How Nonprofits Can Win Back 20 Million Lost Donors — Our New Issue Is Out

Plus, foundations say climate change is urgent but still fail to fund solutions, and abortion advocacy is critical to building strong families (letter to the editor) ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. FUNDRAISING [How Fundraising Can Help Reignite Giving in America — if It Changes]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Twenty million households have stopped opening their wallets for charity. Nonprofits are at least partly to blame. Plus, see the rest of our [new issue]( posted online today. ADVERTISEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL GIVING [Foundations Say Climate Change Is Urgent but Still Fail to Fund Solutions]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits are holding back even more in their attention to the issue, according to a new study. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [Abortion Advocacy Directly Affects People’s Lives and Is Critical to Building Strong Families]( The leader of a reproductive equity funding collaborative takes issue with an op-ed that suggests supporting social services is more important than donating to policy-change efforts. Webinars [Thursday: Revamp Your Online Fundraising Strategy]( [STORY IMAGE]( With so many ways to communicate with donors online, it can be difficult to know where to focus limited time and money. Which online tactics are working now? What new opportunities are on the horizon? Join us on demand, or live on Thursday, July 14, to get answers to these questions and more. Our expert guests will share must-haves for online fundraising success and offer smart ways to capture donors’ attention and combat fatigue amid health, economic, and geopolitical crises. [Register today]( and join us Thursday. SPONSOR CONTENT | Microsoft [Title How coordinating technology platforms can help organizations work together.]( NONPROFIT NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE The conservative Family Research Council has joined a growing list of right-wing organizations to be reclassified as houses of worship by the Internal Revenue Service, effectively throwing a shroud over its finances. The nonprofit, which enjoys access to top conservative politicians, including Donald Trump, and lobbies for Christian-centered policies, says it furthers research and education on family-related issues “from a biblical worldview.” In its reclassification application to the IRS, the council called itself an association of churches, although its website does not list any of the 40,000 churches that it said make up the association. The new designation exempts the organization from public disclosure of its finances through the informational tax Form 990. When its former parent organization, Focus on the Family, was reclassified as a church in 2016, “it said it made the switch largely out of concern for donor privacy, noting that many groups like it have made the same change.” Although at least one critic said the IRS should have rejected the gambit, other experts said the IRS is loath to make “judgments about defining religion” and spends little time scrutinizing whether charities’ political activities stay within the legal limits. ([ProPublica]( More News - Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates $130 Million to Chicago Organizations as He Leaves for Fla. ([Chicago Tribune]( - Tufts U. to Remove Sackler Name From Departments and Funds ([Daily Beast]( - Online donation platform Change helps charities fundraise in crypto ([TechCrunch]( Gates Foundation - Gates Foundation’s $100 Million-a-Year Nonprofit Biotech Takes Flight ([Fierce Biotech]( - Gates Foundation and Women’s Tennis Partnering on Health Issues ([Associated Press]( Mental Illness - 1 in 6 Calls to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline End Without Reaching a Counselor ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - What Is 988? Behind the New Mental-Health Crisis Lifeline Number ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - Homes for People With Severe Mental Illness Are Rapidly Closing. Will Help Come Fast Enough? ([Los Angeles Times]( Abortion and Nonprofits - San Diego Planned Parenthood Chapter Receives ‘Landmark’ $10 Million Gift ([Times of San Diego]( - In the ’90s, a New Breed of Rock Stars Organized for Abortion Rights. Could That Happen Today? ([Los Angeles Times]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. EDITOR'S PICKS VIDEO [How to Connect With Affluent Donors of Color]( By Dan Parks and Margie Fleming Glennon [STORY IMAGE]( The number of high-net-worth people of color is expanding rapidly in America, but many nonprofits fail to bring many of them into the fold, say panelists in an online briefing. Here’s what works. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [I Was a Leader of the Anti-Abortion Movement — Until I Engaged With the Other Side]( An evangelical minister says he might never have changed his position on abortion if a pro-choice advocate and philanthropist hadn’t been willing to listen to his views and eventually help him understand the flaws in his thinking. STATE LAWS [Nonprofits Scramble to Comply With Fla. Law That Limits DEI Training]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( The law restricts efforts to talk about race, gender, and other issues of identity. Violations could lead to lawsuits with penalties of up to $100,000. FUNDRAISING [Donor Pessimism Grows as Economy Wobbles, Poll Finds]( By Dan Parks [STORY IMAGE]( A new survey suggests that a growing share of donors are thinking about pulling back on their giving in the year ahead. EVENT FUNDRAISING [Nearly 3 in 4 ‘Social Donors’ Say They Gave at an In-Person Event in the Past Year]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Giving at in-person fundraising events is bouncing back, according to a new survey commissioned by fundraising technology company OneCause. ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [How to Attract — and Keep — Top Fundraisers] [Join Our Next Webinar]( — This session is worth 1.25 CFRE credits. Online giving now accounts for more than 10 percent of all donations, so a savvy digital strategy is vital. But with so many ways to communicate with donors online, it can be difficult to know where to focus limited time and money. Which online tactics are working now? What new opportunities are on the horizon? Join us live on July 14 — or on demand at your convenience — to get answer to these questions and more. Our expert guests will share must-haves for online fundraising success and offer smart ways to capture donors’ attention and combat fatigue amid health, economic, and geopolitical crises. [Register today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Chief Development Officer]( National Symphony Orchestra, John F. 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