Finding Nonprofits in Search Engines Just Got Harder. Plus, Research on Donors' Incentives and DAFs With the Most to Give

Also, hedge-fund billionaires James and Marilyn Simons are giving Stony Brook $500 million 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](. FUNDRAISING RESEARCH ROUNDUP [Nonprofit Are Harder to Find on Search Engines; What Motivates Donors and Volunteers; DAFs With the Most to Give]( By Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( Almost 20 percent of Vanguard donor-advised funds have more than $250,000 to give. ADVERTISEMENT GIFTS ROUNDUP [Hedge-Fund Billionaires James and Marilyn Simons Give Stony Brook $500 Million]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, the Chartwell School, a private school that serves youths with dyslexia and other language-related learning issues, received a $45 million bequest, and two donors gave $25 million to help people struggling with homelessness and opioid addiction. Webinars [Thursday: 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 now.]( SPONSOR CONTENT | The James Irvine Foundation [Investing in an Economy of Belonging]( Virtual Event [Putting A.I. to Work at Nonprofits]( [STORY IMAGE]( Some nonprofits are already harnessing A.I. to streamline operations, make more informed decisions, and lighten workloads by enabling employees to focus more on strategy and less on busy work. Get up to speed on how A.I. can help your nonprofit. Join us on Tuesday, June 13, at 2 p.m. Eastern to better understand how to use the technology with care to increase efficiencies and meet your mission. [Register today.]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online In Fresno, Calif., three women have built a small social-justice movement to champion those left impoverished and sickened by the region’s sprawl and pollution. Sandra Celedon, Veronica Garibay, and Phoebe Seaton, veterans of legal- and health-assistance nonprofits, have defied powerful property owners, developers, and agricultural magnates to demand better conditions for those living in Fresno’s forsaken Southside. In doing so, they have helped young people, immigrants, and farmworkers find their voices. Among their successes have been a ballot measure to raise millions of dollars for parks and arts in a city nearly devoid of them and the defeat of a proposed sales tax to raise billions for new roads, which would have perpetuated the decades of sprawl that has allowed the better-off to abandon the city and its poorer rural reaches. ([New York Times]( A former CEO of YouTube and her husband are among the seven couples or individuals to sign the Giving Pledge this year. Susan Wojcicki, who was an early Google employee and stepped down as YouTube CEO in February, signed along with her husband, Dennis Troper. Forbes estimates her wealth at $780 million. Another new signer is Nikhil Klamath, who, with his brother, founded Zerodha, India’s biggest discount stock-trading platform. They are worth an estimated $3.45 billion. The Giving Pledge now counts 241 philanthropists who have promised to give away most of their wealth during their lifetimes or in their wills. Also among this year’s signers are Ravenel B. Curry III, who co-founded the investment management firm Eagle Capital Management with his late wife, Beth, and GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner and his wife, Theresa. 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The Answer Just Got More Complicated. ([New York Times]( 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. SPONSOR CONTENT | Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University [The Key to a Widespread Challenge for Nonprofits]( After thousands of conversations, this department discovered one of the top challenges among non-profit leaders was effectively supporting their teams. Editor's Picks SPECIAL REPORT [3 Years After George Floyd, Foundations Say They’ve Changed. Many Racial-Justice Nonprofits Disagree.]( By Alex Daniels, Marc Gunther, and Sono Motoyama [STORY IMAGE]( Foundations say the summer of protests following his murder changed them forever. But for many racial-justice nonprofits, the free-flowing supply of grants proved to be short-lived. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [Uncertain Economy — and the Nation’s Debt Debate — Snag Nonprofit Finances]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Spending cuts the federal government is considering come at a time when the uncertain economy is making fundraising tough, leading one prominent nonprofit expert to reach a breaking point. FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP [Unrealistic Fundraising Expectations Are Causing Stress. Here’s How to Set More Practical Goals.]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( It’s crucial to consider past fundraising, collaborate in goal setting, remember that fundraising is a long-term project, and — especially important right now — factor in the economy. BUILDING BRIDGES [Nonprofits Advancing Pluralism Jump at New Grants From an Ambitious Collaboration]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( The New Pluralists has attracted $47 million from foundations as divergent in their political views as Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Charles Koch’s foundation as part of its work to build bridges. Eventually it hopes philanthropy will pour $1 billion into similar efforts. OPINION [Vague and Generic Narratives Are Holding Back Nonprofits. Here Are a Few Tricks to Cut Out the Jargon]( By April Bo Wang [STORY IMAGE]( The overuse of grandiose and unclear language prevents nonprofits from telling stories that inspire the people they need to reach. ChatGPT, Google, and regular humans can help them change those patterns. ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Join Our Next Webinar]( — In-person fundraising events are back in full force, but rising costs for food, venues, and more, are making it harder than ever to stay within budget. How can your nonprofit attract corporate support for its fundraising events that help advance its mission? Join us for a 75-minute session on Thursday, June 8, at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn from two experts who have proven track records in securing corporate support for events. 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