Gates and Rockefeller Warn World Leaders About Pandemic's Impact on the Lives of the Poor

Plus, advice on turning over the reins of power, and Delta variant slows August job hires ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. FOUNDATION GIVING [Gates and Rockefeller Warn World Leaders About the Pandemic’s Impact on the Lives of the Poor]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Two of the wealthiest foundations say that without larger government and philanthropic investments in the manufacture and delivery of vaccines to people in poor nations, the pandemic could set back global progress on education, public health, and gender equality for years. ADVERTISEMENT NONPROFIT EMPLOYMENT [Nonprofit Hiring Slows in August as Delta Variant Spreads]( By Michael Theis Nonprofits continued to add jobs in August, but at a slower rate than in the previous two months, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. EXECUTIVE TRANSITIONS [How to Hand Over the Reins: Two Leaders Share Lessons From Their Own Transition]( By Barbara A. Glassman and Rachel Howard [STORY IMAGE]( A former and current executive director of an organization share their tips for a smooth handover of leadership. SPONSOR CONTENT | The Ford Foundation [Philanthropy: Listen to the Voices, Leadership, and Lived Experiences of People]( Today at 2 p.m. Eastern: Innovations Worth Keeping The Covid-19 crisis prompted savvy leaders to figure out how to meet pressing needs and help more people without spending more. Join our free forum to learn more. [Sign up now](. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere A new reality show on CBS that pits activists against one another is getting widely panned on social media and among opinion columnists. Contestants on The Activist will compete for votes for their cause — education, health, or the environment — “with their success measured via online engagement, social metrics, and hosts’ input.” The winner will go to the G20 summit in October and have a chance to persuade world leaders to support their campaign. Critics say the show will force activists to do a degrading song and dance in front of three celebrity hosts, who could just open their wallets and give the causes a boost. Critics also take issue with the cutthroat notion of pitting campaigns against one another and decry the inevitable and phony drama that is a hallmark of reality television. “A show that tries to exploit a wave of genuine social activism to create a culture of hazy (or lazy) online engagements is an unhelpful distraction from the real work going on and the real challenges we face,” commentator Michele L. Norris writes. ([Los Angeles Times]( and [Washington Post]( Amid a third-party probe into the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sexual-abuse allegations, a key church leader is resisting a call by members to make all lawyer-client communications by the denomination’s executive committee available to investigators. Local church delegates, known as messengers, resolved at the national convention in June that the committee should waive lawyer-client privilege for investigators, but the president of the executive committee, Ronnie Floyd, has said such openness could violate the denomination’s bylaws and that the committee must decide on the waiver on its own. Members of a task force set up to hire the investigators warn that “attorney-client privilege has been used in the past by other groups to hide important information from investigators and that claiming privilege would run counter to the will of SBC messengers.” The executive committee, due to meet next week, said in a statement that it “is not opposed in principle to requests for the waiving of attorney-client privilege considerations when it is relevant, it is appropriate, and it is in consultation with the third party commissioned to conduct the inquiry.” ([Religion News Service]( More News - George Floyd fund Has Awarded Over $50,000 in Scholarships ([Associated Press]( - Inside the Upheaval at Prince Charles’s Private Foundation ([Vanity Fair]( - How Nonprofits Can Defend Against Ransomware Attacks ([BizTech]( About the Arts - Anonymous $25 Million Gift Could Turn Denver Art Museum Into a Fashion Powerhouse ([Denver Post]( - George Wein, Co-Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95 ([Los Angeles Times]( - Well, That Didn’t Last Long. 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GIVING [Diverse Donors Led the Shift to Social- and Racial-Justice Giving in 2020, New Report Says]( By Eden Stiffman [STORY IMAGE]( Foundations and companies turned to leaders and donors of color to help guide their racial-justice giving. OPINION [Can the Gates Foundation Cede Power to Those It Seeks to Help?]( By Meg Massey and Ben Wrobel [STORY IMAGE]( Recent events, including the impending divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates, are an opportunity for the world’s wealthiest philanthropy not only to diversify its board but to let those it serves participate in the grant-making process. OPINION [A Student’s Call to Education Grant Makers: Listen to Us]( By Jodi Go [STORY IMAGE]( Youths are the true experts on today’s college experience, says a student intern at the Stupski Foundation. Philanthropic organizations need to embrace strategies that bring their voices into the decision-making process. 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