Jewish Charities Shouldn’t Let the Rich Call All the Shots (Opinion)

Several universities land big gifts, Jewish groups often fail to reach out to diverse donors (opinion), and a tool to rank women’s ability to give. [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. Gifts Roundup [Cornell U. and U. of Texas at Austin Each Land $10 Million]( By Maria Di Mento Plus, a Pennsylvania couple gives $1 million to their high school to honor lunch ladies and bus drivers. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( More Big Gifts See all gifts of [$1 million or more]( in the Chronicle’s database Opinion [Ultrawealthy Donors Shouldn’t Continue to Call All the Shots at Jewish Charities]( By Jay Ruderman and Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim Executives at the Ruderman Family Foundation Organizations have failed to reach out to Jews who look like the rest of America — Middle Eastern Jews, Russian-speaking Jews, Jew with disabilities, Israeli-American Jews, Jews of color, LGBTQ Jews, and millennial Jews are largely ignored. (PREMIUM) Individual giving [How to Rate the Potential of Prospective Women Donors]( By Lisa Schohl A prospect researcher created a scoring system to vet and rank potential women donors — or any group of untapped supporters. (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 Nature Conservancy President Brian McPeek resigned Friday after an internal investigation into what employees described as a culture of sexual harassment and misconduct at the organization. An inquiry by an outside law firm found that employees considered it a hostile workplace for women and said top officials often sided with those accused of wrongdoing by workers. ([Politico]( Malcolm and Emily Fairbairn are suing Fidelity Charitable, claiming it mishandled their $100 million donation to a donor-advised fund. The donors say stock they contributed wasn’t sold for its maximum value, but Fidelity contests the charge. Experts say publicity about the case could slow donor interest in using such funds. ([New York Times]( See more in the Chronicle about the [outlook for donor-advised funds]( and the basics of [how they work.]( Nonprofits that seek to advance research into diseases are getting into venture capital to gain more influence with startups. Unlike conventional venture capital firms, which diversify their investments, nonprofit investors can finance multiple kinds of research into fighting a single disease. ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) More News - Warren Buffett Charity Lunch Fetches Record $4.57 Million Bid ([Reuters]( - U. of Maryland Medical System Board Adopts Conflicts-of-Interest Policy After Self-Dealing Scandal [(Washington Post)]( - Walmart Foundation Weighing $1 Million Gift Options After Donation Was Returned ([Chico Enterprise Record]( Opinion - MacKenzie Bezos’s $17 Billion Pledge Tops a Growing List of Women Giving Big ([Conversation]( - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider: The IRS Must Investigate the National Rifle Association’s Tax-Exempt Status ([Newsweek]( - The Shameful Hypocrisy of Climate-Change Philanthropy ([Quartz]( - Who’s Afraid of Robert Smith’s Philanthropy? ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - Editorial Board: Yes, Los Angeles City Council, Even Charitable Fundraising Can Be Corrupt ([Los Angeles Times]( - Readers Respond to Sackler Donations About Good Causes and ‘Bad Money’ ([New York Times]( Behind the News Preventing Sexual Harassment The Nature Conservancy's decision Friday to dismiss a top leader over his handling of harassment issues is just the latest challenge for nonprofits as #MeToo complaints grow louder. To help organizations protect workers, here are some recent articles from the Chronicle: - [Opinion: 5 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Combat Sexual Harassment]( - [Ending Harassment at Nonprofits Means Changing Office Culture, Experts Say]( See more in this [toolkit](. What Everyone Else Is Reading Last Month's Most Popular Stories [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. [Instagram Unveils New Donation Tool for Stories]( Nonprofits hope that the additional fundraising option will increase donations, especially from younger Instagram users. [Critiques of Philanthropy Are Important, but Some Have Entered the Realm of the Absurd (Opinion)]( Even Sunday’s stirring announcement from Robert Smith that he’ll pay off the loans of Morehouse’s graduating class was greeted with reflexive skepticism. We need more of that kind of compassionate giving, not lambasting. [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) [I’m a Morehouse Grad, and the $40 Million Loan Pledge Doesn’t Deserve So Much Criticism (Opinion)]( It’s fair to question why college students have so much debt, but while we all work to change systems of inequity, philanthropic gestures can change lives today. [Social Change Can’t Happen Without Powerful Storytelling (Opinion)]( All of us in the nonprofit world need to remember to make our stories accessible: It really doesn’t matter how smart your ideas are or how persuasive your pitch is if nobody can understand you. [How a University Used Data Analytics to Improve Fundraising — and You Can, Too]( Data shapes fundraising strategies and performance evaluations at the University of Iowa. (PREMIUM) [A Fundraising Glossary for Nonfundraisers]( Do people in your organization need help understanding what the development department is talking about? Here’s a list of common terms to help them speak your language. (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. He’ll also offer tips for talking to donors about the need for such funding and outline pitfalls to avoid when making your case for support. [Sign up today]( to join the Chronicle's Alex Daniels and our two expert guests on June 20 at 2 p.m. — and save 20 percent. The Future of Giving: What You Need to Know Register for VERGE DC: Giving USA 2019 for a deep dive into the most important philanthropic trends on 6/18, presented by Campbell & Company and the Association of Fundraising Professionals DC. Chronicle editor Stacy Palmer will join a lineup of speakers that includes Mark Moore, Ric Edelman, Bruce McNamer, and more. 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