Harlem Nonprofit Helps Kids Transcend Racism, Poverty, and Now Covid

Plus, the news for philanthropy is more positive than you think (opinion), and Americans for Peace Now hires a former Council on Foundations executive [Philanthropy Today] Are you working remotely? Many organizations provide access to premium Chronicle content in the office. If your group is one of them, you can maintain that access when you’re at home. Read this helpful [FAQ]( to see how. Your account is easy to set up and will provide you access wherever you are. Advocacy [How a Harlem Nonprofit Is Helping Kids Transcend Racism, Poverty, and Now Covid-19]( [Image]( THE BROTHERHOOD-SISTER SOL By Michael Anft After years of struggling for funding, Brotherhood/Sister Sol was about to break ground on a state-of-the-art headquarters and was moving confidently into future. Then Covid-19 hit. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Doubled Revenue: Lessons Learned See a [step-by-step guide]( to the efforts the organization took to double its revenue in five years – lessons it learned from challenges during the Great Recession that can help you today. Opinion [The News for Philanthropy Is More Positive Than You Think]( By Suzanne Garment and Leslie Lenkowsky Giving is better than many reports indicate, and foundations are making needed changes that will benefit charities long after the pandemic. Transitions [Former Council on Foundations Executive Will Lead Americans for Peace Now]( By M.J. Prest Also, a former Council on Foundations executive will lead Americans for Peace Now, and the Neighborhood Funders Group promotes its next president from within. Coronavirus Grant Opportunities [Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 26)]( By M.J. Prest A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the arts, families living in low-cost housing, women and girls, public parks, and more. Gifts Roundup [UVA Lands $27 Million for Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy]( Maria Di Mento Plus, NPR, two universities, and one college receive big gifts. Podcast [How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has Challenged Rural America]( Lack of universal broadband in rural areas limit telehealth and home schooling. Paid for and Created by GolfStatus [Five Advantages Of Using An Event Website For Golf Fundraisers & How Nonprofits Can Get A Free One]( From making communications and marketing more streamlined to connecting with donors on a personal level, GolfStatus’s Golf for Good program works with nonprofits to help golf fundraisers save time and resources while keeping processes easy for organizers, volunteers and sponsors. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Philanthropy is particularly well-suited to fund the search for a coronavirus vaccine. This type of research requires huge investments that typically take a long time — sometimes decades — to pay off and, unlike their counterparts in industry and government, deep-pocketed donors need not worry about shareholders or politics. The wealthiest foundations can also withstand the failures that are inevitable in research and trials and can require grantees to make the finished product widely accessible and affordable, as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has done. ([Financial Times]( Plus: Bill Gates Is the Most Interesting Man in the World ([New York Times]( Though they have become a lifeline for many during the pandemic, food-bank directors say their organizations are no match for the federal anti-hunger program SNAP. The government will pour billions of dollars into supplying food banks with produce from farmers who have lost their usual markets, but activists say the most effective approach is simply to give people money to buy groceries. One economist called the politically contested SNAP “far and away the most important component of our social safety net against hunger in our country.” ([NPR]( More About Federal Aid and the Pandemic Senators Seek DOJ Probe of Planned Parenthood Stimulus Loans ([Bloomberg]( Wealthiest Hospitals Got Billions in Bailout for Struggling Health Providers ([New York Times]( The Nonprofit Response to the Crisis Charitable Runs and Walks Learn to Adapt to Crowd Limits ([Associated Press]( Covid-19 Could Mean the End of Small Charities ([Bloomberg]( ‘Something's Going to Snap’: Nonprofits Face Falling Revenue and Increased Demand ([Yahoo Finance]( How Nonprofits Are Returning to a New Normal U.S. Museums Are Reopening: To See Monet, Don a Mask ([New York Times]( The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Is the First Major Art Institution in the US to Reopen. Here’s How They’re Making It Work ([artnet news]( The Fall of Autumn: Live-Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020 ([New York Times]( Donors and the Pandemic Oprah Winfrey Gives $12 Million to Cities She’s Called ‘Home’ Amid Coronavirus Crisis ([New York Daily News]( Chicago’s Biggest Foundations Team Up to Ease Covid Fallout ([Crain’s Chicago Business]( — subscription) Philanthropy and Journalism Business Leaders and Philanthropists Hope to Buy the Baltimore Sun and Run It as Local Nonprofit ([Baltimore Sun]( In Memphis, Journalism Can Still Bring Justice (Opinion: [New York Times]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [Gates Foundation's Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic (Opinion)]( We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( [House Passes Stimulus Bill With Sweeping New Benefits for Nonprofits]( The legislation greatly expands nonprofit eligibility for loans and other benefits, but President Trump and Republicans who lead the Senate have shown no interest in the legislation. [NoVo Fund, Led by a Buffett Son, Criticized for Staff and Program Cuts]( Peter Buffett says overall grant making will increase this year even as priorities move away from advocacy to community building. (PREMIUM) [Nonprofits Led by People of Color Win Less Grant Money With More Strings (Study)]( A look at winners, finalists, and semifinalists in an Echoing Green fellowship program found that budgets of nonprofits led by whites were 24 percent bigger than those of groups led by people of color. [73% of Charities Worldwide See Decline in Contributions]( A survey by CAF America also found that half of charities expect to see revenue decline by more than 20 percent over the next year. 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