GivingTuesday Numbers Are In

Plus, how OpenAI’s corporate-nonprofit structure fueled turmoil; and pitfalls to avoid in year-end fundraising [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. FUNDRAISING [GivingTuesday Results Are Flat; Nonprofits Raise $3.1 Billion]( By Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( The number of donors who gave declined by 10 percent compared with last year. ADVERTISEMENT GOVERNANCE [How OpenAI’s Nonprofit-Corporate Structure Fueled the Tumult Around CEO Sam Altman’s Short-Lived Ouster]( By Alnoor Ebrahim [STORY IMAGE]( A management scholar says it appears that OpenAI’s board sought to exercise the “duty of obedience,” which obliges them to act in the interest of the organization’s mission. ONLINE FUNDRAISING [3 Traps to Avoid in Year-End Fundraising]( By Chris Maddocks [STORY IMAGE]( Anxiety and uncertainty can lead to questionable online fundraising tactics. Don’t adopt these practices, which yield only short-term gains. ONLINE FORUMS [December 5 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join us for Insights From the Field: Navigating Fundraising Uncertainty. Our panel of fundraising leaders will explore what’s working to attract donations during these challenging times. A just-released Chronicle survey of 1,000 fundraisers at nonprofits of varying sizes and missions provides fresh insights into the current fundraising climate. Learn how to keep your 2024 giving on track from the Chronicle’s exclusive research and our expert panel, including Ali Colbran of Feeding San Diego, CJ Orr of the Orr Group, and Whitney Philippi of Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. SPONSOR CONTENT | CCS Fundraising [The Biggest Trends in Philanthropic Giving]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online With grants from major philanthropies, a health-care nonprofit in Mali has slashed rates of death and disease among children and pregnant women. The nonprofit, called Muso, upgraded local clinics, deployed community health workers, and offered free care. Among the results of two separate trials testing its work are the lowest death rate for children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa and significantly improved prenatal care. Muso, which now has an annual budget of $20 million, has received millions of dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MacKenzie Scott, the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, and other large philanthropies. ([Forbes]( Charity from most billionaires who have signed the Giving Pledge has amounted to a trickle, while their wealth continues to grow, according to recent analyses. The surviving American signers who were billionaires when the pledge was created in 2010 have more than doubled their collective wealth since then. At the same time, only a “tiny handful” of pledgers scrutinized recently by the progressive Institute for Policy Studies had either donated half their assets or announced plans to do so upon their deaths, and most of their donations have gone to their own foundations or donor-advised funds. ([Mother Jones]( More News - Philanthropy Is Changing as Individual Donations Decline ([Barron’s]( - Harvard’s Gift Officers Are Worried About Backlash Over the School’s Israel-Hamas Response. Here’s Why. ([Harvard Crimson]( - In The U.S., Black Survivors Are Nearly Invisible in the Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis ([Associated Press]( - ‘Talk A Mile’ Brings Together Young Black Leaders, Portland, Ore., Police Officers: ‘They Feel Like They’ve Been Seen and Heard’ ([KGW]( - Charles Koch Foundation Sent $52.6 Million to Colleges and Universities in 2022 to Promote Its Business and Policy Interests ([Center for Media and Democracy]( - Reno Is Beating the Odds in Solving Homelessness ([Wall Street Journal]( - A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words? Meet The Nonprofit Newsrooms Hiring Editorial Cartoonists ([Nieman Lab]( - Charles T. Munger, Much More Than Warren Buffett’s No. 2, Dies at 99 ([New York Times]( - Atiba T. Edwards Named Brooklyn Children’s Museum CEO, First Black Man to Lead in Museum’s 125-Year History ([Brooklyn Paper]( - Donors Who Planned to Leave Their Remains to Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum Are Left in Limbo Amid Changes ([Philadelphia Inquirer]( Opinion - I Give 10 Percent of My Income to Charity. You Should, Too. ([Vox]( - Giving Tuesday Embodies a Noble Idea. Here’s How To Make It Meaningful to More of Us ([Los Angeles Times]( - Why You Shouldn’t Give Money to Charity ([Axios]( 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 PHILANTHROPISTS [Charlie Munger, Big Donor and Warren Buffett’s Business Partner, Has Died]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( The influential investor gave more than $500 million during his lifetime, primarily to build university student housing. BIG PHILANTHROPY [Fears That Charities Can’t Handle MacKenzie Scott Donations Are Unfounded, Study Finds]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Concerns that the recipients of large, unrestricted grants from the billionaire philanthropist would experience negative consequences have turned out to be untrue. Instead, nonprofits report expanded programs and more financial stability. GIVING [Most Trusted Charities? Veterans Groups. Who’s Falling? Religious Organizations]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( Seventy percent of respondents said it was essential to trust a charity before giving — but only 20 percent said they highly trust charities. 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