Children’s Museum’s Partnership With Local School District Brings in Revenue — and New Ideas

Plus, when participants partake in evaluations, equity is advanced in surprising ways. Also, we’ve updated our analysis of MacKenzie Scott’s giving. 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](. Children’s Museum’s Partnership With Local School District Brings in Revenue — and New Ideas Plus, see all the other articles from our special report on how nonprofits are [building on innovations]( developed during the pandemic. EQUITABLE EVALUATIONS [When Participants Partake in Evaluations, Equity Is Advanced in Surprising Ways]( By Yessica Cancel, Lymari Benitez, Mary Marx, and Katie Smith Milway [image] A new study shows that when nonprofits seek feedback from everyone connected to programs, including participants, hiring practices, communications, and organizational culture become more equitable, too. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( INDIVIDUAL GIVING [Updated: Analysis of MacKenzie Scott’s Charitable Giving Shows Where the Money Is Going]( By Maria Di Mento and M.J. Prest [image] Nearly 200 of 798 organizations have disclosed how much they have received. This article has been updated with information from BoardSource, the Center for Effective Philanthropy, and GivingTuesday. We urge other organizations that want to share details about their donations from Scott to send them to gifts@philanthropy.com. Paid for and Created by Independent Sector [Stand With Black Americans for Environmental Justice]( As a disruptor for equity and progress, the Black Environmental Collective’s goal is to build an interdisciplinary network with intrinsic connections to race and environmental justice, creating opportunities to execute regional projects and weigh in on relevant municipal planning activities for Black communities. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere A decision by the MacArthur Foundation to stop funding arms-control think tanks and nonprofits in the next few years has thrown some of its beneficiaries into an existential crisis. Experts say the nuclear threat is greater now than in years, but MacArthur said it could not foresee achieving its ultimate goal of “halting the production of new bomb material” any time soon. Some groups get a big chunk of their budgets from the foundation, including Harvard’s Project on Managing the Atom, which receives more than half of its funding from MacArthur and whose director said MacArthur provides “something like 40 to 55 percent” of “nongovernment funding worldwide on nuclear policy.” Among other beneficiaries of the foundation’s 231 grants since 2015 to address “nuclear challenges,” totaling more than $100 million, are the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The foundation will hand out its “capstone” grants on arms control in 2023. ([Politico]( Though tensions were building before the pandemic, last year’s massive layoffs fueled a drive among museum staff to unionize. Employees at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, for example, weathered furloughs and firings that affected more than 400 positions, but all the while, one employee said, “We didn’t have a voice.” Bigger-picture, the new union workers in this notoriously low-paying field want wage hikes, but they also “want their workplaces to share their values and view collective bargaining agreements as bound up with the broader effort to make museums more egalitarian.” One union leader said she had expected organizing to plummet during the pandemic, but the opposite happened. Among the museums where staff have unionized in the past year are the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. ([Boston Globe]( Plus: Museum of Modern Art Survived 10 Weeks of Protest. But Inside the Museum, Some Employees Are Feeling the Strain ([Artnet News]( Also: Read more about [unionization and other efforts]( to improve the lives of nonprofit workers from our archive. More News - With Donations Declining, L.A. Nonprofits Face Post-Pandemic Challenges ([Los Angeles Business Journal]( - The Pandemic Changed the World of ‘Voluntourism.’ Some Folks Like the New Way Better ([NPR]( - What Happens When a Buffett Buys Your Town? ([Tablet](. Plus: See more about [Peter Buffett’s philanthropy]( in an article in our archive. Opinion - Crowdfunding Fails Most of Those in Need ([Los Angeles Times]( - How Art Pope’s Money Shaped UNC’s Toxic Debate Over Nikole Hannah-Jones ([Facing South]( - Whose Dollars Are These Anyway? Foundations Rethink Their Model ([Next City]( Connecting With Small Foundations: What to Know Now [Join Our Next Webinar]( Small family funds give away more than $4 billion a year to charities, but seeking grants from them isn't always easy. They can be hard to identify because they often keep a low profile, and some have shifted their practices and priorities due to the health and racial-justice crises of the past year. Which grant-seeking strategies are working now? How can your nonprofit convey impact even if weakened by the pandemic? Join us and our expert guests on Thursday, August 12, at 2 p.m. Eastern to get answers, guidance on how to address current challenges, and tips for seizing new opportunities. You’ll learn: - What many small foundations and family funds want to support now - Ways to find small grant makers, capture their attention, and deepen ties over time - How to convey impact in grant proposals even if the pandemic weakened your nonprofit's finances Sign up before August 5 to save $20 with our early-bird rate. [Register today](. Editor's Picks NONPROFIT EMPLOYMENT [Strong Hiring at Nonprofits Means 60% of Jobs Lost to Covid Have Been Restored]( By Michael Theis Education groups are hiring fastest while health-care organizations are lagging. At current rates, it will take until September 2022 for the nonprofit world to expand beyond pre-pandemic levels. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION [Nonprofit ‘Salary Secrecy’ Targeted in the Name of Pay Equity]( By Drew Lindsay [image] Organizations are facing pressure to be transparent about pay, particularly when hiring. Making salaries public could help close gender and racial pay gaps and end wage discrimination. OPINION [To Achieve Racial Equity, Invest in the College Success of Parents]( By Nicole Lynn Lewis and Vinice Davis [image] Student parents are often overlooked and underfunded. But addressing their challenges is critical to tackling many of the most pervasive and complex problems our country faces. FUNDRAISING [Tech Tool Helps Nonprofits Attract Supporters on Facebook — and Stay in Touch With Them]( By Eden Stiffman [image] The Susan G. Komen Foundation has experimented with fundraising challenges on the social media giant’s groups, Messenger, and advertising. YOUR NONPROFIT COACH [A Plea From Community Nonprofits for Investment, Equity, and Less Bureaucracy]( By Joan Garry [image] Small nonprofits should require less red tape, and they need support for efforts to advance fair pay and benefits — and recognition for making communities stronger. Job announcement Director of Development at North Chicago Community Partners.[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. 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