Share the Stimulus? Campaigns to Give Relief Funds Get Mixed Reactions

Plus, 700 foundations join a pledge to ease grant restrictions, women give more online than men, and young adults favor buying local over giving [Philanthropy Today] Are you working remotely? Here’s how to maintain your premium site-license access to the Chronicle. If you’re used to having access to the Chronicle when you’re at work, you can keep that access when you’re at home. Read this [Site License FAQ]( to see how. It’s easy to do and gives you access wherever you are. FUNDRAISING [Share the Stimulus? Campaigns to Donate Relief Checks Draw Mixed Reaction]( [Image]( DAVID LEE/COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE By Emily Haynes Some nonprofit fundraisers see the cash infusion as an opportunity to ask those who don’t need financial assistance to donate some or all of it to charity. Others aren’t so sure that’s a good idea. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Grant Making [Nearly 700 Foundations Join Pledge to Ease Grant Restrictions]( By Alex Daniels The next likely step: a virtual "badge" that nonprofits can display on their websites demonstrating their commitment to reducing burdens on grantees during the current crisis. Research [Women Give More Online Than Men, Says New Study]( By Maria Di Mento Women make more digital contributions and collectively donate a larger share of all the money raised online. Research [Young Adults Favor Buying Local Over Giving, Volunteering in Pandemic Response]( By Michael Theis The most common response to the question "What actions have you taken in the last three weeks" to help others was "nothing." Opinion [What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course]( By Miriam E. Nelson First responders and frontline groups need more resources, but others will help them. We can do more good sticking by the causes that our communities depend on, says Miriam E. Nelson, acting CEO of the Newman’s Own Foundation. Coronavirus Grants [New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 22)]( By M.J. Prest Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food insecurity, the arts, vulnerable communities, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Plus, [see other new grants]( Paid for and Created by Veritus Group ["Giving is Never About Money"]( Coaching nonprofits on pursuing transformational major gifts, the Veritus Group focuses on donors’ priorities and values, providing an increased level of personalization. Shifting a donor’s gift from a transaction to a genuine connection provides them with a return on their philanthropic investments, creating a real and immediate impact. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Legal troubles have cost the National Rifle Association about $100 million since 2018, the organization’s chief executive told a January Board of Directors meeting. Wayne LaPierre, whose own lavish spending has caused dissension in the NRA, said real costs to the group had been about $80 million, with the rest coming in the form of lost revenue. The NRA is being investigated by the attorneys general of New York and Washington, D.C., and is locked in litigation with its former public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen. An April court filing said the group had paid outside counsel over $54 million in the past two years. ([NPR]( Researchers around the world are working on coronavirus-related projects thanks to $12 million in fast-grant money set up by tech founders and an economist. Fast Grants, funded by Stripe founders Patrick and John Collison, Y Combinator founder Paul Graham, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, allow scientists to apply for funds in about 30 minutes and receive an answer within two days, as opposed to the typical monthslong process. Its initial grants went to research on a vaccine, testing, and spread and infection rates, among other efforts. Economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University had final say on the applications. The money is now depleted, but Fast Grant’s directors are raising money for another round. ([Vox]( Plus: See a Chronicle article about Tyler Cowen’s [free-market approach to tech grants](. More News Nearly 25,000 Email Passwords Allegedly From NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation Dumped Online ([Washington Post]( The Population Living in Acute Hunger May Double This Year Due to Coronavirus ([NPR]( Andrew Yang Talks Project100: $100 Million Universal Basic Income During Covid-19 ([Forbes]( No, Bill Gates Did Not Engineer the Covid-19 Pandemic — and Other Lessons on Fake News ([Washington Post]( Trump Wants Harvard to Pay Back $8.6 Million in Stimulus Funds ([Boston Globe]( This Ramadan, Muslims Find New Reasons for Charity (Editorial: [Christian Science Monitor]( Earth Day Earth Day 1970 Was More Than a protest. It Built a Movement. ([Washington Post]( Don’t Celebrate Earth Day. Fight for It. (Opinion: [New York Times]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 20)]( A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more. [A Test of Leadership at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation]( Nicole Taylor is trying to turn it around after a workplace scandal — and now she must deal with the coronavirus scare and economic downturn. (See an article from [Recode]( on Monday about a new effort the fund has undertaken to persuade donors to earmark up to 5 percent of their advised funds for pandemic relief.) (PREMIUM) [How the New $300 ‘Universal’ Deduction Works]( The new measure applies to cash gifts only in an attempt to jump-start giving for coronavirus and economic relief efforts by middle-class donors — and to support all other causes hit hard by the crisis. [Nonprofits Likely Will Be Eligible for Main Street Lending Program, Schumer Says]( The program is a $2.3 trillion effort to help organizations weather the Covid-19 crisis. Nonprofits had worried they wouldn’t be eligible. [Hewlett Commits $22 Million a Year to Strengthen Democracy]( The foundation makes permanent a grant-making effort focused on bolstering Congress’s effectiveness, a contrast to other foundations that focus on building grassroots advocacy. Reboot Your Fundraising Event [Join our webinar]( — We’re offering a special discount to accommodate organizations in need during these tumultuous times. As Covid-19 upends every aspect of life, fundraising events, a lifeline for many charities, have come to a halt. Many groups are creating virtual events or moving planned in-person gatherings online to adapt to this unprecedented crisis. Join us for a 75-minute webinar to learn what it takes to create a successful digital event and reach your fundraising goals. 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