Former Housing Secretary to Lead Nonprofit; SWAT-Team Arrest of Charity Trustees Is Highly Unusual

Plus, reaching digital equity requires collaboration from nonprofits (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](. TRANSITIONS [​​Enterprise Community Partners Taps Former Housing Secretary as CEO]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Apollo has appointed its first new CEO in 20 years, and Common Future has tapped three co-CEOs to succeed Rodney Foxworth. ADVERTISEMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE [Arrests of 3 Atlanta Charity Board Members in a SWAT-Team Raid Is Highly Unusual, Maybe Unconstitutional]( By Beth Gazley [STORY IMAGE]( Georgia has relied on its state domestic terrorism law and an unusual state-of-emergency declaration to jail the arrested activists and deny them bail for extended periods, though they were released only two days after their arrest. Plus, see this Chronicle article about the surge in gifts to [bail funds]( and the backlash. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [Reaching Digital Equity Requires Collaboration From Nonprofits]( Charities should support digital inclusion alongside the other services they offer, says the head of a nonprofit tech organization. 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.]( SPONSOR CONTENT | Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University [The Key to a Widespread Challenge for Nonprofits]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online GiveDirectly’s announcement this week that it had been the victim of a nearly $1 million fraud by some of its staff was a nod to transparency in philanthropy. The aid group, which sends cash payments to some of the poorest people in the world, said employees at various levels in its tiered system of checks and cross-checks conspired to pocket $900,000 meant for some recipients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to suppress evidence that the money had gone astray. That is less than 1 percent of the money GiveDirectly transferred last year, and the philanthropy is trying to get the money to the 1,700 families who were cheated out of their payments. Almost every aid organization faces some theft or fraud, and many are loath to discuss it for fear of losing donors. But GiveDirectly spokesman Tyler Hall said such opacity is “bad for the recipient because if we’re not able to actively talk about this, how to safely deliver money in really difficult contexts, we’re not going to get better at doing this.” ([Vox]( Chicago’s success in winning a $250 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative took years of preparation. Determined to build a hub of biotech businesses to rival the East and West coasts, the city focused on getting federal dollars — at least $5.8 billion over the past six years for more than 12,000 research projects — exploiting the expertise of strong area universities and coaxing developers to create sorely needed lab space. Among the results are a partially built 53-acre biotechnology campus and a 16-story complex that will be home to the Chan Zuckerberg biohub, after Chicago beat out 57 applications from 36 U.S. cities. 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([Barron’s]( - ‘We Will Not Be Falling Behind Because of This': University of Nebraska Omaha Receives $25 Million From Philanthropists ([KETV]( - St. Louis-Based Childhood Development Nonprofit Receives $7 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott ([St. Louis Public Radio]( Nonprofit Innovation - Upstart Nonprofit News Site Has Youth on Its Side, and Albany in Its Sights ([New York Times]( - Nonprofit Spearheads New Effort to Speed Ocean CO2 Removal ([Axios]( - This Calif. Nonprofit Is Fighting Fire With Finance ([E&E News]( - Black Entrepreneurs Struggle to Get Bank Loans. This Nonprofit Lender May Have a Solution ([Los Angeles 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. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Editor's Picks TECHNOLOGY [How Nonprofits Can Avoid A.I. Ethical and Legal Pitfalls]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( One big risk: feeding private information about donors into A.I. tools. If fundraisers want to write a thank-you note using A.I., experts advise stripping all identifying information from the samples they provide. 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 OPINION | WHAT WE'VE LEARNED [Federal Food Assistance Cuts Should Spur Charities to Rethink How They Feed Families]( By Dion Dawson [STORY IMAGE]( Last week’s debt deal and the recent end to pandemic-era food programs have left many charities worried about how to feed everyone seeking help. Instead, they should adopt approaches that ensure healthy food is always available to all who need it — regardless of congressional actions. 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. 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. 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