Student-Loan Forgiveness: A Nonprofit Perk Often Overlooked

Plus, peace-builders need grant makers’ support; and $25 million toward a new home for space shuttle Endeavor ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION [The Student-Loan Forgiveness Program That More Nonprofit Workers Should Know About]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Millions of workers have yet to take advantage of a program that could free them from an average of nearly $100,000 in debt. OPINION [The Best Hope for Ending the Israel-Hamas War? Civil Society Peace-Builders]( By Perry Cammack [STORY IMAGE]( Grant makers are often reluctant to support the risky work of grass-roots groups struggling to build peace in the Middle East and elsewhere. But they need us now more than ever. GIFTS ROUNDUP [NASA’s Endeavour Space Shuttle to Get New Home With $25 Million Gift]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, the University of Northern Iowa got $25 million for business-ethics education programs, a couple who emigrated from Ukraine are giving $17 million to advance treatment for a rare type of blood cancer, and three other nonprofits received major gifts. Online Forums [November 1 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits of all sizes and missions are facing the toughest hiring market in a generation. Competition from the for-profit sector is increasing as professionals demand higher wages, flexible schedules, and culture alignment. Join us for a free online forum to gain insights from leaders who attract and keep top talent. Our expert panel includes Janet Albert of Bridge Partners; Eric Artis of Mile High United Way, Denver; and Sean Goode of the Seattle Foundation. [November 8 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Are you curious how other nonprofit organizations are modernizing their technology to streamline their operations? Join us to learn from tech-savvy leaders in this free forum on how to achieve your goals more efficiently and cost-effectively with solutions such as working in the cloud and transforming workflows with A.I. Hear from our expert panel, including Philip Deng of Grantable, Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, and William York of 211/CIE San Diego. SPONSOR CONTENT | James Irvine Foundation [How Inclusive and Accessible Workplaces Support Economic Opportunity]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online The outgoing head of the Knight Foundation believes a serious commitment of time and money is the only way to save the country’s vanishing local news organizations. Under Alberto Ibargüen’s leadership, the foundation recently put $150 million into Press Forward, a new effort to support local newsrooms. He said the infusion of cash will allow newsrooms to remain independent and give reporters time to learn their beats. “‘We’ve got to experiment with a range of different models before we find one that is really sustainable,” said Ibargüen, a former publisher of the Miami Herald. ([Daily Beast]( Background from the Chronicle: [Can Local News Heal a Divided Country? 22 Foundations Are Betting $500 Million It Can Help]( A movement to switch the country’s fleet of nearly 490,000 school buses to electric power got a major boost in 2020 with a $37.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos’s Earth Fund. The money went to a handful of groups, including the World Resources Institute, whose former leader had brought the idea to Bezos and later became president and CEO of the Earth Fund. The grant supported work on the technical side of the transition as well as advocacy that eventually helped draw about $9 billion in federal and state funds committed to the effort and mandates for the vehicles enacted in five states. ([Barron’s]( Background from the Chronicle: [Bezos Earth Fund Announces Recipients of Nearly $450 Million]( More News - Craig Newmark of Craigslist Has a New Mission: Saving Democracy ([Observer]( - Plus: A New Place to Learn Civics: The Workplace ([New York Times]( - One Seattle Homelessness Nonprofit Is Taking Raising Wages Into Its Own Hands ([Seattle Times]( - The Billionaire Secretly Funding Anti-Trans Advocacy Across the U.S. ([HuffPost]( - Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Nonprofit Claimed Multiple Partnerships It Never Had ([Salt Lake Tribune]( - America’s Disaster Recovery System Is a Disaster ([New York Times]( - Elon Musk Says Starlink Will Support ‘Recognized’ Aid Groups in Gaza ([Forbes]( - Why Philanthropy Has Gone Quiet Amid the Israel-Hamas War ([Devex]( — subscription) - “We’ve Got A Marvel Movie Here": Stephen Gyllenhaal Reframes the Not-For-Profit Battle for Justice ([Salon]( - Nonprofit Gives Men Their Flowers, Targeting Toxic Masculinity and Mental Health Issues ([Grio]( - Community Fridges Don’t Just Fight Hunger. They’re Also a Climate Solution. ([Grist]( - ‘Don’t Look Up’ Director’s Nonprofit Roasts Stanford for Fossil Fuel Funding ([KQED]( - Boston Civil Rights Group Sues State Over Plan to Set Limits on Right-To-Shelter Law ([Boston Globe]( - Massachusetts’s Forsyth Institute Joins ADA to Create ‘Biggest Monster in Dentistry’ ([Boston Globe]( - University of Kentucky Hits More Than $2 Billion Capital Campaign Goal ([Louisville Business First]( - Pennsylvania’s Neumann University Will Build On-Campus Hockey Arena With $15 Million Gift, Its Largest Donation Ever ([Philadelphia Inquirer]( Arts and Culture - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Launches $75 Million Expansion ([Santa Fe New Mexican]( - Pulse Shooting Museum Plans Scrapped by Foundation ([Advocate]( - The Denver Art Museum Has Been Quietly Removing Plundered Artworks From Its Website Without Explanation ([Denver Post]( Note: In the links in this section, we flag articles that only subscribers can access. 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