Charity Navigator's New Ratings Aim High, Fall Short

Plus, can a grant-making competition stop rich donors from getting cold feet? And fighting online lies and deception requires large-scale philanthropic response ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. MEASURING IMPACT [With 200,000 Nonprofits Rated, the New Charity Navigator Aims High, Falls Short]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Once obsessed with overhead, the evaluator wants to judge impact and more. Data, however, is scarce. ADVERTISEMENT BIG GIFTS [Can a Grant-Making Competition Stop Rich Donors From Getting Cold Feet?]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( In 2019, Lever for Change spun off from the MacArthur Foundation as a separate organization with an eye-popping goal: to drive $1 billion in philanthropic funding over four years to promising nonprofits. OPINION [Fighting Online Lies and Deception Requires Large-Scale Philanthropic Response]( By Courtney C. Radsch and Michael Jarvis [STORY IMAGE]( Piecemeal responses to misinformation won’t work. Instead grant makers must help build an environment in which accurate and diverse information sources flourish. NONPROFIT NEWS [Journalists of Color Worry a $500 Million Effort to Boost Local News Outlets Will Leave Them Behind]( By David Bauder, AP Media Writer [STORY IMAGE]( Several organizations are urging the Press Forward Initiative, a group of 20 funders led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations, to commit more explicitly to supporting diverse news outlets. COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE [Thursday and Friday: Watch ComNet Keynotes on A.I., Black Voters Matter, and More]( [STORY IMAGE]( The Chronicle is livestreaming keynote sessions from ComNet23, the Communications Network annual gathering, on Thursday and Friday. 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