Ultimatums From Annual Fund Donors Amid Campus Unrest

Plus, did a $100 million philanthropic effort dent homelessness in San Francisco?; and Google.org's $75 million donation ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. CAMPUS CONFLICT [The Donor Revolt Comes to Annual Giving: Israel, Gaza, and Campus Unrest]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( As colleges prep for commencement and reunion season, rank-and-file supporters issue ultimatums, pledge to withhold donations, and boycott events. RESEARCH & DATA [Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( San Francisco’s Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich. GRANTS ROUNDUP [Google.org Commits $75 Million for Work-Force Development in A.I.]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, four big foundations give $36.5 million to eliminate the blinding disease trachoma in 16 African countries, and Cigna Group Foundation promises $27 million to bolster mental health and wellness for young people and veterans. 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. [May 21 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Unlocking the full potential of a donor database can help fundraisers identify donors and giving opportunities with the greatest potential, segment supporters into groups and tailor messages to their interests, and take gift prospecting to the next level. Join us on Tuesday, May 21, for Using Data to Boost Giving to learn how to better manage and analyze donor data to reveal the stories it can tell to make fundraising at all levels more strategic. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Civil liberties groups are worried about a measure passed by the House of Representatives in mid-April that would allow the Treasury secretary to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that support terrorist organizations. They warn that the broadly written bill, a response to Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel, could give a hostile administration a weapon against, for example, environmental activists, some of whom have been threatened with or faced charges of domestic terrorism for trying to block energy or other infrastructure projects. ([New Republic]( The Resource Center Matamoros, a small, migrant-aid group, became the center of a political firestorm when a flier bearing its logo and urging migrants to vote for Joe Biden appeared on social media recently. The Heritage Foundation had uploaded the flier, which the center’s founder, Gaby Zavala, said is a crude fake, the same day two right-wing provocateurs knocked on the group’s door pretending to be would-be volunteers. The men have denied planting the flier and said they received a tip-off about it. Zavala said she has since received death threats. ([New York Times]( More News - Investor Henry Kravis to Give $100 Million to His Prep School Alma Mater in Connecticut. ([CT Insider]( - New York Children’s Nonprofit Files Bankruptcy to Deal With Sex-Abuse Lawsuits ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - Grocery Costs Are Higher Than Ever. That Means Big Demand for Food Assistance Nonprofits. ([Boston Globe]( - Personal Data Is Easier to Get Than Ever. Reproductive Health Workers Are at Risk. ([19th]( - How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’ ([New York Times]( - A Nonprofit Theater Group Dominated This Year’s Best Play Tony Nominations. ([New York Times]( Solutions to Homelessness - Monthly Payments of $1,000 Could Get Thousands Of Homeless People Off the Streets, Researchers Say ([Los Angeles Times]( - Plus: Homeless families to receive $1,000 a month from Google and San Francisco nonprofits ([San Francisco Standard]( - Background from the Chronicle: [Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? 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