Nonprofits Push for Equity in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

Plus, job growth at nonprofits makes large rebound in march, and a charity creates a searchable directory of giving circles ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION [Nonprofits Push for Equity in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan]( By Dan Parks [image] Nonprofits and their advocates are trying to help shape President Biden’s plans to help the people many nonprofits serve and the causes they care about. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( RESEARCH [Job Growth at Nonprofits Makes Large Rebound in March]( By Michael Theis Nonprofits added an estimated 81,000 jobs in March, the largest rebound seen since August, but it may take 18 months for nonprofit employment to reach February 2020 levels. GIVING CIRCLES [Charity Creates a Searchable Directory of Giving Circles]( By Emily Haynes Philanthropy Together aims to expand the number of giving circles globally to 3,000 by 2025, with their members contributing a collective $1 billion annually to philanthropic efforts. OPINION [White Philanthropy, Here’s How to Guarantee Real Change Happens]( By Edgar Villanueva and Vanessa Daniel [image] Inviting people of color into structures in which we are accountable to white millionaires and billionaires is not an invitation to share power. Real power comes from appointing people of color into top roles and actively dismantling the power structures that marginalize millions, say the author of Decolonizing Wealth and the head of the Groundswell Fund. Paid for and Created by GolfStatus.org [Nonprofits Use Technology to Leverage Golf Fundraisers amid Pandemic]( Building and expanding donor databases for future asks, learn how GolfStatus.org’s event management technology is positioning nonprofits to advance their existing partnerships and garnering additional corporate support. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere The Biden administration has begun to undo a Trump-era ban on federal funds for health clinics that refer pregnant women to abortion providers. The reversal, which is happening slowly as officials work to ensure it can survive a potential court challenge, would open the door for Planned Parenthood to re-enter the federal family-planning program. The organization left the program in 2019 over the ban, which medical associations protested and some women's groups called a gag rule. Before its exit, Planned Parenthood was serving about 40 percent of the women taking part in the program, which provides about $286 million worth of grants each year to clinics serving primarily low-income women. ([Associated Press]( A nonprofit in Texas has won its largest contract ever to help care for child migrants at the southern border, months after hiring an adviser to the Biden-Harris transition team. The Administration for Children and Families, part of the Health and Human Services Department, awarded a contract worth up to $530 million to Family Endeavors after the group brought on Andrew Lorenzen-Strait as a top executive. Lorenzen-Strait worked at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and advised the transition team on Department of Homeland Security policy and staffing matters. He has also helped companies navigate the federal procurement process, "with specific expertise on agencies that include the Administration for Children and Families." Family Endeavors, which also won an $87 million contract with DHS recently, said its work under these contracts is "a continuation of services we have delivered to the migrant population since 2012," but the amount of the new contract is more than 12 times its budget in 2018, the most recent available. ([Axios]( An estranged wife's accusations against a prominent Muslim civil-rights leader have brought forth a slew of complaints against him and his now-former employer, the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Imane Sadrati used a crowdfunding appeal for support to air accusations of violence and bullying against Hassan Shibly, who until recently led the Florida chapter of CAIR. Shibly and Sadrati are in the process of divorcing. Since then, women have come forth on social media, and now in the press, to say they dealt with bad behavior that included discriminatory dress codes, sexual harassment, thwarted careers, and secret marriages while working for CAIR's national office or its independent chapters, or simply while getting to know Shibly. CAIR has hired an outside investigator to look into complaints about two local chapters, and Shibly denies the allegations against him. ([NPR]( More News and Features - Board Member Says NRA in 'Survival Mode,' Trying to Avoid 'Criminal Prosecution' ([Reuters]( - Opinion: There’s a Fight Over the Direction of Black Lives Matter. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse ([Los Angeles Times]( - Philanthropic Support Is Growing for the Guardian, Reaching a $9 Million Last Year ([Nieman Lab]( - Conservation Groups Sue Engineer Corps Over Yazoo Pumps ([Associated Press]( - Opinion: Affordable Housing Forever ([New York Times]( - How to Buy a Castle for $60 — Some Strings Attached ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) Big Gifts - Emory U. Gets $10 Million Gift for Innovation and Inclusion ([Atlanta Business Chronicle]( - Va.'s Hampden-Sydney College Receives $12 Million Gift ([Virginia Business]( Tips for Getting Started With Corporate Grant Seeking [Join our webinar]( — Many companies beefed up their giving and reassessed philanthropic priorities in 2020 as the nation confronted health, economic, and racial-equity crises. Corporations gave $9.4 billion in response to the pandemic, according to a recent study, about three-quarters of it in cash. The shift in corporate giving continues in 2021. How should you approach corporate grant makers to gain support? What's working now? Join us Thursday, April 15, at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn: - How to make and keep connections at companies as the landscape changes - What’s important to these grant makers as they select grantees - Smart ways to convey impact no matter your cause You'll hear directly from the head of the Levi Strauss Foundation about what it looks for in grantees, why it supports communities of color and grassroots leaders challenging inequities, and why he is calling on more corporate grant makers to do the same. [Sign up now and get the early-bird rate](. Editor's Picks ADVOCACY [LGBTQ Activists and Grant Makers Push for Discrimination Protection — Drawing on the Marriage Playbook]( By Jim Rendon [image] Foundations are collaborating closely as advocates focus on Republican senators they think can be persuaded to vote for the Equality Act with the message that LGBTQ people are their neighbors and deserve to be treated fairly. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION [Dozens of Philanthropy Leaders Join Statement Protesting Voting Law Changes]( By Dan Parks and Alex Daniels A high-profile part of the protest is a two-page ad with the headline “We Stand for Democracy,” published today in several prominent newspapers. OPINION [White House Actions on Gun Violence Open Opportunities for More Philanthropic Investment]( By Jen Pauliukonis [image] State and local groups are leading the fight for gun-violence prevention legislation, but they need more resources to get the job done and permanently reform our nation’s gun laws. SOCIAL MEDIA [Not Just for Dancing Teens: Some Charities See Potential in TikTok Fundraising]( By Emily Haynes [image] Some nonprofits hesitate to embrace the video-sharing app, but those who have say it helps them authentically connect with younger supporters, spread their message more broadly, and raise money in a new way. GIVING DAYS [North Carolina State U.'s Giving Day Yields Record $58 Million]( By Eden Stiffman [image] Fundraisers emphasized matching grants and fast — sometimes personalized — donor acknowledgments during the university’s second giving day in six months. Job announcement Chief Executive Officer at RMC Health.[Visit jobs.philanthropy.com]( for more details. 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