Foundations Offer Incentives to Help Cities Attract Workers Willing to Relocate

Plus, reports of a massive increase in racial-justice funding paint a distorted picture (opinion), and a book on racism vying for a National Book Award draws from a nonprofit leader’s work ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. GRANT MAKING [Foundations Offer Incentives to Help Cities Attract Workers Willing to Relocate]( By Olivera Perkins [STORY IMAGE]( A growing number of philanthropy-financed projects are trying to spark economic development, promote civic and cultural life, attract skilled workers, and offset declining or sparse populations. Remote workers are especially attractive because they tend to have high disposable incomes. ADVERTISEMENT OPINION [Reports of a Massive Increase in Racial-Justice Funding Paint a Distorted and Dangerous Picture]( By Lori Villarosa [STORY IMAGE]( A new analysis shows how conservative groups have seized on inflated estimates of giving following 2020’s racial-justice protests to falsely signal that grassroots groups fighting systemic racism are getting more than their fair share. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION [Book on Racism Vying for a National Book Award Draws From Nonprofit Leader’s Work]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Heather McGhee, who led the progressive think tank Demos and now chairs Color of Change, writes that racism in health care, voting rights, the environment, and financial regulation hurts white people as well as people of color. SPONSOR CONTENT | ccs FUNDRAISING [CCS Examines Record-Breaking Philanthropic Trends in Tenth-Edition Report]( Thursday: How to Get More Planned Gifts [Sign up today]( for our webinar. Details below. Next Week: The Road to Recovery — Financial Health for Nonprofits [Join Our Free Online Briefing]( — The pandemic and its economic repercussions have many nonprofits rethinking how they operate and wondering how to emerge from months of crisis. As we look ahead to 2022, how can organizations find a path to financial health, including covering the costs of pandemic-era programs and services? Join the Chronicle of Philanthropy on Wednesday, September 29, at 2 p.m. Eastern for a live discussion with nonprofit executives who will review financial management practices that lead to success, share examples of how groups weathered recent financial challenges, and offer advice on ways to rebuild, find strong financial footing during difficult times, and set a course for a sustainable future. [Sign up now](. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is putting $1 billion into an effort to protect 30 percent of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. The 30x30 project, led by Britain, Costa Rica, and France, aims to save “a million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction.” The grants from the Bezos Earth Fund will go to efforts in the Congo Basin, the Andes, and the tropical Pacific Ocean. In a statement, the fund said the money will focus on places where local and indigenous people have a central role in conservation work, but it did not specify which groups will receive the money. This gift is part of a 10-year, $10 billion commitment to environmental causes that Bezos announced last year. So far, he has given $20 million to groups working on climate justice and almost $800 million to large, mainstream conservation organizations. ([New York Times]( A hearing set for a Delaware court today could decide the fate of the Boy Scouts of America’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy, although lawyers for men suing the Scouts over sexual-abuse allegations are seeking to have it postponed. If the hearing goes forward, a bankruptcy judge will consider whether the plan is fleshed out enough to allow claimants to make an informed decision on whether or not to support it. The organization entered bankruptcy last year in an attempt to survive thousands of abuse claims going back decades. But since the plan was filed in July, a new one has been introduced that includes settlement with Scouts insurer the Hartford and major Scouts sponsor the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lawyers for the official victims committee object to those settlements and have asked for more time to review the new plan. 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[Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Editor's Picks GIVING [What Drives Direct Giving and Why It Matters to Nonprofits]( By Eden Stiffman [STORY IMAGE]( Whether the popularity of direct giving is a sign that nonprofits aren’t winning the trust or hearts of some portion of the giving public remains an open question. But it’s critical that nonprofits pay attention and take all kinds of giving seriously — including that which doesn’t pass through formal charitable structures. FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP [How to Hang On to Fundraisers in a Hot Job Market]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Leaders should initiate frequent and frank conversations with employees to stay on top of their concerns, make sure DEI efforts are genuine, and provide clarity on any shifts to a group’s mission. ONLINE BRIEFING [Watch the Debate: How Senate Bill to Speed Up Giving Would Work]( By Stacy Palmer [STORY IMAGE]( The nonprofit world is divided over a plan to change tax rules for foundations and contributors to donor-advised funds. INVESTMENTS [Harvard’s Fossil-Fuel Divestment Provides Opening for the Nation’s Wealthiest Foundations to Follow Suit]( By Stephen Heintz [STORY IMAGE]( To date, none of the nation’s top 10 philanthropic foundations, nor many major climate grant makers, have publicly committed to getting and staying out of fossil fuels. OPINION [Philanthropy Should Help Create Better Jobs, Not Just Better-Trained Workers]( By Marina Gorbis [STORY IMAGE]( A new foundation-supported effort will promote business models that put worker and societal interests on par with profits — and shift the narrative that retraining low-income workers is the surest path to good jobs. 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