Disaster Giving Is Flat

Plus, a simple form can help you create a snapshot of donors and potential donors to help you prepare for one-on-one meetings. [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. Grants Roundup [U. of Chicago Nabs $75 Million for Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering]( By M.J. Prest Also, three health companies make a combined grant of $15 million to house homeless people in Seattle, and Walmart gives $1 million to find jobs for military veterans and their spouses. ADVERTISEMENT Fundraising [Hurricane Season Is Coming, but Donations for Disasters Show Signs of Weakening]( [Image]( Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images By Julian Wyllie Twenty-nine percent of households made a disaster-related donation in 2018, down from 31 percent in 2017, according to a new study. PREMIUM Opinion [Forging Human Connections Is Essential to Advance Nonprofit Messages]( By Andy Burness Founder of a communications company for nonprofits Visits to health clinics, homeless shelters, museums, and other such places better convey ideas and plans for community-based change than digital communication alone so we need to invite journalists and others to see philanthropic work in action. This is the second in a [series of essays]( produced in collaboration with the Communications Network to look ahead to the ways nonprofits need to share information. Foundation giving [A Simple Form Creates a 'Snapshot' of Donors and Potential Donors]( By Maria Di Mento It creates a handy way to prepare for meetings with wealthy individuals. PREMIUM More Tools and Resources Plus see more than [1,000 other items]( in our resource center, exclusively available to subscribers. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere A federal appeals court has ruled that real-estate developer Stephen Ross and his partners may not deduct as a charitable contribution $33 million for commercial land donated to the U. of Michigan in 2003. Ross is the university’s largest alumni donor, having pledged hundreds of millions to the institution. ([Detroit News]( See more about endowment concerns at the U. of Michigan. ([Detroit Free Press]( Plus, see more in the Chronicle about Ross, who appeared on the [Philanthropy 50 list](. A Canadian couple plan to create a $100 million endowment for two research hospitals and a university. Charles and Margaret Juravinski say the three groups will collectively receive up to $5 million a year in perpetuity after their deaths. The institutions say the money will create a research center to study cancer, mental health, lung and respiratory care, and diseases of aging. The couple have donated more than $50 million throughout their lives to organizations in Hamilton, Ontario, where they live. ([Canadian Press]( More Cultural Organizations - The California Symphony Doubled Its Audience Using Data. Here’s How Another Symphony Is Following Its Lead ([Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]( - After a Scandal, the New Orleans Jazz Market Rises Again ([New York Times]( - The Louvre Closed Due to Workers Strike, Overcrowded Conditions ([NPR]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [Billionaire Robert Smith Pushes Plan to Boost Minority Students’ Access to Internships]( His pledge to wipe out the student debt of 400 Morehouse graduates drew big headlines, but he has even bigger goals to help minority students, including a plan to help thousands nationwide get their first crucial work experience. [MacKenzie Bezos and a Cryptocurrency Billionaire Among New Giving Pledge Signers]( Jeff Bezos has not signed the pledge, but his ex-wife is among the new signatories who helped push the total number above 200. PREMIUM [Donors Demand Documents From Student Journalist Who Wrote About Gift Agreement Gone Bad]( Euirim Choi, who wrote about efforts by Thomas and Timothy Pearson to reclaim a portion of a $100 million pledge they had paid to the University of Chicago, says the Pearsons subpoenaed his source materials. PREMIUM [UVA Business School Receives $68 Million, Ala. Abortion Law Prompts $1 Million From Tumblr Founder (Gifts Roundup)]( In addition, two museums, Planned Parenthood, and the University of South Florida all received big gifts [After Decades of Fighting Sexism in the Workplace, a Philanthropist Gives Big for Women]( For decades, men tried to demean and undermine Anne Welsh McNulty as she excelled in the world of high finance. Now she’s pouring millions of dollars into helping younger women succeed. PREMIUM Save 20% on Our Next Webinar Learn How to Get Grants to Measure Impact Many charities find themselves in a Catch-22: Donors want to know whether charities are making a difference — but don’t want to pay for the systems (or people) needed to gather and analyze meaningful data. You'll learn how to overcome this challenge in our next webinar. Hear from: Jeannie Annan, senior director of research and evaluation at the International Rescue Committee, who will show you how to secure support to cover the full cost of monitoring and evaluation. Annan also will provide examples of how IRC communicates to donors the cost of assessing its results. Joseph Pyle, president of the Scattergood Foundation, a behavioral health grant maker in Philadelphia who will explain what he looks for when assessing nonprofits’ evaluation efforts and deciding to support them. 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