World Vision Launches $1 Billion Campaign

Plus, nonprofit job growth slows in April, and Ramadan drives donations and memberships to giving circles ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy.]( You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. [Read this newsletter on the web](. CAMPAIGNS [World Vision Launches $1 Billion Campaign]( By Eden Stiffman [image] The Every Last One campaign is the group’s largest-ever fund drive. The Christian humanitarian organization aims to meet its ambitious goal by 2023 to help 60 million people around the world lift themselves out of poverty. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( RESEARCH [Nonprofit Job Growth Slows in April]( By Michael Theis Jobs grew just 2.2 percent as arts organizations filled roles that had been eliminated, but education groups held back on adding to their workforces. INDIVIDUAL GIVING [Ramadan Drives Donations and Memberships to Giving Circles]( By Haleluya Hadero [image] The pandemic has driven growing interest in pooling funds, as Muslims work to distribute money from donor-advised funds and other sources. GIFTS ROUNDUP [UCSF Lands $60 Million From Pritzkers for Mental-Health Programs]( By Maria Di Mento [image] Plus, Dana-Farber received $50 million to support pancreatic-cancer research efforts focused on early detection of the disease. FOUNDATION GIVING [Bill and Melinda Gates: Philanthropy Caught in the Crosshairs of Society’s Obsession With Celebrity]( By Beth Breeze and Genevieve G. Shaker When does an extremely normal event become global headline news, and when does a “historic achievement for humanity” fail to create much of a ripple in the news cycle? When the key players in both stories are high-profile philanthropists. 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 With the initial rush of eager vaccine-seekers now past, the Biden administration is leaning heavily on a corps of people and groups to reach those who have not yet received their inoculations. A coalition of corporations, volunteers, and nonprofits is fielding teams to churches, fire departments, doorsteps, even a funeral home, to inoculate people. They are recruiting respected local figures, such as clergy and sometimes taking along interpreters to persuade or inform the reluctant. But most of those targeted are not vaccine skeptics: They might not have known where to go for a shot or had a way to get there, one administration adviser said. ([New York Times]( The University of Toronto is facing censure and a de facto boycott for rescinding a job offer to a scholar after a prominent donor raised concerns about the hire. Human-rights lawyer and scholar Valentina Azarova, who years ago had written about the plight of Palestinians, was poised to lead the law school's international human-rights program when judge and donor David E. Spiro warned a university administrator that the "appointment would damage the university’s reputation." An inquiry into the withdrawn job offer did not conclude that outside interference led the school to back out, although it found that the donor told the administrator, “The Jewish community would not be pleased by the Preferred Candidate’s appointment.” An association of university teachers has censured the university, urging its members not to accept job offers or attend conferences there. Scholars and activists say the withdrawal is more evidence of an exception to campus free-speech rights for defenders of Palestinians or critics of Israel. ([New Yorker]( Two years after billionaire investor Robert Smith paid off student debts for a Morehouse College graduating class, those young people say the gift bought them and their families freedom, opportunity, and peace of mind. One was able to enter medical school, for which he will likely accumulate astronomical debt, without a mountain of loans to pay off from undergraduate studies. Another was able to quit his not-quite-right job and start a nonprofit. A third — one of nine kids of a single mother — said wiping out $100,000 of his family's debt means his younger siblings can also attend college. Some of the recipients of Smith's gift meet with him monthly to discuss how to help succeeding Morehouse classes to have the same opportunities. 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([Los Angeles Times]( Obituaries - Yitzhak Arad, Who Led Holocaust Study Center in Israel ([New York Times]( - Eula Hall, One-Woman Relief Agency in Appalachia ([New York Times]( How to Inspire Loyalty Among Major Donors [Join our webinar]( — America’s wealthiest donors gave a total of $24.7 billion last year to help charities address Covid-19 and racial injustice, while nonprofits that tackle hunger, homelessness, and other issues related to poverty received far more from philanthropists than ever before. But attracting gifts from big donors is competitive in the best of times, and the events of the past year upended nearly everything about major-gift fundraising. How can your nonprofit cultivate wealthy supporters — and secure large gifts — during times like these? Join us Thursday, May 20, at 2 p.m. to learn from savvy big-gift fundraisers about what is working — and what is not — in the new normal. Earl Granger III, head of development at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Princess Gamble, fundraising executive at the Smithsonian Institution, will share fresh and creative ways to connect with high-net-worth donors, convey impact, and deepen ties despite social distancing. Both experts will draw on years of big-gift fundraising experience. In previous roles, Gamble helped lead the National Museum of African American History and Culture's $350 million capital campaign, and Granger successfully led a $1 billion campaign at William & Mary. [Register today]( and then join us on May 20 to learn from two fundraising leaders. Editor's Picks GIVING RESEARCH [Charitable Giving Expected to Return to Pre-Pandemic Patterns in 2021]( By Michael Theis [image] Human-service charities whose programs were in high demand in 2020 may chart declines in year-over-year revenue in 2021, according to a new report. INDIVIDUAL GIVING [90% of Wealthy Households Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds]( By Dan Parks Three-fourths of rich donors don’t expect the pandemic to significantly change their giving patterns going forward. INDIVIDUAL GIVING [New Effort Seeks to Get 500 Wealthy Americans to Give at Least 1% of Net Worth to Charities That Strengthen Democracy]( By Michael Theis [image] Eighty five donors have provided $89 million so far, putting the effort on pace to raise $360 million by 2024. OPINION [Fighting Falsehoods Must Be at the Center of All That Nonprofits and Foundations Do]( By Jen Soriano , Hermelinda Cortés , and Joseph Phelan [image] As lies and disinformation increasingly threaten the work of nonprofits, they should incorporate tools that will help dismantle falsehoods and replace them with accurate and more emotionally compelling narratives. FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP [How to Recognize and Prevent ‘Bottom-Line Mentality’ in Fundraising]( By Nazifa Zaman [image] It can occur when professionals become so focused on a job-related goal that they neglect other important goals or aspects of their lives. Job announcement Development Data Supervisor at Food Forward, Inc.[Visit jobs.philanthropy.com]( for more details. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( Paid for and Created by Regions Bank [A Mission of Impact]( Reassessing long-term investment strategy along with an increased focus on nonprofit sustainability, learn how Regions Bank is helping nonprofits recover, rethink and reposition themselves for a more stable future. Subscribe to the Chronicle The Chronicle of Philanthropy is dedicated to helping nonprofits care for their clients and staff, manage financial setbacks, and stay connected with donors. Please consider subscribing, so that we may continue to provide essential news, resources, and analysis to the nonprofit world. 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