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June 18, 2025
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From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: A Preview of Fundraising in a Recession?

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  • Volunteers help fill grocery carts during the opening of Bread for the City’s annual Holiday Helpings campaign, at 7th Street NW, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2024.
    Fundraising

    From $100,000 to $185 Raised: The Toll of Job Losses, Federal Cuts on Fundraising

    By Rasheeda Childress June 18, 2025
    Large numbers of donors in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta have lost jobs because of federal cuts and companies that have lost business. Fundraisers’ experiences in those cities might be a preview of what nonprofits elsewhere will face if the country slides into a recession.
  • Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse<b> </b>in Washington, on Feb. 3, 2025.
    Leading

    An Outspoken CEO Rises to Defend Nonprofit Sector in Turbulent Times

    By Eden Stiffman April 29, 2025
    In her nearly four-month tenure as head of the National Council of Nonprofits, Diane Yentel has joined two lawsuits against the Trump administration and warned against silence and infighting.
  • FILE - Leonard Lauder attends a gala launch party in New York, April 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
    Major Donors

    Leonard Lauder, Philanthropist Who Globalized Family Cosmetic Business, Dies at Age 92

    By Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer June 18, 2025
    His giving centered on the arts, education, and diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer.

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    Nonprofits raise as much as a third of their annual fundraising revenue in the final quarter of the year, but savvy major gift officers keep their major donors and major gift prospects informed and engaged all year long. Join us for Plan Now for Big Gifts at Year’s End to learn smart ways to map out donor meetings, craft compelling messages, and track key metrics to ensure you make the most of the next six months and hit your goals for the year.

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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

Nonprofits and foundations scored major advocacy wins in the tax bill shaped by Senate Republicans. The measure doesn’t include a House-passed provision that would have imposed a higher tax on private foundations. Lawmakers also sharply reduced a new tax on college endowments proposed in the House measure. It would levy a tax of 8 percent for the largest institutions, not 21 percent as proposed in the House. And the bill would allow taxpayers who do not itemize to deduct up to $1,000 for individuals and $2,000 for married couples in charitable donations. The House bill was less generous, offering a tax deduction up to $150 for individuals and $300 for married couples. (Wall Street Journal [subscription] and New York Times)

  • Background from the Chronicle: As the Tax Bill Heads to the Senate, Here’s How Philanthropy Is Fighting Back

More News

  • Museums, Science Centers and Other Attractions Are Embracing Airline-Style Dynamic Pricing as Many Struggle With Attendance Shortfalls. (NBC News)
  • RFK Jr. Cuts Hit His Family’s Nonprofit in Chicago (Crain’s Chicago Business— subscription)
  • With Migrants’ Legal Status Revoked, Mass. Nonprofit Faces Loss of 100-Plus Workers (Boston Globe)
  • Why a Teacher of the Year Is Giving His Prize Money Away (New York Times)

Opinion

  • Sorry, Mr. Gates, Your Billions Won’t Save Africa. No Amount of Foreign Aid Can Fix What Bad Governance and Political Impunity Continue to Destroy. (Al Jazeera)
  • The Freedom Rides Museum Still Exists — for Now (New York Times)
  • DOGE Doesn’t Understand Nonprofits. Look at Pittsburgh’s. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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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    Data

    ‘Colliding Crises’ Are Straining Nonprofit Finances

    By Eden Stiffman
    More than a third of respondents in a Nonprofit Finance Fund analysis ended last year with an operating deficit.
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    Opinion

    To Protect Grantees, Invest Conservatively: A Financial Strategy to Buck the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

    By Clara Miller and David Morse
    A proposed new tax on foundation earnings should push foundations to align endowment investments with mission — and help grantees survive.
  • Clockwise from top left: Grace Mok, Brandon Jirō Hayashi, Adhira Johnson-Miller, Shannon Sullivan, Julie Keller, and Bryan Hall.
    Funding Cuts

    Tens of Thousands Have Lost Nonprofit Jobs to Federal Cuts. Here Are 6 of Them

    By Sara Herschander
    These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government’s defunding of the nonprofit sector.
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