Silicon Valley Megawealthy Join to Raise $100 Million for Local Groups

Plus, a community foundation leader expands drives a turnaround in Buffalo, and men and women entrepreneurs give for different reasons (study) [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. Foundation Giving [Silicon Valley’s Megawealthy Join to Raise $100 Million for Local Charities]( [Image]( BARBARA MUNKER/PICTURE-ALLIANCE/DPA/AP IMAGES By Marc Gunther Contributing writer Six foundations are behind a push to vet organizations that can alleviate homelessness, hunger, and other problems afflicting the poor. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Mission [Leader Expands Community Foundation’s Role and Drives a Turnaround in Buffalo]( By Ben Gose Chronicle contributor Clotilde Dedecker used her organization to convene talks about racial equity and brought a powerful education ally to the city. The results: an impressive spike in graduation rates and an influx of new jobs. (PREMIUM) Individual Giving [Male Entrepreneurs Give to Leave a Legacy; Women More Motivated by Causes]( By Michael Theis Chronicle reporter A study from Fidelity Charitable also found that men were more likely to say they valued charity as an opportunity to network outside their company or to help build their professional brand or reputation. (PREMIUM) Opinion [Feedback Can Be a Catalyst for Shifting Power and Making Big Changes]( By Kelley Gulley and Fay Twersky Co-chairs, Fund for Shared Insight Getting people's opinions about nonprofit groups and programs can result in "aha moments" that improve programs and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. (PREMIUM) PAID FOR AND CREATED BY UPSWELL [Power, Community, and Convening]( When thousands of people come together to learn, share ideas, get inspired — and swap business cards — it’s hard not to call that a conference. All those things certainly happen at Upswell, but “conference” is a label that doesn’t fit the occasion. 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([Fast Company]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [Giving Tuesday Is Now an Independent Nonprofit]( Eight years after it was started by the 92nd Street Y, the global generosity movement spins off into its own organization. (PREMIUM) [How to Keep Women of Color From Leaving the Fundraising Profession (Opinion)]( When neither colleagues nor donors look like you, and you didn’t grow up with wealth, you need mentors to help you deal with the learning curve and with racism. [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Can Be Detrimental, Say Conference Attendees]( Speakers and attendees at Independent Sector’s Upswell conference said the more an organization pays on such training, the worse the results. “You’re opening up Pandora’s box,” said one speaker (PREMIUM) [Salesforce Pledges $17 Million, and Carnegie Mellon U. Gets $35 Million (Grants Roundup)]( Also, the PwC Charitable Foundation is giving the Trevor Project $6 million to help LGBTQ youths in crisis. 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