How to Motivate and Retain Fundraisers

Plus, Lauder Cosmetics heirs are giving $200 million to develop new drugs to fight Alzheimer’s disease 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](. VIDEO [Experts Share Ways to Motivate and Retain Fundraisers]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( A panel of fundraising and human resources experts discuss how nonprofit leaders can incentivize fundraisers — and keep them on the job — even with a shoestring budget. ADVERTISEMENT GIFTS ROUNDUP [Lauder Cosmetics Heirs Pledge $200 Million to Develop New Drugs to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, Jeff Bezos’s parents gave $21 million to a program to help infants and their families; and four other nonprofits landed big gifts from donors, including Byron Trott, a merchant banker to the uber-wealthy, who gave $20 million to help start a new national effort to help students from rural areas and small towns go to college. Webinars [How to Identify and Prioritize Key Donors and Prospects]( [STORY IMAGE]( Savvy fundraisers know it’s essential to figure out which donors and potential supporters are likely to give most generously — and prioritize them. But at many nonprofit organizations, this process involves a lot of guesswork and missed opportunities. So we’ve assembled an expert in donor research, along with a successful chief development officer, to show you how to gather data to help you invest limited resources wisely. Join us live on Thursday, April 20, at 2 p.m. Eastern. [Register Now.]( [Optimize Your Data and Segment Donors]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join us on Tuesday, May 11, at 2 p.m. Eastern for a 75-minute session to learn simple steps you can take right away to enhance your donor records and customize your outreach to give supporters information and appeals that resonate. We’ll share real-world examples of personalized messages that make the most of donor data to improve fundraising results. Can’t make the live event? Watch on demand. [Register by May 4 for the early-bird rate.]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online A court has handed over 29 dangerous and dilapidated properties run by a housing nonprofit in Los Angeles to a receiver days after three people died of drug overdoses in one of the buildings. Officials and employees of the Skid Row Housing Trust, the city of Los Angeles, and the receiver blamed a lack of funds, “financial chaos,” and institutional churn for the collapse of the trust, which is under interim leadership, and the need to transfer the properties. Residents of the buildings, many of them formerly homeless, complained about lax security, faulty elevators, and other systems. Optimally, the receiver would borrow against the value of the properties to pay to rehabilitate them, and he has landed a $500,000 line of credit, but some city officials predict he will have to seek government funds given how little the properties are worth. ([Los Angeles Times]( Plus: Overdose deaths at Skid Row Housing Trust building hint at wider problem ([Los Angeles Times]( Small towns stuck with shuttered, bankrupt ski resorts are buying them and turning them into nonprofits for the enjoyment of local residents. In Colorado, the resort that would eventually form the 50-acre Parker-Fitzgerald Cuchara Mountain Park had been dormant for 16 years when people in the area started raising funds to buy it. Like other nonprofit ski destinations, its staff is largely volunteer, and costs are kept down. In Wyoming, children get a winter pass at a steep discount at the local slopes, and the foundation that runs the resort picks up the tab for those who still cannot afford it. With an eye to shorter and less predictable winters, along with the huge expense of making snow, many nonprofits are turning to less snow-dependent uses for the properties as well. ([Associated Press]( More News - San Jose’s Castellano Family Foundation to Cease Operations After 22 Years of Philanthropy ([Silicon Valley Business Journal](. Background from the Chronicle: [Lottery Winners Pour Millions Into Nonprofits and Make Diversity a Priority]( - The Mo. Foundation Seeking to Spread Christian Education With State Support ([Kansas City Beacon]( - L.A. Sues Journalist, Activist Group to Claw Back Photos of Undercover Officers ([Los Angeles Times]( - Rightwing Legal Activist Accused of Misusing $73 Million From Nonprofit Groups ([Guardian]( - La Jolla’s Salk Institute Gets $50 Million Gift to Seek Better Ways to Slow Climate Change ([La Jolla Light]( - Caitlin Clark Described as ‘Cheat Code in Philanthropy’ as Charitable Efforts With Iowa Food Bank Go Viral ([Fox News]( Opinion - Should Mass. Allow Municipalities to Require Nonprofits to Make Payments in Lieu of Taxes? ([Boston Globe]( - Texas Civil War Museum Near Fort Worth Is Closing. It Tried to Be Fair. But It Failed ([Fort Worth Star-Telegram]( Note: In the links in this section, we flag articles that only subscribers can access. But because some journalism outlets offer a limited number of free articles, readers may encounter barriers with other articles we highlight in this roundup. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Editor's Picks FINANCE AND REVENUE [The Post-Covid Nonprofit: Burnout, Chaos, and the Search for Staff and New Revenue]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( The “new normal” is wreaking havoc on staffing, business models, and peace of mind. How the job of leading a charity has become a crisis that never ends. Plus, see the rest of our [April issue](. SURVEY [Americans Know Little About Charities — and Very Few Think Nonprofits Can Solve Problems, Poll Finds]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( The first comprehensive study to measure public attitudes on foundations and nonprofits shows Americans have little knowledge of the difference organizations make in their lives. Just a third say they make a lot of difference to society. WHAT DONORS ARE THINKING [A Fourth of Donors Plan to Give Less in 2023. Here’s How to Keep Them in the Fold.]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( Personal finances and inflation are weakening people’s confidence. OPINION [Expensive Fundraising Conferences Perpetuate Inequity. It’s Time for a New Approach.]( By Armando Enrique Zumaya [STORY IMAGE]( Small nonprofits, especially those that serve people of color, are routinely shut out of pricey fundraising events. As a result, they have fewer opportunities to learn new skills that would help their organizations grow. PHILANTHROPY HISTORIES [More Foundations Are Examining the Ethics of Where Their Money Came From — and Changing Their Grant Making]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Grant makers are hiring historians and taking other steps to learn whether their founders harmed people or the environment to get rich and then deciding how best to make up for what has caused the problems of today. ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Join Our Next Webinar]( — Savvy fundraisers know it’s essential to figure out which donors and potential supporters are likely to give most generously — and then decide whom to cultivate first. But at many nonprofit organizations, this process involves a lot of guesswork and missed opportunities for gifts. That’s why we've assembled an expert in donor research, along with a successful chief development officer, to show you how to gather the data you need to wisely invest your limited staff time and fundraising budget. Join us live on Thursday, April 20, at 2 p.m. Eastern for a 75-minute session (or watch on demand) to get practical guidance on creating a road map for identifying and building stronger ties with those donors who have the greatest potential to support your work. You'll get tips on mining your database to reveal promising donor behaviors and traits, tools you can use to find solid prospects, and ways to deepen relationships with your leading supporters. [Register today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Business Development Manager (Based anywhere in the US)]( Bellingcat [Senior Grants Writer]( Union Settlement [Family Giving Officer]( Catlin Gabel School [Chief Development Officer]( Princeton Symphony Orchestra [Search other jobs.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. [Chronicle of Philanthropy Logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. 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