Alvin Herring Plans to Leave Post as CEO of Faith in Action Next Spring

Plus: This nonprofit stays for the long haul after disasters. 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 [Alvin Herring Will Depart Next Spring as CEO of Faith in Action]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Dallas Foundation has appointed an interim CEO, and Jack Anderson, who helped shape the reach and mission of the Joyce Foundation, has died. ADVERTISEMENT THE FACE OF PHILANTHROPY [Nonprofit Stays for the Long Haul After Disasters]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( A humanitarian group called IsraAID remains in disaster areas long after the news cameras leave, working with community leaders and local organizations to help people recover and build resilience. Webinars [Attract Corporate Support for Your Fundraising Event]( [STORY IMAGE]( In-person events are back, bringing lots of joyful reunions, but rising costs for food, entertainment, and more are a challenge. Securing corporate support for your next gathering is a smart way to defray costs and strengthen ties with corporate donors. Join us for a 75-minute webinar on Thursday, June 8, at 2 p.m. Eastern, to gain insights into the corporate-giving landscape in 2023, which strategies are working now, and why. [Register by June 1 to get the early-bird rate.]( SPONSOR CONTENT | Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University [Supporting Your Team: Nonprofit Edition]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online A Goodwill organization is suing a small town in Connecticut for sending it a tax bill. Goodwill of Northern and Western Connecticut is suing the town of Avon, which is seeking taxes on personal property that it values at just under $100,000. The nonprofit’s lawyer said it “shouldn’t be receiving” a tax bill given its 501(c)(3) status and that the assessor has not formally explained why it did. The assessor did not respond to a request for comment. The court case comes after Goodwill unsuccessfully sought relief from the Board of Assessment Appeals. James Mohs, an associate professor of accounting and taxation at the University of New Haven, called the case “really weird.” He noted, “This opens up Pandora’s box for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army, and all these other ones that are really nonprofits.” ([Hartford Courant]( Mixing activism and support, groups for Black student athletes, many launched after George Floyd’s death, have helped their members weather a particularly fraught time. At Vanderbilt University, students were already thinking of a group to uplift and advise Black athletes on the predominantly white campus when Floyd’s death added “a commitment to social justice and expanded voting access” to its mission. For the 2020 election, the group worked on voter registration and getting students to the polls. A group at the University of California at Santa Barbara rallied student athletes around the country to a collective event that raised $80,000 for Black Lives Matter. The groups’ other successes include more input from students and getting Black psychiatrists hired in some athletics departments. Now, many of the organizers have graduated and others have grown weary of “redundant” conversations about police brutality and systemic racism. Many of the groups have turned their focus from activism back to mental health and support. ([Washington Post]( Plus: How Has the Minnesota Freedom Fund’s Mission Changed Since an Uptick in Donations? 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Editor's Picks ADVICE [6 Ways to Take Action Amid Economic Uncertainty]( By Michelle Legaspi Sánchez [STORY IMAGE]( Leaders should analyze finances, collaborate when possible, and communicate clearly and frequently with stakeholders, among other steps to steady a nonprofit’s course through choppy economic waters. OPINION [People-Powered Movements Helped Our Grandfathers Push Through the New Deal. They Can Save Those Programs Now.]( By James Roosevelt Jr. and Henry Scott Wallace [STORY IMAGE]( House Republican budget proposals over the debt ceiling threaten many programs put in place by FDR and his vice president, Henry A. Wallace. The answer, say their grandsons, is to support social movements that hold those in power accountable. 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. GIVING [LGBTQ+ Nonprofits Get Less Than 1 Percent of All Charitable Giving, Report Finds]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( They bring in less revenue and have fewer assets and expenses, but giving to those groups is growing. DIVERSITY IN FUNDRAISING [New Tool Aims to Help Fundraising Teams Improve Diversity]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( The Council for Advancement and Support of Education created the assessment to help university development departments take stock of their diversity and inclusion efforts, but any nonprofit with a fundraising team can use it. SPONSOR CONTENT | The James Irvine Foundation [Investing in an Economy of Belonging]( How one organization is working towards reinstituting morals in our economy. 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