Single Women More Likely Than Others to Lower Giving Early in Pandemic

Plus, the current economic crisis is an opportunity to reset philanthropic priorities (opinion), and the Ballmer Group has hired two executives [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. Research [Single Women Were More Likely Than Others to Reduce Giving Early in Pandemic, Says New Report]( By Maria Di Mento Nearly 40 percent of those who did said they had done so because they were uncertain how the public-health crisis would affect the economy. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Reimagining Philanthropy [The Current Economic Crisis Is an Opportunity to Reset Philanthropic Priorities (Opinion)]( [Image]( Joyce Hesselberth for The Chronicle By Lucy Bernholz As nonprofits struggle during the pandemic, informal community-based networks of care are thriving. Understanding that phenomenon will help the philanthropic world rebuild into something better. Transitions [Ballmer Group Hires First Executive Director of National Impact]( By M.J. Prest Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation selects its next higher-learning program director, and the director of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is departing after 32 years. Business of Giving Podcast [Libra Foundation's Leader on Why Culture Is Important to Policy Making (Podcast)]( Crystal Hayling discusses the grant maker's involvement in progressive causes and how multigenerational families closely involved with the foundation make it work. Paid for and Created by Independent Sector [Facing a School Year Like No Other]( Sharing their expertise to meet immediate needs and tackle longstanding issues of inequality, the Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative seeks to create equitable and excellent schools for all kids in Pittsburgh. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have pledged $300 million to promote "safe and reliable voting in states and localities." The money was especially needed due to the "unprecedented conditions" created by Covid-19 that make safe voting a challenge, the couple said. The Center for Tech and Civic Life will get $250 million to help local jurisdictions with staffing, training and equipment. The Center for Election Innovation & Research will get $50 million to help local election officials ensure secure elections and boost voter confidence in the outcomes. The Center for Tech and Civic Life said it would use the funds to ensure that "every eligible voter can participate in a safe and timely way and have their vote counted." ([Axios]( Young people are the brains and muscle behind some notable efforts across the country to feed the hungry during the pandemic. Teenagers are handing out food, selling their skills and donating the proceeds to anti-hunger groups, devising safer ways to feed people in homeless shelters, and urging the adults in their lives to step up. This activism could be important to our civic health even after the current crisis has passed, by exposing young people to others they would not normally meet and by cultivating more engaged citizens. ([New York Times]( Two Southern California arts schools have received grants to lure and support Black faculty and students. The Otis College of Art and Design is getting $1 million from Mei-Lee Ney, who chairs its Board of Trustees, and the California Institute of the Arts is receiving $5 million from philanthropist Eileen Harris Norton to endow a faculty chair. The new position at CalArts will be named for professor Charles Gaines, who has pushed students to interrogate White supremacy and who has mentored some notable Black artists. Otis will use the funds for ongoing efforts to attract Black students and keep them enrolled and to provide anti-racism training to employees and students. African American students make up about 5 percent of the enrollment at Otis, but that figure will rise to 9.5 percent in the coming semester. About 4 percent of students and 6 percent of faculty at CalArts are African American. ([Hyperallergic]( News About Giving and Fundraising - Black Philanthropy Month Sets a New Record for Giving and Growth, and It’s Running Far Beyond the Stretch of August ([Mother Jones]( - [The Essential Nonprofit Fundraising Guide for the Rest of 2020]( ([Fast Company](. Plus, see a Chronicle article about [year-end fundraising](. - Pandemic Spurs Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein to Step Up His Philanthropy ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) More News, Analysis, and Opinion - It’s Not Philanthropy’s Job to ‘Save Democracy’ ([National Review]( - Through Philanthropy, Creating a More Just America ([USA Today]( - J.K. Rowling Returns Kennedy Human Rights Award After RFK Daughter Calls Author “Transphobic” ([Deadline]( - Sanford CEO Distances Health System From T. Denny Sanford Amid Child Pornography Investigation ([Argus Leader]( - ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’: BSO and Musicians Sign Contract Guaranteeing Performances Through 2025 ([Baltimore Sun]( What Everyone Else Is Reading [Levi Strauss Heir Gives UC Berkeley $24 Million for Diverse and First-Generation Students (Gifts Roundup)]( Plus, William and Carolyn Singleton gave $40 million to Pacific Neuroscience Institute for new treatments for Alzheimer’s patients, and Los Angeles Rams play Jalen Ramsey gave $1 million to a Purpose Preparatory Academy, a Nashville, Tenn. Charter School. [Confronting Philanthropy’s Uncomfortable Truths (Opinion)]( Nonprofits and foundations hoping to address our interconnected health and racial-justice crises need to be prepared to take on the societal systems that created them — and that have allowed their own organizations to flourish. [Mark Krikorian on Why Immigration Should Be Limited (Podcast)]( The head of the Center for Immigration Studies discusses why he believes the U.S. should extend a "warm welcome" to immigrants — but admit fewer of them. [Philanthropists Step Up Giving to Influence 2020 Voting]( Donors are pouring money into efforts to protect the security of voting by mail, getting people out to vote, and taking other steps to bolster democracy. Some philanthropists are combining their charitable work with contributions to organizations that can get involved directly in politics. (PREMIUM) [Nonprofits Plan for Year-End Fundraising — and Uncertainty]( Charities are looking to existing donors, especially wealthy ones, to give during the last quarter of the year. The pandemic, record unemployment, and a divisive presidential campaign make planning tough. 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