Nonprofits Are Forming Unions for Better Pay, Benefits, and Equity

Plus, two years after the January 6 insurrection, philanthropy must help America envision a better future (opinion) ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now follow The Chronicle on [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. WORK AND CAREERS [Here Come the Nonprofit Unions]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( Charity workers want better pay, benefits, and equity, but contract talks can be contentious. Is there another way? Plus: See the rest of our [January issue]( posted online today. ADVERTISEMENT OPINION [2 Years After Jan. 6 Insurrection, Philanthropy Must Help America Envision a Better Future]( By Suzette Brooks Masters [STORY IMAGE]( Donors need to learn to behave like good ancestors. That means instilling a future-oriented mind-set into grant making and imagining a more positive version of the nation and democracy. SPONSOR CONTENT | CCS Fundraising [CCS Examines Philanthropic Trends Amid Steady Giving in Eleventh-Edition Report]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online One of the country’s leading voices for tighter gun laws is stepping down from the nonprofit she helped turn into a “political juggernaut.” Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, said the passage last summer of the first major federal gun-related legislation in 30 years helped her decide to retire. Spurred by Congress’s failure to pass gun legislation in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a decade ago, Watts started Moms Demand Action after finding no such women-led groups to join. A stay-at-home mother, she targeted the National Rifle Association directly, consulting with leaders of other successful grassroots movements and partnering with former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Moms Demand Action now has chapters in every state, counts tens of thousands of volunteers, and has sent at least one of its own to Congress. Watts, 52, will leave later this year, allowing months for the transition and “to raise the profile of others who can help fill the void she’ll leave behind.” ([Washington Post]( More News and Opinion - The Intercept Magazine Announces Restructuring as Independent Nonprofit Organization ([Intercept]( - Indiana Wesleyan U. Takes Over Troubled Tech Boot Camp Nonprofit ([Indianapolis Star]( - Damar Hamlin’s ‘Did We Win?’ Shirts to Raise Money for First Responders and Hospital ([NPR]( - U.S. Jewish Charity Helps Thousands of Ukrainian Jews Keep Warm ([Jewish Chronicle]( - Heinz Endowments Picks Chris Decardy as New President to Lead Philanthropic Efforts ([Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]( - Okla.’s New Superintendent of Education Resigns From Pro-School Choice Nonprofit ([Oklahoman]( - Opinion: Why Venture Capitalists Should Invest in Nonprofits the Same Way We Support Tech Startups ([Fast Company]( Arts and Culture - Longtime Film Forum Director to Step Down After 50 Years ([New York Times]( - Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Artistic Director, David Binder, to Step Down in July ([New York Times]( - National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $28.1 Million in Grants ([New York Times]( - A Festival Is ‘Uncensored’ No More After Pulling a Work About Gender ([New York Times]( - Is Theater’s Traditional Role of Artistic Director Becoming Obsolete? ([San Francisco Chronicle]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. EDITOR'S PICKS OPINION [Artificial Intelligence Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors, but Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls]( By Daniel Hadley [STORY IMAGE]( The emergence of text generating artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT could significantly change philanthropy — for better or worse. ADVICE [Livestreamers Up Their Games to Help Charities Raise Funds]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Raising money for charity using livestreaming isn’t entirely new, but this genre has upped its game, with streamers raising $1.4 million for nonprofits. Find out how it’s done and if this might be a good fit for your group. VIDEO [Experts Share Tips on Fundraising Amid Uncertainty]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Several frontline fundraisers joined the Chronicle to discuss how the pandemic has changed their relationships with donors and which donor-cultivation strategies are most effective now. NEXT-GEN PHILANTHROPISTS [A Neurobiologist Finds More Satisfaction in Disruptive Giving]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Looking for more people-centered work, Rebecca Balter found her calling in supporting organizing in the South and environmental-justice efforts. ENVIRONMENT [How Philanthropy Can Help Fight the Climate Crisis: a Live Debate]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( At a live discussion in Boston, the head of the Bezos Earth Fund joined climate activists and a scholar of conservation giving to discuss the ways philanthropy can make a difference — and where it needs to better. The session was sponsored by the Chronicle, Associated Press, and the Conversation. 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