic shutdowns, and a current staffer said the audience is voicing its displeasure with “the hostile takeover of their performing arts center.” A Kennedy Center spokesperson said the annual renewal campaign is just getting started and that hard-copy brochures, which also drive sales, “have not yet hit homes.” (Washington Post)

Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

Fundraising

MrBeast Aims to Raise Millions for His Charity by Offering a Weekend Experience to Six-Figure Donors (Associated Press)
Harrison Ford Wants the Operation Smile Award Honoring His Friend to Inspire Others to Give More (Associated Press)

Cuts, Closures, and Layoffs

Catholic Charities Fort Worth Ends Federally Funded Role Leading Texas Refugee Resettlement (Fort Worth Report)
Smithsonian’s Reaction to Trump’s Firing of Its Museum Director: Silence (New York Times)
Proposed 2026 Federal Budget Includes Defunding of Institute of Museum and Library Services (ARTnews)
GBH Lays Off 6 Percent of Staff Due to Funding Cuts, Rising Costs, and Stagnant Revenues (Boston Globe)

More News and Opinion

U.S. Consulting Firm Quits Gaza Humanitarian Aid Effort Amid Criticism (Washington Post)
Plus: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: The Group Behind Controversial New Aid Program (Week)
‘Threat Is Real': Jewish Nonprofit Offers Free Security Training to Combat Antisemitism (USA Today)
Court Orders Atlanta Police Foundation to Release Training Center Records (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Background from the Chronicle: Anger, Protests, and Vandalism Break Out Over Philanthropy’s Support of the Police
Black Families Are Leaving New York. Can a Pastor’s Plan End the Exodus? (New York Times)
Opinion: JD Vance Wanted to ‘Aggressively Attack’ American Universities. His Wish Has Been Trump’s Command. (New York Times)

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