What the White House Goal to End Hunger by 2030 Means for Nonprofits

Plus, Lululemon founders give nearly $76 million to conserve and expand Canadian parkland, and a scholar discusses Patagonia founder’s giving away his company to fight climate change. ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. CONFERENCE [The White House Wants to End Hunger by 2030. Here’s What It Means for Nonprofits.]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( The Biden administration is holding a high-profile meeting on Wednesday to discuss ways nonprofits, foundations, businesses, and government can ensure everyone has access to healthy food. ADVERTISEMENT GIFTS ROUNDUP [Lululemon Founders Give Nearly $76 Million to Conserve and Expand Canadian Parkland]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave $15 million to a clean-water charity, and five universities landed big gifts. INTERVIEW [Patagonia’s Founder Has Given His Company Away to Fight Climate Change and Advance Conservation: 5 Questions Answered]( By Ash Enrici [STORY IMAGE]( A scholar who studies how philanthropy affects the environment discusses what makes this move stand out. Plus: [Why Patagonia’s Purpose-Driven Business Model Is Unlikely to Spread](. Webinars [How to Navigate Corporate Giving in 2022]( [STORY IMAGE]( Many companies boosted giving and adjusted their grant-making practices and priorities in response to the health and racial-justice crises. Join us on demand, or live Thursday, September 29, to learn which changes continued in 2022, how to best appeal to corporate grant makers now, and tips for cultivating potential new partners. The early-bird rate ends September 22. Save your spot. [Sign up today.]( Briefings & Forums [Tomorrow: The Great Nonprofit Leadership Turnover]( [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofit experts across the country have reported high levels of leadership turnover, and competition for top leaders is fierce. What systems and policies should be in place to retain talented executives? What can board chairs and other trustees do to set new leaders up for success, especially leaders of color? Join us tomorrow, September 27, at 2 p.m. Eastern for a free session to learn from leaders ways to reduce executive churn in a tight labor market. [Register now]( and join us tomorrow. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Many nonprofit hospital systems have drifted far from their mission of caring for all, instead hounding low-income patients for payment or turning their backs on communities in need. That is the conclusion of an in-depth New York Times investigation. As examples, it looked at Richmond Community Hospital, for instance, is part of the nonprofit Bon Secours chain and has the highest profit margin of any hospital in Virginia, even though it serves a low-income neighborhood. “Hollowed out” to just an emergency room and a psychiatric ward, it generates as much as $100 million annually, largely because it qualifies for discounted drugs, for which it can charge insurers full price. Bon Secours has poured those revenues into facilities in wealthier areas, a former doctor there said. The chain made nearly $1 billion in profit last year, and by one estimate it avoids about $440 million in taxes annually. A Bon Secours spokeswoman said it had spent nearly $10 million on improvements to Richmond Community Hospital since 2013 and has invested nearly $9 million since 2018 in the surrounding neighborhood. Meanwhile, employees at another nonprofit hospital chain, Providence, have been under orders for several years to [confront patients at the time of care]( about paying their bills. “Only as a last resort” could they inform eligible patients that they might qualify for financial aid, according to training materials. The attorney general in Washington State, where Providence is headquartered, is suing the chain over $73 million-plus he says it wrongly collected from more than 55,000 patient accounts. Providence is fighting the suit but has agreed to stop using debt collectors to pursue those who should qualify for free care in Washington. ([New York Times]( Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates intend to wind down their foundation in 25 years, Bill Gates said last week. Until then, they will continue trying to stamp out infectious diseases “or all of the diseases that make the world inequitable,” he told the annual Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit. In 25 years, Bill Gates will be 91 and Melinda French Gates will be 83. About two months ago, Bill Gates put $20 billion into the philanthropy and promised to make another such gift “at some point a few years from now,” donating until he is no longer a billionaire. At the summit, he said he is optimistic about progress against diseases, but he worries about the state of U.S. politics. “I admit that political polarization may bring it all to an end, we’re going to have a hung election and a civil war,” he said. “I have no expertise in that. I’m not going to divert my money to that because I wouldn’t know how to spend it.” ([Forbes]( More News - Biden Administration Launches Office Devoted to Environmental Justice ([Associated Press]( - Newsom Vetoes Bill Stripping Tax Exemptions From Nonprofits for Anti-Government Activity ([Sacramento Bee]( - Can a Clothing Company Save the Planet? Patagonia Wants to Find Out. ([ABC News]( - Wes Moore Wants Md. 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Food Nonprofit, an Unlikely Path to Scandal ([Star Tribune]( Opinion - Stop the Political Attacks on Silicon Valley Nonprofits ([San Jose Spotlight]( - Ben & Jerry’s Fight for Justice ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) Arts and Culture - Richard Armstrong Is Retiring as Director of the Guggenheim Foundation After 15 Years ([NPR]( - Qatar Has Given the Metropolitan Museum of Art a ‘Generous’ Gift to Supercharge Its Islamic Art Department ([Artnet News]( - San Francisco Symphony Names a New CEO — a Figure Who’s Already in Place ([San Francisco Chronicle]( - Carnegie Museums’ Union Workers Demand Living Wage as Contract Negotiations Continue ([Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]( - Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Will Go On Strike Monday, Union Says ([Philadelphia Inquirer]( - Senga Nengudi, Known for Evocative Found-Object Art, Wins Nasher Prize ([Washington Post]( - Museums in England and Wales to Gain Powers to Dispose of Objects on Moral Grounds ([Guardian]( EDITOR'S PICKS FUNDRAISING [How to Strengthen Donor Loyalty? A New Study Says Talk Less, Listen More]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( A survey of more than 1,000 charity supporters indicates two-way communication is key to long-term commitment. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION [Lion’s Share of Americans Support Giving Everyday Donors Tax Breaks, Poll Finds]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Some 85 percent of adults say federal charity deductions shouldn’t be limited to just the wealthiest. OPINION [Despite the Challenges, Donors Must Continue to Support Struggling Nonprofits in Afghanistan]( By Malalai Habibi , Karen Karnicki , and Harriet Knox Brown [STORY IMAGE]( The Taliban takeover forced many Afghan human rights groups to shut down or shift their focus. Despite sanctions and other restrictions, multiple avenues remain for funding organizations that are critical to building long-term peace. ECONOMIC EQUITY [Creating Wealth With ‘Baby Bonds’]( By Sono Motoyama [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits and foundations have been advancing state and local trust funds for children at birth to help them buy homes, start businesses, or pay for college when they’re older. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION [Pandemic Lowered CEO Salaries at Big Groups Initially — but Fierce Competition May Be Sending Them Back Up]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( The most comprehensive look to date at the impact of Covid and economic jolts suggests that there was a lot of belt tightening early on for CEOs — so pay increases now need to make up for that and the tight job market. ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Join Our Webinar]( — Many companies boosted giving and adjusted their grant-making practices and priorities in response to the health and racial-justice crises. With the economy in flux, it's difficult to know if this generosity will continue. 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