White Men Still Dominate CEO Offices at Big Charities

Plus, after Anand Giridharadas’s ‘Winners Take All,’ What’s Next? [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. America's Favorite Charities [White Men Still Dominate CEO Offices at Big Charities]( [Image]( CHRONICLE ILLUSTRATION BY RON CODDINGTON By Michael Theis and Jimena Faz Garza Chronicle reporter and editorial intern People of color are doing better compared with a decade ago, but they are still severely underrepresented compared with the national population. Women have made barely perceptible advances. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Opinion [After the Philanthropy Critique in ‘Winners Take All,’ What’s Next?]( By Courtney E. Martin Co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network A year after Anand Giridharadas published his book, it’s clear that philanthropy will only be as effective as the people involved. And they will have to be the kind of people who love to think about how power flows through systems, or gets stopped up. (PREMIUM) Paid for and Created by The Bridgespan Group [Five Foundations Address the “Starvation Cycle”]( Presidents of five leading foundations have agree to experiment with practices and policies to address chronic underfunding of their grantees’ indirect costs. Said one president: “We have engaged because we have a responsibility to put forward solutions. That’s a breakthrough.” ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Jeffrey Epstein and Nonprofits While MIT is reeling from allegations of close ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard and the Universities of Arizona and British Columbia say they won’t return donations from the late financier, who was arrested on sex-trafficking charges. Other universities haven't said what they plan to do, and some that received contributions from charitable entities run by Epstein didn’t realize the gifts were from him. ([Associated Press]( Epstein directed his business associates to lobby aggressively for a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates. In 2013, Gates met with Epstein and other philanthropists to discuss ways to increase giving. ([CNBC]( Meanwhile, Gates’s office denies that a $2 million gift to MIT was linked to Epstein, as claimed in emails published in the New Yorker. A Gates representative said the donation was made directly to the university and that it wasn’t earmarked for the program for which Epstein was raising money. ([Associated Press]( The Epstein scandal is a teachable moment for colleges and universities to examine their willingness to accept money from donors whose actions directly oppose their values and mission, even if they’re not overtly criminal, writes Seth Mnookin, director of MIT's Graduate Program in Science Writing. ([Stat News]( Over time, the MIT Media Lab became more focused on its financial partnerships with corporations than on developing technologies to improve the world, according to Slate correspondent Justin Peters. He argues that “moral vacuity” helped make the Epstein scandal possible. ([Slate]( Big Commitments From Grant Makers The McKnight Foundation plans to double its commitment to climate-related grants from $15 million to $30 million over the next couple of years. ([StarTribune]( See a Chronicle opinion article by McKnight’s president, Kate Wolford, and James Canales of the Barr Foundation on the need for local grant makers to [support climate-change work](. Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend $160 million over three years to try to ban flavored e-cigarettes, which it believes are designed to entice kids to vape. ([Washington Post]( Michael Bloomberg and Matt Myers of Tobacco-Free Kids explain the new campaign. (Opinion: [New York TImes]( See Chronicle articles about Bloomberg’s previous anti-tobacco support: his $220 million donation to fight tobacco in [low- and middle-income countries]( his [joint gift with the Gates Foundation]( of $375 million for the same purpose, and his contribution of $125 million to the [Worldwide Stop Smoking Initiative](. More News Over a six-year period, the University of Virginia Health System and its doctors sued former patients more than 36,000 times for over $106 million, seizing wages and bank accounts, putting liens on homes, and forcing families into bankruptcy. ([Washington Post]( Current and former officials at Liberty University describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world. They allege that Jerry Falwell Jr. has put university resources into projects and real-estate deals that benefit his family and friends. One example: He hired his son’s company to manage a shopping center that the university owned. ([Politico]( Quick Takes U. of Alabama and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. End Spat ([Gadsden Times]( Opera Union Launches Investigation Into Placido Domingo Allegations ([Associated Press]( The Child Welfare Organizing Project Gave New York Parents a Voice in a Complex System. Now It Is Mired in Scandal. ([New York Times]( Subscribe to the Chronicle Propel your organization's mission with a subscription to the Chronicle. You’ll get unlimited access to the Resource Center, a complimentary membership to GrantStation, and our subscriber-only monthly magazine, filled with premium content and expert analysis on breaking news, policy changes, and fundraising tips. [Subscribe Today]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [5 CEOs of Big Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead]( Leaders of the Ford, Hewlett, MacArthur, Open Society, and Packard foundations also called on all grant makers to recognize that stingy policies are making it hard for many nonprofits to operate efficiently and stay solvent. [Nonprofits Try New Ways to Attract IRA Donations]( Fundraisers are stepping up efforts to let older donors know they can give tax-free from their retirement accounts. But the mechanics of making the gifts can be complicated. (PREMIUM) [Music Mogul Berry Gordy Jr. Gives $4 Million to Motown Museum (Gifts Roundup)]( Plus, actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds gave $2 million for social justice and detained immigrant children, and five universities received big donations. [NPR Appoints New CEO (Transitions)]( Also, the Council on Foundations appoints a new VP for government affairs and strategic communications, and the former Surdna president will be CEO of a Hong Kong foundation. [Nonprofits Now Employ More People Than Manufacturers Do]( For the past several years, the work force at charities and foundations has been growing and now employs more than 10 percent of people in the United States. (PREMIUM) Using Behavioral Economics to Raise More Money [Webinar coming Thursday]( People make decisions about giving money in irrational, but surprisingly predictable, ways. Behavioral economics examines patterns of human behavior and draws insights into the choices we make about money. 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