Our Practices Perpetuated Inequities in the Nonprofit World. So We Changed. (Opinion)

Plus, funders give grants for election work early; and author Robert Putnam tells philanthropy to look to young people, local leaders ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. OPINION [Critics Said Our Data Platform Exacerbated the Nonprofit World’s Inequities. They Were Right.]( By Aleda Gagarin [STORY IMAGE]( Candid learned that addressing power imbalances is only possible when those with the most resources change their own behavior. VOTING [In Unusual Push, Funders Band Together to Give Grants for Election Work ‘Early’]( By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press [STORY IMAGE]( The Democracy Fund’s All by April campaign is trying to get grant makers to provide general operating support and to disburse it by the end of the month. CONVERSATION [Cures for Our Civic Malaise]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Look to young people and local leaders, ‘Bowling Alone’ author Robert Putnam says in a conversation in The Commons. Watch highlights and listen to the full discussion. WEBINARS [May 9 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( What does it take to create a vibrant culture of fundraising among board members? Join us for How to Get Your Board to Raise Money to learn from two veteran fundraising executives how to solve this perennial challenge. They’ll explain how to build a board that suits your organization’s goals, match individuals’ skills to different roles, set new board members up for success, and create a fundraising tool kit that empowers board members to raise money. 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Through successive giving rounds and competitions, the organization has amassed a list of 116 top-scoring nonprofits. ([Forbes]( subscription) Background from the Chronicle: [Can a Grant-Making Competition Stop Rich Donors From Getting Cold Feet?]( Plus: What an Indigenous media group hopes to accomplish with millions of MacKenzie Scott’s dollars ([Seattle Times]( Environmental activists are increasingly notching big wins against fossil-fuel interests by linking human and other rights, especially of Indigenous peoples, to the fate of the nearby land and sea. Such movements, recognized this week by the Goldman Environmental Prize, have recently stopped new fossil-fuel projects in South Africa, Australia, and India. ([New York Times]( More News - How Houston Billionaire John Arnold Went From Energy Trader to Climate Philanthropist ([Houston Chronicle]( - Sen. 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