10 Tips to Test a 4-Day Workweek for Nonprofits

Plus, the Chicago Botanic Garden is getting $21 million to save endangered plants from extinction. Also, mission-driven lending organizations play a key role in spreading low-cost housing 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](. WORKPLACES [Fridays Off? Fewer Meetings? 10 Tips for Testing a 4-Day Week]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( How groups have squeezed their work — and impact — into schedules that aren’t Monday through Friday ADVERTISEMENT GRANTS ROUNDUP [Chicago Botanic Garden Receives $21 Million to Save Endangered Plants From Extinction]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, Baylor College of Medicine has received $30 million to name its new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, and the Stupski Foundation awarded $15 million to strengthen health clinics across Hawaii. AFFORDABLE HOUSING [Mission-Driven Lending Organizations Play a Key Role in Spreading Low-Cost Housing]( By Kay Dervishi [STORY IMAGE]( Investments that foundations and businesses make are put into revolving funds that provide loans, housing down payments, and more. Plus: [Read more]( about what grant makers are doing to boost the availability of affordable housing while addressing health and education. Webinars [Tomorrow: 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 tomorrow, 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 [The Road to Equality in the Workplace]( 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 A chatbot that offered harmful advice to users of an eating-disorders website went rogue last week because of a software update that its owner did not know about. The National Eating Disorders Association disabled the machine, called Tessa, not long after launching it as it began urging users to, for instance, run a calorie deficit. Unbeknownst to the association, an update had added generative A.I. to what had been designed by researchers as a closed system. The episode is a prime example of the dangers of relying on artificial intelligence in such a sensitive context. The chatbot’s third-party administrator said its “data set was restricted to authoritative sources” and its self-generated answers came with disclaimers to consult a professional. An association executive said Tessa would remain offline until its researcher-developers could revalidate all of its contents. ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) Museum leadership is being redefined just as a wave of departures and arrivals hits many of the country’s major institutions. The requirements to snag a top job at a museum used to be curatorial, fundraising, and public-education expertise. But the new generation of candidates must also focus on making their staffs, collections, and audiences more diverse; handling donors or board members with tainted sources of wealth; returning plundered or ill-gotten items; navigating union negotiations; and more. Among the museums to recently hire new directors have been MoMA PS 1, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Even as a new reality is widely acknowledged, though, some observers are frustrated that most of these appointments have been white or that change has simply stalled. “Zero has changed structurally,” one art history scholar said. “The director’s job is to extract as much money as possible from the ultrawealthy while reassuring them that their values and collection remain secure and unthreatened.” ([New York Times]( More News - Salesforce Is Luring Staff Back to the Office by Donating $10 to Local Charities Each Day They Come In ([Fortune]( - Ohio Derailment Charity Forced to Close After Scam Allegations ([Bloomberg Law]( - Fundraising Pros Remain Tough to Hire, and Shortage Is Hitting Small Nonprofits Hardest ([Crain’s Detroit Business](. Background from the Chronicle: [Burnout and Understaffing Hurt Fundraising, Chronicle Survey Finds]( - Madison, Wisc., Nonprofit to Offer Payday Lender Alternative ([Wisconsin Public Radio]( Health - How the WHO Foundation Tackles Global Health Crises ([Barron’s]( - Nonprofit Hospitals: Profits and Cash Reserves Grow, Charity Care Does Not ([Health Affairs](. Plus: Mich.’s Nonprofit Hospitals Get Big Tax Breaks. They Don’t Always Give Much in Return. ([MLive]( - Fundraising Pros Remain Tough to Hire, and Shortage Is Hitting Small Nonprofits Hardest ([Crain’s Detroit Business]( - Madison, Wisc., Nonprofit to Offer Payday Lender Alternative ([Wisconsin Public Radio]( Arts and Culture - Apollo Theater Names Michelle Ebanks, Former President of Essence Communications, New President ([New York Times]( - Italy Raises Museum Prices to Help Fund Flood Relief ([Smithsonian]( 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 | The Key to Supporting Your Team: Nonprofit Edition [Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University]( After thousands of conversations, this department discovered one of the top challenges among non-profit leaders was effectively supporting their teams. Editor's Picks CRIMINAL JUSTICE [Nonprofit Bail Funds, Fueled by a Surge of Funds After George Floyd Protests, Face New Challenges]( By Kay Dervishi [STORY IMAGE]( After receiving $140 million, the funds have experienced both transformative growth and major political backlash OPINION [To Fend Off Threats to Freedom Worldwide, Support Local Economic-Development Nonprofits — Not More Foreign Aid]( By Brad Lips [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits that help local economies thrive are doing the work needed to promote individual liberty and counter authoritarianism across the globe. Philanthropy should invest in them rather that pouring more funds into big government programs. 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. FUNDRAISING RESEARCH ROUNDUP [Nonprofits 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. 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. 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. You'll gain insights into the corporate giving landscape in 2023 and better understand what businesses seek from nonprofit partnerships. Plus, you’ll learn how to approach corporations, common pitfalls to avoid, and what’s working best right now to secure corporate support. 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