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Philanthropy Today
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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Top News and Features From The Chronicle
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[How Social-Service Groups Are Stepping Up Fundraising to Combat Threats]( [premium]
Nonprofits are tapping corporations that benefited from the tax overhaul, hiring storytellers who can help demonstrate charities’ impact, and collaborating on grant seeking. But some still worry that government cuts could hurt their clients.
[Nonprofits Dragged Into Russian Efforts to Peddle Falsehoods on Twitter, Study Shows]( [premium]
The Clinton Foundation appeared to be the most popular nonprofit topic for tweeting and retweeting by accounts tied to a disinformation campaign, appearing 622 times.
[Opinion: 5 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Combat Sexual Harassment]( [premium]
Boards play a key role in changing the culture at a moment when we can expect more revelations of problems like those at the Red Cross and Humane Society of the United States.
Online Advice and Tools
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[What You Should â and Shouldnât â Do When Meeting With Prospective Grantees]( [premium]
A grant maker shares 10 ways donors can develop strong relationships with nonprofits
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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
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Top News
Trump’s Family-Planning Program to Prioritize [Faith-Based Clinics]( (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Red Cross: 21 [Resigned or Fired Since 2015 in Sex Cases]( (Associated Press)
Foundation Report: [Inequality Remains]( 50 Years After Kerner Report (Associated Press)
More News About Giving
The Moody Foundation [Accelerates $10 Million Payment]( for the Benefit of Small Arts Groups in Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
Disney Donates [$1 Million From 'Black Panther' to the Boys & Girls Clubs]( (CNN Money)
[Koch Foundation Donations]( Spur Debate at Harvard Kennedy School (Harvard Crimson)
More News and Opinion
He Made Millions at Facebook. Now [Chris Hughes Has a Plan to End Poverty](. (New York Times). Plus: See a Chronicle [interview with Hughes](.
When Nonprofits Have a Financial Emergency, There’s [Now a Fund to Bail Them Out]( (Fast Company)
Former YWCA [Child-Care Director Accused of Stealing]( Nearly $200,000 From the Birmingham Nonprofit (AL.com)
What’s [Driving Nonprofits Into the Art World’s Arms]( (Artsy)
Opinion: [Diaspora Philanthropy to Israel]( Is No Longer a One-Way Street (Forward)
If You Don’t Have Children, [What Do You Leave Behind?]( (New York Times)
New Grant Opportunities
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Your Chronicle subscription includes free access to [GrantStation's]( database of grant opportunities. Among the latest listings:
[Grieving children.]( Grief Reach supports efforts to expand the reach of children's bereavement programs to reach to underserved youths. In 2018. Community Expansion Grants, from $15,000 to $100,000, fund program expansion to include bereaved children and teens not currently served by existing services. Capacity Building Grants of $10,000 help nonprofits get the professional assistance they need to enhance capacity and address development and effectiveness. Applications for Cycle 1 will be accepted March 5 through April 5; applications for Cycle 2 will be accepted June 28 through July 26.
[Tech innovation.]( Fast Forward invests in entrepreneurs who are using technology to address problems in arts and culture, education, environment, food and agriculture, health, human rights, poverty alleviation, economic development, or public service and civic engagement. The programs’ aim must be to accelerate social impact by scaling organizations that combine the best tech with sustainable nonprofit business models. The Fast Forward Accelerator program takes place in San Francisco each summer. Participating nonprofit organizations receive a $25,000 grant, 13 weeks of training, and connections to mentors. The application deadline is April 1.
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Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading
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These were the best-read stories on our site yesterday:
[Gifts Roundup: Clooney, Katzenberg, Spielberg, and Winfrey Pledge $2 Million to Student Gun Activists](
Also, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton gives $50 million to a new tech charity, and the Hammer Museum at UCLA announces $50 million in gifts to its capital campaign.
[Opinion: White People in Philanthropy â This Is Our Move]( [premium]
If grant makers are serious about fighting racism, we need to take actions that help promote the growth of nonprofits led by people of color, according to Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation
[Anonymous Bitcoin Donor Rains $56 Million on Stunned Nonprofits](
‘The Pineapple Fund wants to give you $1 million," read one unsolicited email. It sounded like a scam, but the offer, like many others from the donor, was real.
[Podcast: $100 Million and $15 Million MacArthur Award Winners Describe Their Plans](
Executives of Sesame Workshop, which was awarded the top prize in the "100&Change" contest, and finalist HarvestPlus talk to MacArthur’s Cecilia Conrad and host Denver Frederick.
[Doâs and Donâts for Building Ties With Donors at Family Foundations]( [premium]
15 ways to improve your odds of gaining support from small grant makers
Learn How to Get the Most Out of Meetings With Big Donors â and Save 20%
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As the assets of America's wealthiest have been growing, big gifts are flowing faster than ever to nonprofits. But forging ties with philanthropists takes time, savvy, and skill. Each donor has specific priorities and motivations for giving, and there is no one-size-fits-all playbook for meetings with big donors. How can you make the most of conversations with major donors and build stronger connections for your nonprofit?
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Job Opportunities
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Find your next job in The Chronicle's jobs section, where employers have posted hundreds of the best career opportunities in the nonprofit world. Here are a few:
[Chief Development Officer]( Camp Fire National
Missouri, United States
[Manager of Institutional Giving, Foundations and Government]( World Science Festival
New York, United States
[Director of Strategic Giving-Non-Profit]( Kingsley House, Inc.
Louisiana, United States
[Associate Vice President for Major and Planned Gifts]( Claflin University
South Carolina, United States
[Director, Major Gifts]( United Hospital Fund of New York
New York, United States
[Environmental Justice Director]( Fluoride Action Network
District of Columbia, United States
[Manager Prospect Development]( Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
Florida, United States
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