Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
Los Angeles County will launch a fund, supported by philanthropy, to help immigrants who are too afraid to come to work amid sweeping immigration raids. The county also wants to expand a fund to help small businesses affected by the raids. The efforts complement a Los Angeles City plan to give philanthropy-provided cash cards to affected immigrants. (Los Angeles Times)
- Plus: Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Turn ‘Hamilton’ 10th Anniversary Into a Fundraiser for Immigration Services (Associated Press)
Public Broadcasting
- House Passes $9 Billion in Spending Cuts After Fight Over Epstein Files (Washington Post)
- Trump Sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Oust Board Members (Washington Post)
Cuts and Closures
- Ohio Nonprofits Lose Staff and Capacity Amid $9 Million in Cuts to State AmeriCorps Programs (Ohio Newsroom)
- Florida County’s Policy Change Could Leave More Than 100 Nonprofits Without County Funding (Fox 13)
- Milwaukee Art Museum Cuts Some Staff, Citing Sharply Rising Costs (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Massive Financial Losses Force Season-Opener Cancellation at Detroit Opera (Detroit Free Press)
More News and Opinion
- $125 Million Gift Fueled a Revolution at This SF Nonprofit. Now It’s Fighting to Survive (San Francisco Standard)
- Opinion: Philanthropy Cannot Be the Global Aid Plan B (Fast Company)
- What Went Wrong at the Nonprofit News Startup Houston Landing? (Nieman Lab)
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Sports: The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation’s Sports Matter program provides funding to help under-resourced nonprofits, schools, and community teams offer youth sports opportunities across the U.S. Grant funds must be used specifically to support youth sports participation, such as equipment, fees, infrastructure, and other related costs. Grants range from $1,000 to $900,000; average grant is $12,855.
Pets and People: The RedRover Relief program offers multiple grant opportunities to support the care of animals in crisis situations. It provides urgent care grants of around $250 for pet owners facing financial hardship, Safe Escape grants for domestic violence survivors needing pet boarding, and Safe Housing grants of up to $60,000 to organizations creating pet-friendly spaces for survivors of abuse or homelessness. Application deadline for Safe Housing grants is September 1.