How 2 White Leaders of Big Foundations Are Tackling Racial Equity (Opinion)

Plus, the CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation will lead a new charity to create career pathways at Fortune 500 companies for Black Americans without college degrees ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. OPINION [How 2 White Leaders of Big Foundations Are Tackling Racial Equity]( By Keecha Harris John Palfrey of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Larry Kramer of Hewlett have started big grant making efforts to curb racism and working to understand, as Kramer puts it, how they are “part of the question and part of the problem.” ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( TRANSITIONS [LISC’s CEO Will Lead OneTen, a New Charity to Create Career Pathways for Black Americans]( By M.J. Prest [image] Also, the National Audubon Society has named its first woman president and chief conservation officer, and the president of Demos is leaving to work for the Biden-Harris administration. Paid for and Created by Independent Sector [A new take on KPIs and goal setting]( Redefining success can help organizations demonstrate value and serve as goodwill ambassadors for their mission. Now is the time to look at goals in a new light, and focus on what is in your sphere of influence. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Hundreds of local United Way chapters are withholding dues to the organization’s home office as it grapples with allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Three female former employees have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and more than 20 others sent a letter to the board of United Way Worldwide with similar complaints. The charity hired a law firm to investigate and is awaiting the results. Meanwhile, the organization is beset by deep fiscal woes; last week it began laying off staff and cutting pay for higher-level positions. The nonprofit says the salary reductions are temporary. About 20 percent of local branches did not pay their 2020 dues to United Way Worldwide, and others have said they would await the results of the harassment investigation before paying their dues, according to a statement the organization made to HuffPost. ([HuffPost]( The nonprofit group Robin Hood, known for its list of prominent supporters and an annual powerhouse fundraising bash, has found itself ensnared in the Wall Street furor over GameStop trading. The financial world was upended this week as small-dollar investors moved en masse to send the price of GameStop soaring, causing billions of dollars in losses among hedge funds and other investment titans who were betting on the share price of the financially struggling company to fall. "Robinhood," a trading app unrelated to the charity (except for the fact that its board includes several hedge-fund stars), came under fire for temporarily halting trading of the stock, prompting outraged complaints that it was protecting Wall Street titans. That led to a deluge of misguided complaints against the nonprofit Robin Hood on Twitter and other venues. ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) Opinion: The Biden administration is reviewing is a Trump-era ban on settlements that direct funds to third parties, often charities or other nonprofits, in federal legal cases. For example, after the 2008 financial crisis, the Obama administration made banks pay huge sums to affordable-housing projects and community-development groups. The practice is ripe for impropriety: The George W. Bush administration directed funds from a drugmaker prosecution settlement to the law school attended by Chris Christie, the U.S. attorney overseeing the deal. 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How to Win Grants for Advancing Racial EquityJoin Our Next Webinar In the aftermath of the brutal killing of George Floyd, grant makers are pouring billions into racial-equity work to support nonprofits that have begun ― or are renewing ― efforts to end systemic racism. Ninety percent of U.S. foundations are supporting such work, according to recent research by the Center for Effective Philanthropy. Many nonprofits have elevated their efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizations and communities. How can your nonprofit attract grant dollars to do the same? Join the Chronicle and our expert guests on Thursday, February 11, at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn from an executive at the Satterberg Foundation and from the head of a nonprofit that helps young people stay out of the criminal-justice system. They’ll explain how to set goals for racial-equity work in your community, measure progress, and share results in ways that resonate. 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