Investments Suffer When Foundations Bypass Minority-Run Firms (Study)

Plus, how one fundraising walk defied the odds and doubled its revenue; and 4 ways nonprofits can tackle a growing U.S. divide (Opinion) [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. [Venture Capital Overlooks Women and Minorities; Philanthropy Should Step In, Study Says]( By Julian Wyllie Foundation leaders and individual donors will miss out on key investments if they don’t diversify whom they invest in. PREMIUM ADVERTISEMENT More on Impact Investing See our [January cover article]( showing how foundations struggle to make significant impact investments. Online Tools and Advice [How One Fundraising Walk Defies the Odds]( By Jim Rendon Revenue from the events has more than doubled during the last decade. Here’s how they did it. PREMIUM More Tools and Resources Plus see more than [1,000 other items]( in our resource center, exclusively available to subscribers. Opinion [4 Ways Nonprofits Can Tackle a Growing U.S. Divide]( By Richard R. Dion Executive director of the Bridge Museum Unless nonprofits help people learn how to talk to one another about solutions, we cannot expect to combat our largest challenges, such as race, climate change, health, education, and homelessness. PREMIUM Paid for and Created by Omidyar Network [Spotlight: All in the Family]( Liesel Pritzker Simmons on how her fund, Blue Haven Initiative, uses a mix of impact investments to achieve results. ADVERTISEMENT Nonprofit News From Elsewhere The Sackler Trust and the Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation have both announced they are suspending all new gifts in Britain. Dame Theresa Sackler, chair of the trust, said current news-media attention on the family's ties to Purdue Pharma and opioid sales is "distracting" the groups they give to. ([Guardian]( Plus, Tufts University hired a former U.S. attorney to investigate its ties to the Sackler family following a lawsuit alleging that Purdue sought to gain influence over the institution's scientific research through donations. ([STAT]( The Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation donated $75 million to the University of Toronto to further its research on artificial intelligence and biomedicine. The couple decided to make the gift after they read about the institution's plans to build an innovation hub and its potential importance to the Canadian economy. ([Toronto Star](. See more in the Chronicle about recent [big gifts for technological research](. Donations from Charlene and Orin Edson will send $50 million total to Arizona State University. The nursing college will be renamed and will receive $25 million for a scholarship, more faculty, and new programs. The other $25 million fund dementia research. ([Arizona Republic]( A Sandy Hook victim's father, who created the Avielle Foundation with his wife, was found dead by apparent suicide. The Avielle Foundation pursued grants to encourage brain and violence research, and Jeremy Richman often spoke with lawmakers to discuss the nonprofit's findings and push for action on mental health. ([New York Times]( Distributions from the Santikos Charitable Foundation, managed by the San Antonio Area Foundation, have never equaled the promises made in 2015, critics say. Two executives have stepped down since the foundation was formed due to pressures from their respective boards. ([Rivard Report]( John Santikos appeared on the [Philanthropy 50]( list after he left his fortune to the foundation. More News - Roiled by Staff Uproar, the Southern Poverty Law Center Looks at Intolerance Within ([New York Times]( - Amazon, With the Help of a Seattle Nonprofit, Finds an Alternative Work Force Powered by People With Disabilities ([Seattle Times]( - Listen: Scouts BSA, Formerly Boy Scouts of America, Seek New Horizons in 2019 ([WAMU]( Correction A headline in Monday’s Philanthropy today incorrectly read, “State-Funded Adoption Agencies in Mich. Barred From Using LGBTQ Parents.” They were barred from refusing LGBTQ parents. Advice on Handling Harassment and Scandals The nonprofit world has been shaken in recent days by accusations of wrongdoing at the Southern Poverty Law Center and harassment by the philanthropist Michael Steinhardt. As organizations seek to handle the public fallout and protect their workers, see these articles from the Chronicle’s archives. [USC Fundraisers Move Quickly to Reassure Donors After a Scandal Hits]( The University of Southern California is working to minimize fundraising fallout from the drugs-and-sex scandal involving a former medical-school dean who claimed to have raised $1 billion for the institution. PREMIUM [How Oxfam America Is Rethinking Its Culture and Practices (Podcast)]( CEO Abby Maxman discusses Oxfam's top-to-bottom response to allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its workers in Haiti and the charity's continued focus on "structural issues that keep people poor." [Nature Conservancy Offers Lessons in How to Bounce Back From Scandal]( A decade ago, the group was rocked by investigations by Congress, the IRS, and the EPA, and donations withered. A structural overhaul — and a big dose of transparency — helped restore the public’s trust. PREMIUM [Coverage and Tools About Sexual Harassment at Nonprofits]( A collection of resources about how to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, what to do when a leader is disgraced, and how to protect fundraisers. What Everyone Else Is Reading [Donor Who Sued Georgetown in 2013 Gives Its Law School $10.5 Million: Gifts Roundup]( Plus, four universities and one college landed large donations. [Appealing to Women Donors]( Research shows that women, whether wealthy or not, outpace men when it comes to charitable giving. We’ve collected here some of our best information on female donors. [How Charities Talk to Donors After Getting a Huge Gift]( Getting a transformational contribution is a godsend for an organization. But announcing a landmark gift can make other donors think you don’t need their support. Here’s how some nonprofits handled it. PREMIUM [How Technology Will Soon Change the Way Americans Give (Opinion)]( It will help you connect with people you can't meet in person, will track a gift you make all the way to the recipients, and much more. PREMIUM [5 Ways to Make the Case for Operating Support]( When seeking unrestricted grants, use data to highlight unmet needs, explain how unrestricted support helps meet emergency needs, and fully flesh out the details of your budget request, say nonprofit leaders. PREMIUM Our Next Webinar Learn How to Measure Results So You Can Make Your Case to Donors Donors increasingly want to support work they know is making a difference. But it’s often hard for nonprofits to figure out how to measure their impact in a meaningful way. Join us on April 11 for a one-hour online session that will help program managers and executives set and measure goals they can use to demonstrate results over time ― and make their case for support to grant makers and individuals. 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