Newman’s Own Foundation Taps a New CEO

Plus, disaster survivors need access to mental-health care and help staying connected with friends and relatives. Also, three scholars discuss the Philanthropy 50 list of top donors 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 [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. TRANSITIONS [Newman’s Own Foundation Selects Its Next CEO]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, Cindy McCain will now lead the U.N. World Food Programme, and the Skillman Foundation has hired its first vice president of learning and impact. ADVERTISEMENT INTERNATIONAL AID [Disaster Survivors Need Help Staying Connected With Friends and Families — and Access to Mental-Health Care]( By Daniel P. Aldrich and Yunus Emre Tapan [STORY IMAGE]( In the rush to keep survivors fed, warm, and housed, the flow of support often focuses on meeting survivors’ physical needs but not the psychological aid that helps them recover. INTERVIEW [3 Scholars Discuss Giving by the Philanthropy 50’s Top U.S. Donors]( By David Campbell, Elizabeth J. Dale, and Michael Moody [STORY IMAGE]( Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mike Bloomberg, and Warren Buffett topped the list. Webinars [Make It Easy for DAF Donors to Give]( [STORY IMAGE]( Economic uncertainty may be causing anxiety, but on a bright note, it’s a good time to focus on gifts from donor-advised funds because the money is already set aside for charitable giving. To learn how to appeal to DAF donors and make it seamless for them to give, join us March 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Our expert guests will explain how to connect with those who hold DAFs, what motivates them to make a distribution, and how to inspire them to give. 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Money is likely being left on the table because organizations don’t have enough people to court donors. Join us on March 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern for a conversation that will focus on the changes fundraisers want to see and how leaders can address concerns and improve retention, often without spending a lot of money. [Sign up today.]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are launching a new “biohub” in Chicago as part of their $6.4 billion commitment to disease research. The Chicago Biohub will be a collaboration among Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With funding of $250 million over a decade, researchers will develop tiny sensors and use them to observe the activity of healthy and diseased or inflamed human cells. The couple aims to provide tools that will lead to the eradication of disease by the end of the century. “If you look at the history of science, most big advances are preceded by new tools to observe things, not just in biology but [also] with telescopes and supercolliders,” Zuckerberg said. The couple started a biohub in 2016 in San Francisco that was key in confirming the reliability of certain Covid-19 tests relatively early in the pandemic. ([Forbes]( A group of philanthropists in Las Vegas is helping police solve cold cases by funding expensive lab work that was not available when most of the crimes were committed. The Vegas Justice League took shape in 2020 after Justin Woo, an entrepreneur and founder of a crowdfunding nonprofit, offered to pay a cutting-edge lab near Houston to examine evidence from a 1989 murder case. The lab’s genome sequencing and genealogical research led to a suspect and set a world record for using the smallest fragment of DNA to get a hit. The league, made up of Woo, a musician, and a handful of local businesspeople, has funded lab work on at least a half-dozen cases that have been resolved, at a charity discount of $5,000 per case. ([Las Vegas Weekly]( Nonprofit Innovation - The 10 Most Innovative Nonprofits of 2023 ([Fast Company]( - Breathing New Life Into Md.’s Former All-Black Schools ([Baltimore Banner]( - At the Boston Debate League Civic Discourse Is Civil, Too ([Boston Globe]( - Meet the Salk Institute’s ‘Next-Generation Leader,’ a Renowned Scientist Taking the Helm at a Pivotal Moment ([San Diego Union-Tribune]( - Smart Cookies: Girl Scouts Partners With Local Nonprofit on Financial Literacy ([Boston Globe]( - The Smithsonian Hopes to Capture the MTV Generation With ‘The Exhibit’ ([Washington Post]( - How the Founder of ‘Gen-Z for Change’ and a Freshman at Harvard Balances His Day Not Miss Out on the College Experience While Building His Nonprofit. 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Editor's Picks GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [Funding for Small Nonprofits: State Surpluses Lead to Creative Thinking and Advocacy]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( In Maryland, nonprofits want to create a $100 million fund designed to give priority to small organizations led by people of color. Across the nation, nonprofits are watching to see if they can promote a similar idea. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [Even as Economy Shows Positive Signs, Nonprofits Aren’t Letting Their Guard Down]( [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits say the tight labor market continues to pose problems, and some organizations are considering merging or closing. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP [How Fundraisers Can Get Off the Road to Exhaustion and Burnout]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Unfamiliarity with the physical signs of stress and burnout can prevent fundraisers from taking the breaks they need to recover. GRANT MAKING [Ford Foundation Creates First-of-Its-Kind Fund to Tackle Disability Bias in Technology]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Expanding its work on disability rights and inclusion, the Ford Foundation Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind national fund targeting discrimination in technology against people with disabilities. OPINION [Advancing Health Equity Should Include Supporting Those Living With Rare Diseases]( By Peter L. Saltonstall [STORY IMAGE]( More than 25 million Americans suffer from rare diseases, yet research and advocacy to combat these illnesses receive limited philanthropic support. Grant makers have an obligation to make addressing rare diseases part of their efforts to ensure that everyone has access to care. ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Join Our Next Webinar]( — Fluctuations in the economy can be unsettling for fundraising, but now is a good time to focus on donor-advised funds because that money has already been set aside for charitable giving. 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