Giving to LGBTQ+ Nonprofits Is Meager but Growing, Report Finds

Plus, philanthropy’s divisions reflect America’s politics — not its people (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 [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. GIVING [LGBTQ+ Nonprofits Are ‘Grossly Underfunded,’ Report Finds]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( They receive less philanthropic support, bring in less revenue, and have fewer assets and expenses, but giving to those groups is growing faster than to any other cause. ADVERTISEMENT OPINION [Philanthropy’s Divisions Reflect America’s Politics — Not Its People]( By Chris Stackaruk [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits and foundations have spent weeks debating and deconstructing an essay on pluralism that most Americans wouldn’t bat an eye at. That kind of response raises questions about how the social sector can ever succeed at healing the nation’s divides. 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