Assessing Lilly’s $100 Million Gift to National Parks (Opinion)

Plus, the 'Giving Done Right" podcast returns; and new leadership at the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund 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 | GOOD GIFT, BAD GIFT? [Parks for the People]( By Amy Schiller [STORY IMAGE]( Lilly’s record grant to the National Park Foundation has some intriguing benefits. PODCAST [‘Giving Done Right’ Podcast Returns]( [STORY IMAGE]( The Center for Effective Philanthropy podcast’s new season will cover climate change, artificial intelligence, investing in nonprofit leadership, and more. TRANSITIONS [Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund Will Install Next CEO in January]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has tapped its first new leader in 22 years, and Glenn Lowry plans to step down after 30 years as director of the Museum of Modern Art. 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They’ll discuss what comes next now that the Fearless Fund settled a court case that was widely watched as a barometer of what grant makers can do in the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE [Chronicle of Philanthropy Subscription] Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online The country’s Catholic hospitals have strayed from their social-care mission, focusing more on fiscal issues and faith-based restrictions on care than on tending to the poor and marginalized, critics say. Catholic hospital systems make up a sizeable portion of the industry and sometimes hold a monopoly in their areas. One chain in Washington state charges rates well above Medicare’s reimbursement rates or those of other systems in the state, researchers say. Meanwhile more than three dozen Catholic systems pay their CEOs more than $1 million annually. Their defenders say they must pay well to attract the best leaders, and they dismiss research showing that the value of Catholic hospitals’ community care lags the value of their tax exemptions, saying it is incomplete. ([KFF Health News]( A group of young people who sued the federal government over fossil-fuel policies has asked the Supreme Court to examine the case, which was dismissed by an appeals court. Represented by the nonprofit law firm Our Children’s Trust, the plaintiffs say the Justice Department has relied on procedural moves to deprive them of their day in court. The Justice Department argues that the trial court lacks jurisdiction and that a trial could not produce a “workable remedy that could be ordered or enforced.” An appeals court had ruled that the political arena, rather than the courts, was the proper venue to air the issue. 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Support is provided for statewide, regional, or consortial academic partnerships between public two-year and private four-year colleges to facilitate transfer and completion of the baccalaureate in the liberal arts. Deadline for concept papers is December 1. EDITOR'S PICKS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION [Fearless Fund Drops Grant Program for Black Women Business Owners in Lawsuit Settlement]( By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press [STORY IMAGE]( The case has been closely watched as a bellwether in the growing legal battle waged by conservative groups against corporate diversity programs. WORK AND CAREERS [Nonprofit Employees Often Can’t Afford Basics, New Report Finds]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( More than one in five nonprofit workers in the United States is struggling to make ends meet, even as many dedicate their careers to helping others facing financial hardship, according to a new report released Tuesday. 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