How GivingTuesday Could Be Affected by Inflation and More

Plus, philanthropy is helping nonprofit news outlets come back to life (opinion), and Google.org is awarding $10 million to Feeding America to help food banks ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. YEAR-END FUNDRAISING [How Inflation, Economy Could Impact Your GivingTuesday]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( Charities are trying to make the most of the event by lengthening its duration, teaming up with colleagues, and changing how they talk about giving. ADVERTISEMENT OPINION [Good News for Local News as More Nonprofit Outlets Show What’s Possible]( By Sarabeth Berman [STORY IMAGE]( Local journalism is coming back to life in many communities thanks to increased giving from foundations and individual donors. But the success of these nonprofit newsrooms is far from guaranteed and will depend on continuing philanthropic support. GRANTS ROUNDUP [Google.org Awards $10 Million to Feeding America to Bolster Food Banks]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Perot Foundation and the Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to endow a dual-degree program for physician-scientists, and the Rockefeller Foundation has awarded $11 million to promote Indigenous farming practices to safeguard the global food system from the effects of climate change. SPONSOR CONTENT | Independent Sector [Community Policing – with extra emphasis on “Community”]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online As Covid funds run out, a nonprofit that hired thousands of skilled workers for local health departments now must cut most of those positions. The CDC Foundation, which supports the work of the Centers for Disease Control, used federal emergency grants to send about 4,000 epidemiologists, communications specialists, and public health nurses around the country. As those contracts end, only about 800 are being renewed because the foundation has spent nearly all the $289 million. The cuts come as health officials predict an uptick in communicable diseases, including Covid, this winter, and they exacerbate a boom-and-bust approach to public health. Local and state health departments are set to get about $3 billion in relief funds this month, but officials say most of the contract hires have already moved on. ([Kaiser Health News]( Commentary: The fawning media coverage of Jeff Bezos’s recent gift to Dolly Parton and his announcement that he would give most of his vast wealth to charity before he dies lets him off the hook. Some wonder why Bezos gave Parton $100 million to donate as she wishes instead of just donating the money himself. It was a “flashy” gesture, characteristic of his philanthropy, in an unmistakable contrast with his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, who gives away billions at a time with no fanfare to smaller, often overlooked organizations, philanthropy experts say. Bezos’s Courage and Civility Award helps him “piggyback” on other people’s altruism, even as he donates a tiny portion of his wealth and pays a token amount of taxes, ([Seattle Times]( and [Guardian]( Plus: MacKenzie Scott’s Office Called. A Boston Health Nonprofit’s Future Changed Forever ([Boston Globe]( Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX Collapse, and Philanthropy - Inside the S.B.F. Blast Radius ([Puck]( - FTX Debacle Casts an Unforgiving Light on Effective Altruism ([Financial Times]( — subscription) - Sam Bankman-Fried Pledged Billions to Charity — Inside the ‘Rage,’ ‘Self-Hatred,’ and Scramble for Answers After the FTX Crash ([Fortune]( - FTX Collapse Imperils Philanthropic Research Funding ([Scientist]( More News - World’s Museums Urge Climate Activists Targeting ‘Irreplaceable’ Art to Stop ([Washington Post]( - Signal Cleveland Launches With Hopes of Being a Standard Bearer for Nonprofit News ([Poynter]( - Workers at Chicago’s Field Museum Push CEO to Voluntarily Recognize Union ([Block Club Chicago]( - ‘NFTs Are Here to Stay.’ This Miami Museum Is Getting a First-of-Its-Kind Donation ([Miami Herald]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. EDITOR'S PICKS GIVING [Donors Added $73 Billion to Their Donor-Advised Funds Last Year. More Than $243 Billion Is Now Available to Flow to Charity.]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Some $46 billion flowed to working charities last year, and now more money is available even as the stock market has been on a rollercoaster and could dampen charitable giving. BIG PHILANTHROPY [MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Boosted Beneficiaries and Avoided the Pitfalls Some Feared, New Study Says]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Worry that the gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle the money were largely unfounded. Plus: [MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is Now Over $13 Billion]( FUNDRAISING [Companies Seek to Jump-Start Donations From Everyday Donors as Year-End Giving Season Arrives]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Companies often used to rely on partnerships with big nonprofits, but today many of them typically allow customers to make gifts to any organization that has received charity status from the IRS. [10 Years After Sandy Hook: A Movement Reborn]( [STORY IMAGE]( Gun-safety advocates are looking beyond Congress to the courts and state legislatures and have expanded their playbook to include things like media campaigns and grassroots violence prevention. There are signs it might be working. OPINION [Growing Public Support for Worker Rights Should be Matched by Increased Philanthropic Giving]( By Don Howard and Rachel Korberg [STORY IMAGE]( As more employees organize and seek a voice in corporate decisions affecting their lives, grant makers have the best chance in decades to address labor-market issues that have long stood in the way of worker equity and opportunity. SPONSOR CONTENT | Cox Enterprises [Narrowing in for a Broader Impact]( Cox Enterprises recently launched a social impact goal aimed at removing obstacles and expanding access to programs to help 34 million people live more prosperous lives by 2034. Here's why they focused on these six areas for the biggest impact. 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