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[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] [SUBSCRIBE TODAY] [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.] Philanthropy Today Thursday, January 12, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter] Top News and Features From The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Charitable Giving Expected to Grow 3.6 Percent in 2017] [premium] All types of giving will increase, including from individuals, foundations, and corporations, a study predicts. [ACLU’s Tough Talk on Trump Leads to Huge Fundraising Success] [premium] Time will tell if the American Civil Liberties Union’s aggressive stance will continue to resonate with donors. [Trump Cabinet’s Philanthropic Ties Detailed in New Online Resource] [premium] The analysis by the Foundation Center found that the president-elect’s nominees have served on the boards of 50 nonprofit organizations working on causes such as education, veterans’ affairs, and health. [Bay Area Philanthropist Helen Diller’s Foundation Gives UCSF $500 Million] The late donor’s daughter said the relatively unrestricted pledge is structured to help the university "move rapidly and achieve great things" in biomedical research. [Opinion: 4 Steps for Building Nonprofit Resilience in the Trump Era] Strong leaders can take advantage of challenging times by building their organization’s ability to weather changes. New in the Online Resource Center --------------------------------------------------------------- See the latest addition to the scores of items on fundraising, leadership, careers, and other topics available in our [online resource center]: [How to Pitch Your Nonprofit to the Media] [premium] Research, careful wording, and flexible timing can help you get a reporter’s attention. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- [Charles Koch Gift Backs Research at Historically Black Colleges:] The billionaire industrialist's $25.6 million donation to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund will establish a center for research on education, criminal justice, and entrepreneurship in "fragile communities" plagued by economic and social ills, reports The Washington Post. [Iowa State U. Gets Stock Donation Worth $93 Million:] The university will devote the funds to projects at its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences after selling its majority stake in Curriculum Associates, a Massachusetts educational-technology company co-founded by an Iowa State alumnus, The Des Moines Register writes. The stock gift will also reportedly [benefit the Boston Foundation.] [Study Shows Fundraising Impact of Photo of Dead Syrian Boy:] The 2015 shot of a drowned 3-year-old migrant had far more impact on donors than the long-term toll of the Syrian crisis, with a refugee fund run by the Swedish Red Cross seeing a 100-fold increase in donations in the days after the image made worldwide news, the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes, citing new research. [Trump Inspires Hungary to "Sweep Out" George Soros-Backed Groups:] The ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has championed Russia-style "illiberal" rule, said Donald Trump's election provided "an opportunity internationally" to crack down on nonprofits funded by the billionaire financier's Open Society Foundations, Bloomberg writes. [Reagan Foundation Seeks Nearly $1 Million From Donor's Estate:] The nonprofit that runs the Ronald Reagan presidential library says the late oilman Aubrey McClendon paid only $15,000 of a $975,000 pledge he made in 2008 and has asked a judge to overrule lawyers for the estate who rejected the foundation's claim, reports The Wall Street Journal (subscription). [Metropolitan Museum of Art to Delay $600 Million Expansion:] The New York institution, which in recent months has [shed jobs] to reduce a big budget deficit, could wait as many as seven years before breaking ground on the planned new wing, which officials had hoped to open in time for the Met's 150th anniversary in 2020, reports The New York Times. [Obituary: William Bowes Jr., Tech Investor and Science Donor:] Mr. Bowes, 90, was an early Silicon Valley backer of biotechnology ventures who parlayed much of his fortune into supporting basic medical research, most recently with a [$50 million donation] to the University of California at San Francisco, writes the San Francisco Chronicle. Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These were the most-read articles on our site yesterday: [Nonprofits Scramble as GOP Vows Spending Cuts] [premium] Charities that rely on federal funding worry that a Republican Congress and White House spell deep cuts in funding for their programs, although some say the fears may be overblown. [Opinion: Nonprofits Need to Stand Together to Push for Smart Public Policies] Anticipating a flurry of legislative and regulatory changes at all levels of government, nonprofits can’t afford to fixate on just one issue or on Congress alone. [5 Fundraising Topics You’ll Need to Master in 2017] A roundup of Chronicle coverage featuring the tools you need to tap new funding sources and raise more money than ever before. [A Survival Guide for Nonprofits as Big Changes Loom for Fundraising] [premium] Young donors with unknown motivations are replacing aging stalwarts, making fundraising less predictable with each passing day. Here’s what charities need to know to avoid being left behind. [Opinion: For Philanthropy, Time to Double Down to End Injustice in the Trump Era] [premium] Nonprofits waging battles need unrestricted, long-term grants that give them the flexibility to deal with the threats ahead, write Jennifer and Peter Buffett and Pamela Shifman of the NoVo Foundation. [Opinion: Philanthropy’s Preoccupation With Airing Failures Is a Mixed Blessing] [premium] Too often donors seem to forget that real people and communities were hurt as grant makers took approaches that didn’t work out. Last Day to Save 20% on Next Week's Fundraising Webinar --------------------------------------------------------------- David Perlmutter, a dean at Texas Tech, will walk fundraisers through the smartest way to help advancement offices at colleges, schools, and think tanks work with scholars to help excite donors about making significant contributions. Plus, you'll get a free guide outlining five steps you can take to help academics overcome their reluctance to raise money. [Sign up today] to get the 20 percent discount when you join us on January 19 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Prices rise tomorrow. Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [Executive Director and Chief Development Officer], The Lock Haven University Foundation Pennsylvania, United States [Director of Development], Maryland Historical Society Maryland, United States [Development Coordinator], The Michael J. Fox Foundation New York, United States [Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs], The Center for Discovery New York, United States [Development Director, Foundation], Tahoe Forest Hospital District California, United States [Sponsor Engagement Specialist, Stewardship Department], National FFA Foundation Indiana, United States [Search The Chronicle's jobs database]. [The Chronicle of Philanthropy] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Join our LinkedIn group] [Like us on Facebook] [Follow us on Twitter] [SUBSCRIBE TODAY] Raise more money and increase awareness with trusted insight. [Stop receiving this newsletter] Copyright © 2017 The Chronicle of Philanthropy