(Red)/One Official to Lead MusicCares; SPLC Rebuts Chronicle Ad

Plus, listen to an interview with the president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. Transitions [(Red)/One Campaign CEO to Lead MusiCares]( By M.J. Prest Also, the Glaucoma Foundation hires a new CEO, and Jean Vanier, who won the Templeton Prize in 2015 for his work helping disabled people, has died at age 90. ADVERTISEMENT Podcast [Metropolitan Museum of Art’s CEO on Its Finances, Admissions Policy, and More]( [Image]( MARK ABRAMSON FOR THE CHRONICLE Daniel Weiss discusses the museum’s controversial switch from pay-as-you-go admissions to a set fee for out-of-town visitors, as well as its upcoming 150th anniversary. Letter to the Editor [An Ad by an Anti-Immigration Group Is an Effort to Deflect Its White-Nationalist Agenda]( The Federation for American Immigration Reform advertisement in the Chronicle attacking the Southern Poverty Law Center was unjustified, says the center's intelligence project director. Paid for and Created by Luminate [Luminate: Unconventional approaches for challenging times]( Tackling long-term systemic issues, Luminate continues to seek out and collaborate with partners globally to drive change. Engaging with policy makers and becoming more operational, they continue to protect the core elements of healthy democracies. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Founders of hedge fund Quadrature Capital commit up to $100 million a year for projects on climate change. The new foundation will issue grants through 2030, but the London-based group has no specific details yet on what to fund and is still seeking a strategist and staff. ([Bloomberg]( See more in the Chronicle about other prominent foundations and [donors that want to fund environmentalist causes](. Also see why some say [foundations aren’t doing enough]( and how philanthropy can support the “[Green New Deal]( Despite President Trump’s repeated claims that he “got rid” of tax code amendment banning political views by nonprofits, it’s still in effect. The president signed an executive order in 2017 to give more leeway to religious groups, but the Justice Department has stated in court that it did not ease restrictions on the Johnson Amendment. ([Washington Post]( Also, see the Chronicle’s coverage of how charities have been [pushing for gradual changes in the tax laws](. Princeton University, with nearly $26 billion endowment, looks to hire more women and minority money managers as investors. The move is an extension of efforts to expand diversity and inclusion in admissions at a university that has had a fraught history with race and gender. ([Bloomberg]( Also, see more in the Chronicle about how major [endowments]( are expected to perform in the near future In Mississippi, a nonprofit is giving families $1,000 per month for a year in an effort to help decrease poverty. The fund focuses on single African-American mothers in a state with the highest poverty rate in the nation. ([New York Times]( More News Sen. Elizabeth Warren Will Donate Campaign Money From Wife of Late Owner of OxyContin Manufacturer ([Politico]( Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns Leads Fundraising Effort to Save Hampshire College ([Chronicle of Higher Education]( Mayor of Flint, Mich., Asked City Employees to Divert Donations to Her Nonprofit, Witness Testifies ([MLive]( Donation to Help Students Pay School-Lunch Debt Was Rejected by District ([Slate]( International Rescue Committee to Start Providing Emergency Services for Asylum Seekers ([Fast Company]( See the Chronicle’s [profile]( the organization. Opinion: Disaster Philanthropy Needs a Feminist and Participatory Approach ([Devex]( Obituary: Jean Vanier, Who Gave Homes and Dignity to the Intellectual Disabled, Dies at 90 ([Washington Post]( Weekend Reads - The nation’s top 20 colleges and universities, which enroll a relatively small number of students, receive the largest portion of donations from alumni. Should people give elsewhere? The argument comes from two researchers with philanthropic ties to top-ranked institutions who say they are concerned about the growing number of mega-gifts to well-endowed universities. Giving to local public universities or nonprofits, they suggest, might be a better option. ([WBUR]( See more in the Chronicle about the [large gifts to universities]( and research on [alumni giving](. - Leana Wen, who became the leader of Planned Parenthood last year, is stepping into a role occupied by long-time president Cecile Richards. In an interview, Wen she spoke about her upbringing in Shanghai, Utah, and Los Angeles and her time at medical school. She also described what she wants to do next as a major nonprofit leader. ([New York Times]( - Tyree Guyton, an artist who garnered international attention for his street art, is taking further steps to expand his presence in Detroit. Guyton, founder of the Heidelberg Project named for one of the city’s streets, makes sculptures from the wreckage of his neighborhood. ([New York Times Magazine]( See the Chronicle’s[look]( Guyton’s Project Heidelberg. - Charlie Munger, a philanthropist who has been Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, has a surprising side gig away from Berkshire Hathaway: He helps design college dorms. The 95-year-old billionaire has been interested in architecture for years and designed his home in Los Angeles in 1959. Although he says he never reads books on architecture, that hasn’t stopped him from making plans for the University of Michigan and the University of California at Santa Barbara. ([Wall Street Journal]( - Subscription) What Everyone Else Is Reading [Donor-Advised Funds Grow in Popularity as Tools for Impact Investing]( Beyond Meat’s splashy IPO and a new venture fund launched Tuesday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the latest examples of investors using donor-advised funds to place bets on companies that try to achieve social good. PREMIUM [6 Dos and Don’ts When Advertising on Facebook and Instagram]( Now that nonprofit's posts no longer show in news feeds, some groups turn to advertising to reach supporters. PREMIUM [8 Ways Giving Days Are Evolving]( More video, easier payment, and events designed to support a single cause are some of the latest tweaks in the decade-old phenomenon. PREMIUM [Tyler Cowen's Free-Market Think Tank Takes Innovative Approach to Tech Grants]( Emergent Ventures, a program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, gives grantees wide latitude to pursue ideas with little oversight. PREMIUM [With Government Skittish About Psychedelics, Philanthropy Funds Promising Research]( Hallucinogens like psilocybin and LSD remain illegal, but researchers want to test their ability to treat PTSD, addictions, and other disorders. PREMIUM Coming Next Week Make Your Donor Meetings More Effective Big gifts have become increasingly important to every type of nonprofit, but securing them isn't easy. Building strong ties takes time; each donor has different preferences and priorities, and there are no hard-and-fast rules for successful meetings. Join our next webinar to learn from two veteran major-gift fundraisers on how to make the most of conversations with wealthy supporters and build lasting connections for your nonprofit. 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