A Smart Way to Win Planned Gifts? A Matching Campaign

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September 15, 2025

From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: A Smart Way to Win Planned Gifts? A Matching Campaign

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Fundraising

How to Talk About Bequests Without Being Morbid? A Legacy Challenge

By David L. Wheeler September 15, 2025

Matching campaigns for planned gifts are raising significant sums. Fundraisers share their best tips for a successful drive.
Grant Makers

Big Funders Pour $56 Million Into Civics at a Fractured Moment

By Drew Lindsay September 15, 2025

Ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday, the effort aims to rekindle learning, engagement, and action through support of a growing network of civic organizations.
Case Study

How Highlighting Slavery’s Legacy Helped This Tiny Louisiana Nonprofit Boost Its Revenues 10-Fold

By Stephanie Beasley September 11, 2025

The Descendants Project used a compelling message, social media, and a personal touch to convey its unique approach to the environment and history.

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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Some rural and tribal stations are scrambling to survive since Congress cut $500 million from public broadcasting in July. In what one general manager called “the absolute worst-case scenario,” they are selling items, seeking emergency grants, and looking to cut programming and staff, while some are shutting down. Their shrinking presence in remote areas will leave residents with little to no local news. (New York Times)

Background from the Chronicle: A Rescue Plan for Local Public Media That Conservatives Will Love (Opinion)

Federal Funding Cuts

Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Administration to Block Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood (Associated Press)
Trump Administration Withholds $660M for College Access Programs (Inside Higher Ed)
Government Funding Cuts Put Most Ohio Nonprofits at Risk (Dayton Daily News)
- Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

More News

Foundations Shored Up Endowments in 2024. Nonprofits Need the Funding. (Barron’s— subscription)
- Background from the Chronicle: Foundation Coffers Are Full as Pressure Mounts to Increase Giving
Open AI Just Created One of the Richest Charities in the World (Business Insider— subscription)

Research Funding

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer (New York Times)
California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research (New York Times)
After Lagging Far Behind, NIH Now Seems on Pace to Spend Its Entire $47 Billion Budget by Sept. 30 (Stat)

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