Calif. Community Foundation Has Persuaded Donors to Give to Racial Justice

Plus, how one organization built a job ‘architecture’ to reach pay equity, and see our interactive database of the donors who gave the most in 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION [Long Before the World Knew George Floyd, the East Bay Community Foundation Made Racial Justice Its Calling Card]( By Dan Parks [STORY IMAGE]( The organization has long been pushing donors to direct money toward nonprofits they may have never heard of before — small charities working to rebuild communities. Its peers around the country have taken notice. ADVERTISEMENT EQUITY AND CAREERS [How One Organization Built a Job ‘Architecture’ to Reach Pay Equity]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( The new restructuring already provides clarity and data-driven consistency for position titles and salaries; pay decisions in hiring and promotions are made faster and with less fuss. NEWS [The Philanthropy 50]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause. Webinars [Today: Craft an Annual Communications Plan That Pays Off at Year’s End]( [STORY IMAGE]( To get the best fundraising results at the end of the year, it’s essential to stay connected with donors all year long. Join us for advice on planning month-by-month outreach on different communication channels. You’ll also get a sample plan you can adapt now to raise more. Join us live on February 10, or on demand. [Register now to join us today.]( [How to Make Virtual Events Accessible to People With Disabilities         Â]( [STORY IMAGE]( One in four Americans has a disability, yet most nonprofits are lagging when it comes to making online events inclusive and accessible. 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NONPROFIT NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE In a turnaround, lawyers for a group of 82,200 victims of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts are recommending that their clients accept the organization’s settlement offer. The negotiations are part of the Boy Scouts plan to exit bankruptcy, which they filed for two years ago amid a flood of abuse claims. Before a judge weighs in on the plan later this month, the Scouts are trying to win the endorsement of 75 percent of victims, and this agreement gets them close. The deal allows for more “oversight by survivors of a compensation trust funded by the youth group’s own assets, its local councils, its major insurers, and troop sponsors like the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Payouts will also be graduated, with the largest sums going to those who suffered the worst abuse. Remaining holdouts include the U.S. government’s bankruptcy monitor, other insurers, a group of Roman Catholic institutions, and a minority of abuse survivors. ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) The University of California, Irvine has received $55 million to set up a research center to better understand and treat depression. The gift, from the estate of Newport Beach, Calif., philanthropist Audrey Steele Burnand, is “believed to be the largest philanthropic donation to a U.S. university to support research focused solely on depression,” the school said. It will pay for an interdisciplinary hub, encompassing researchers in biology and the health sciences, engineering, psychological science, and the social sciences. It will be named for Noel Drury, a psychiatrist who lived in Newport Beach, and will join other UCI institutes that focus on neurobiology and neurological disorders. ([Associated Press]( and the [Orange County Register]( More News - ‘Contactless’ Humanitarian Aid Has Its Perks, and Pitfalls ([New York Times]( - Minn. 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It's a right.]( [This story is about a humanitarian project whose innovations are poised to change a global industry.]( EDITOR'S PICKS SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC [Nonprofits That Serve Low- and Moderate-Income People Show Fewer Signs of Covid Disruption]( By Dan Parks [STORY IMAGE]( Thirty-four percent of those charities say they continue to suffer “significant disruption” amid the pandemic, down from 71 percent during the peak of their pandemic-era distress, according to a study from the Federal Reserve. OPINION [Persistent Myths About Disaster Giving Continue to Create Major Funding Shortfalls]( By Regine A. Webster [STORY IMAGE]( Philanthropy stepped up in a big way to address the pandemic, but its support for relief and recovery efforts following other climate-driven and humanitarian disasters remains stunningly low. Grant makers need to break out of old patterns that stand in the way of increased giving. DONOR RELATIONS [How Nonprofit Leaders and Donors Should Handle a Falling Out]( By Isa Catto [STORY IMAGE]( A conflict with a donor needn’t spell the end, says philanthropist Isa Catto, so long as both sides listen and remain respectful. Here are seven ways to proceed with caution and care when disagreements occur. OPINION [MacKenzie Scott’s Investment in the Global Queer and Transgender Movement Is a Game Changer]( By Katie Hultquist [STORY IMAGE]( For years LGBTIQ groups have received scraps from philanthropy despite continuing mistreatment and a growing backlash against the community worldwide. Scott’s generous support for groups like ours shows why giving more is critical. PHILANTHROPISTS [Melinda French Gates Says Her Future Giving Will Be Guided by Feedback From Nonprofits, Not Just Metrics]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Philanthropy observers see her signal as a sign that she wants other donors also to do more to hear from nonprofits, though some wish she had gone further. 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